It’s a city known for sports, think Duke University and Durham Bulls. Out of the once abandoned streets, rise funky hotels, hip lounges, craft breweries, and award-winning restaurants.
In this list of the best things to do in Durham NC, we’ll be showing you all the top attractions in the city that best prove this. We’ll not only show you the popular attractions, but some hidden gems that we found during our visit.
In the center of all the action and fun is DPAC, the Durham Performing Arts Center, which is famous for hosting the ever-popular Broadway show, Hamilton.
The cafe has a good selection of sandwiches and entrees made from local and seasonal ingredients and prepared with a contemporary southern German Twist.
It’s a 55-acre public garden that features both wooded and landscaped areas. The garden is a memorial to Sarah Pearson Duke who was the wife of Benjamin N. Duke, a benefactor of Duke University.
It is definitely one of the most beautiful universities I’ve wondered through with its gothic-inspired buildings. Spend time roaming the grounds to admire its beauty.
It’s constructed of volcanic stone from a quarry in Hillsborough, North Carolina (known as Hillsborough bluestone) and features huge stone piers, ribbed vaults, pointed arches, and flying buttresses.