Useful Websites Durham Visitors Center www.durham-nc.com Comprehensive city overview Things to do in Independent Weekly www.indyweek.com Weekly guide to events in the Durham Triangle Duke Calendar of Events calendar.duke.edu/events Outdoor Attractions Events on Duke’s campus, many Sarah P. Duke Gardens Eno River State Park free and open to the public 420 Anderson St, Durham Hiking, picnicking, camping (919) 684-3698 601 Cole Mill Rd, Durham Durham Parks and Recreation www.hr.duke.edu/dukegardens (919) 383-1686 durhamnc.gov/ich/op/prd/ ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/enri/ Pages/Home.aspx main.php Outdoors destinations Museums Durham County Libraries www.durhamcountylibrary.org North Carolina Museum The Nasher Museum of Art Events for children 2001 Campus Drive, Durham of Life and Science (919) 684-5135 Includes the Magic Wings Butterfly Durham Art’s Council House, one of the world’s largest www.nasher.duke.edu durhamarts.org 433 Murray Ave, Durham Offers various arts classes (919) 220-5429 lifeandscience.org/ Other Places of Interest Durham Bulls Athletic Park Historical Places Minor League Baseball Park Bennett Place Duke Homestead 409 Blackwell St, Durham Historic Civil War Site with Early home and tobacco farm of (919) 687-6500 Reconstructed Farmhouse Washington Duke www.dbulls.com 4409 Bennett Memorial Road, Durham 2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Durham (919) 477-5498 (919) 477-5498 Duke Lemur Center www.nchistoricsites.org/bennett www.nchistoricsites.org/duke 3705 Erwin Rd, Durham (919) 401 7240—call in advance to book a tour Theatres lemur.duke.edu/tours Durham Performing Arts Center The Carolina Theatre of Durham Maple View Farm 123 Vivian St, Durham 309 W. Morgan St., Durham A local dairy with delicious ice cream. (919) 688-3722 (919) 560-3030 3109 Dairyland Rd, Hillsborough www.dpacnc.com www.carolinatheatre.org (919) 933-3600 www.mapleviewfarm.com Prepared by Durham Tech Center for the Global Learner 5/2013 - Some information was provided by Duke’s International House Things to do beyond Durham Location Distance Driving Time Website Parks, Hiking and Mountains Jordan Lake Recreation Area Apex, NC 30 miles 40 minutes www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/jord/main.php NC State Zoo Asheboro, NC 80 miles 1.5 hours www.nczoo.org/ Pilot Mountain State Park Pinnacle, NC 100 miles 1.75 hours www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/pimo/main.php Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Seven Springs, NC 100 miles 2 hours www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/clne/main.php Hanging Rock State Park Danbury, NC 100 miles 2 hours www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/haro/main.php Grandfather Mountain Linville, NC 185 miles 3.75 hours www.grandfather.com/ Black Mountain Black Mountain, NC 210 miles 3.5 hours www.blackmountain.org/ Chimney Rock State Park Chimney Rock, NC 230 miles 4 hours www.chimneyrockpark.com/ Blue Ridge Parkway Western Virginia and NC www.nps.gov/blri/index.htm In Raleigh North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh, NC 25 miles 35 minutes http://naturalsciences.org/ North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, NC 20 miles 30 minutes www.ncartmuseum.org/ North Carolina History Museum Raleigh, NC 25 miles 35 minutes www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/ Mordecai Historic Park Raleigh, NC 25 miles 35 minutes www.raleighnc.gov/arts/content/ PRecRecreation/Articles/ MordecaiHistoricPark2.html Prepared by Durham Tech Center for the Global Learner 5/2013 - Some information was provided by Duke’s International House Things to do beyond Durham Location Distance Driving Time Website Historical Sites Old Salem Winston-Salem, NC 85 miles 1.5 hours www.oldsalem.org/ Biltmore Estate Asheville, NC 222 miles 3.75 hours www.biltmore.com/ Colonial Williamsburg and Historic Jamestowne Williamsburg, VA 200 miles 3.25 hours www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/ or www.historicjamestowne.org/ On the Coast Wilmington/USS Battleship Wilmington, NC 170 miles 3.25 hours www.battleshipnc.com/ Wright Brothers National Memorial Kill Devil Hills, NC 220 miles 4 hours www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm The Outer Banks Islands off the Northern coast of 240 miles 4 hours www.outerbanks.org/ NC with great beaches Prepared by Durham Tech Center for the Global Learner 5/2013 - Some information was provided by Duke’s International House .