Once a grittier city, Durham has now emerged as a cultural center for the region and developed as a great tourist destination. The city is based in the US state of North Carolina and is renowned for Duke University, thriving health care, and high tech industry. Whether you want to go for the energetic nightlife, beautiful parks and gardens filled with natural beauty, thriving food and craft beer scene, explore the abandoned streets, hip lounges, or award-winning performing arts, this city has it all to keep you amazed. We assure you that you will make great memories while finding the heart of this small city. 

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Top-alluring Tourist Attractions

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Stretched along 55 acres, Sarah P. Duke Gardens is located on Anderson Street on the campus of Duke University. With the wooded and landscaped areas, the garden is divided into four spaces: the H.L Blomquist Garden of Native Plants, the Doris Duke Center Gardens (including the Page-Rollins White Garden), the Historic Core and Terraces, and the William Louis Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. The gardens are constructed in the memory of Sarah Pearson Angier Duke, mother of Mary Duke Biddle and wife of Benjamin N. Duke, one of Duke University's patrons. There are more than five miles of walkways and allées throughout the gardens. You can also plan a romantic date because it offers one of the best garden displays in the entire country. 

Museum of Life and Science

The Museum of Life and Science is a science museum that features a large number of hands-on exhibits focused on curiosity and wonder. Located on 84 acres, it showcases both indoor and outdoor learning environments. The main attractions of the museums are Explore the Wild nature park, the Butterfly House, BioQuest, the narrow gauge Ellerbe Creek C.P. Huntington train ride, Hideaway Woods, Catch the Wind, Farmyard, Dinosaur Trail, and the Sprout Café. It has a two-story main building which houses exhibits on native North Carolina wildlife, weather, health, building and engineering, math, and sound. Over and above, its notable Aerospace that will lure you the most is focused on the early NASA space program and includes a hands-on aerodynamics space and a Launch Lab. 

American Tobacco Historic District

One of the most exciting areas in downtown, the American Tobacco Historic District is an ancient tobacco factory complex consisting of 17 historic structures. These historic structures were built by the American Tobacco Company and its predecessors and successors in the time period from 1874 to the 1950s. It had been the headquarters of the American Tobacco Company which was previously the largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States. Moreover, the complex is a varied combination of eateries, green space, recreational sporting spots, entertainment, and shops. Some of the other notable buildings include Romanesque Revival style Hill Warehouse, the Art Moderne style Fowler, Italianate style W. T. Blackwell and Company building, Washington Warehouse, amongst others. 

The Best Time to Visit 

The best time to visit Durham are the shoulder seasons, spring from March to May and fall from late September to Early November because these months serve warm to the mild climate. Plus the blossoms of the spring and the dormant of beautiful foliage during fall gives the perfect visual of the city. Actual summer starts from June to August which is quite humid and hot but welcomes most of the tourists due to summer breaks. Wintertime tends to be cold which lasts from December to February, January being the coldest month. 

Airports

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)

Durham Facts

Country/State: The United States/North Carolina

Population: ∽267,743 (2019)

Currency: The United States Dollar

Language: English

Visa on Arrival: A citizen of a foreign country who wants to enter the United States normally must first get a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport, a travel document issued by the passenger’s country of citizenship. For further details, check the official website: https://travel.state.gov 

Emergency: Dial 9-1-1 (All services)

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