Durham (North Carolina) activities: What to do in Durham (North Carolina)
Durham (North Carolina) activities: What to do in Durham (North Carolina)
Museum of Life and Science, 433 W. Murray Ave (http://www.ncmls.org/visit/campus-and-exhibits/maps/#google), ☎ 919-220-5429, . 10-5. For more than sixty years we've been one of the Triangle's most popular destinations for science enthusiasts, families, school classes, and science interest groups. We're happy to make arrangements for field trips and group visits. We're also a popular site for birthday parties, weddings and other private events.$10.85. �
Go for a walk in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
See a world-class performance, including touring Broadway shows, at the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC). Ticket prices range from $30-$120 depending on the show. Buy in advance.
Explore the Duke Forest.
Go hiking or have a picnic at Eno River State Park or West Point on the Eno. West Point has an old-fashioned corn mill that still sells fresh cornmeal.
Spend a day with kids exploring interactive exhibits at the Museum of Life and Science. Space vehicles, farm animals, playground, drum area, physics display, maps and globes, butterfly house, bugs!, and now with bears and lemurs.
Take in a film at The Starlight Drive-In; on a clear night, it is spectacular. Update: Since March 2007, this facility has closed down indefinitely following the death of its owner and is unlikely to open again.
Bike or roller-blade on the American Tobacco Trail. It's a paved-over railway line that extends from downtown Durham, near the ball park all the way to Raleigh. One section is not complete yet, so you may be stuck on Highway 54 unable to cross I-40 unless you bike on the roads. It is 7 miles from downtown Durham to the end of the trail at I-40 and Hway 54 junction.
Attend one of the renowned annual festivals. Each April is the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the country's largest such festival, and each summer is the country's largest contemporary dance festival, American Dance Festival.
Check out Ninth Street, a pedestrian friendly street with a variety of eating, shopping, and entertainment options. .
Play on many different Golf courses from Hillandale Golf to Willowhaven to the Duke University Golf Club among many more.
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