Durham, North Carolina

Hannah:Eno River State Park is a 4,319-acre North Carolina state park in Durham and Orange Counties, North Carolina. A wonderful place to hike, play in the water, picnic or camp.

Hannah:Duke Gardens features four distinct gardens, each with its own focus and flavor: the Historic Gardens, including the popular Terrace Gardens, dedicated in 1939; the H.L. Blomquist Garden of Native Plants, a representation of the flora of the southeastern United States; the W.L. Culberson Asiatic Arboretum, devoted to plants of eastern Asia; and the Doris Duke Center Gardens, including the new Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden. There are five miles of allées, walks, and pathways throughout the Gardens, and many shaded benches.

Hannah:Over 7,000 acres of forested land and open fields in Durham, Orange, and Alamance counties. A perfect place to visit for scenic, quiet hiking.

Hannah:Forest Hills Park offers a free sprayground where area residents can cool off during warm weather. The sprayground is open May through October. https://www.dprplaymore.org/facilities/facility/details/Forest-Hills-Park-24

Hannah:Trinity Park is located within one of the oldest neighborhoods in Durham. https://www.dprplaymore.org/facilities/facility/details/Trinity-Park-70

Hannah:The DPAC hosts over 200 performances a year including touring Broadway productions, high-profile concert and comedy events, family shows and the American Dance Festival.

Hannah:Durham Bulls Athletic Park is a 10,000-seat ballpark in Durham, North Carolina that is home to the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. It is also home to the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Central Eagles college baseball teams.

Hannah:Discover Durham’s Ninth Street, where you’ll find a little bit of everything! Eats, errands, and eclectic gifts – everything you need in a unique, walkable district with a rich history and a friendly neighborhood feel. This colorful West Durham street has roots that go all the way back to Durham’s early days of textiles and tobacco. Today, its modern amenities are matched with a strong tradition of independent business to create a vibrant culture. Spend your Saturday afternoon on Ninth Street – drop off your dry cleaning, send a package, get a haircut, grab some groceries, and then relax over drinks or coffee beneath the shade of an awning. Our businesses are as independent and eclectic as our clientele. So, while you’re here, get to know your neighbors or make a few friends while you’re in town. Referred to by the Herald-Sun as “Durham’s Greenwich Village,” Ninth Street is a cure for your shopping-mall blues. This is a street with character, a street with soul. https://www.discover9thstreet.com

Hannah:The Scrap Exchange is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse. It's essentially an art supply thrift shop, you never know what you will find!

Hannah:The Durham Farmers' Market brings people together to celebrate the unique food and culture of downtown Durham and the farms and artists that sustain it.

Hannah:Home to businesses such as Strata Solar, Pairwise, Camargo, The Cotton Room, WillowTree, and MetaMetrics, the Golden Belt Campus transforms a piece of Durham's industrial past into a vital hub where people live, create, and work. Golden Belt combines a vibrant local arts community, airy loft living, and modern offices in historic setting, while also saving space for fun. Explore an art gallery show, enjoy a beer and games at Hi-Wire Brewing, or check out a show at the outdoor stage.

Hannah:Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum encompasses the historic home, farm, and factory buildings of Washington Duke and his family as they lived on the property from 1852 until 1874.The site interprets the early farming life of the Duke family and the beginnings of their tobacco manufacturing business on the property after the Civil War.

Hannah:Historic Stagville is a state historic site that includes the remnants of the one of the largest plantations in North Carolina. The Bennehan-Cameron family owned approximately 30,000 acres of land, and claimed ownership over about 900 people who were enslaved on this property. Stagville protects a fraction of the land from that plantation, including original slave quarters (1851), a massive barn (1860), and a Bennehan family house (1787-1799). Stagville is dedicated to teaching about the lives and work of enslaved people on the plantation.

Hannah:The site of the last surrender of a major Confederate army in the American Civil War, when Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to William T. Sherman.

Hannah:Alpaca Chicken is a veteran, minority & family-owned and operated business. Their specialty is Peruvian “Pollo a la Brasa” style Rotisserie Chicken, marinated and slow cooked over natural wood charcoal in our signature custom-made rotisserie oven.

Hannah:Rose's is an East Asian inspired eatery and bakery serving lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch with artisan pastries and sweets. Be sure to get an ice cream sandwich while you are here!

Hannah:A farm stand with a freezer full of ice cream. Fresh soft serve with seasonal flavors available each weekend. Observe the sheep while you eat.

Hannah:Delivering purposeful play in a big way in Raleigh, Marbles allows children to imagine, discover and learn in dozens of interactive exhibits, special events and giant-screen IMAX films.

Hannah:The North Carolina Museum of Art encompasses a collection that spans more than 5,000 years of artistic work from antiquity to the present, an amphitheater for outdoor performances, and a variety of celebrated exhibitions and public programs. The Museum features over 40 galleries as well as more than a dozen major works of art in the nation's largest museum park with 164-acres.

Hannah:A crown jewel of the North Carolina coast and Hammocks Beach State Park is Bear Island—a 4-mile-long, undeveloped barrier island accessible by the park’s passenger ferry or private ferry, or by paddling a canoe or kayak.

Hannah:The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Its building formerly housed the Woolworth's, the site of a non-violent protest in the civil rights movement.

Hannah:The state’s museum devoted to science and nature, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in central Raleigh is the largest institution of its kind in the Southeastern United States and, with over a million visitors a year, the state’s most visited museum. Its 300,000 square-foot downtown campus is augmented by Prairie Ridge Ecostation and satellite facilities in Whiteville, Greenville and Contentnea Creek. Together, they provide a variety of curriculum-focused classes onsite, offsite, outdoors and online for pre-kindergarten through graduate students across the state.