Durham (North Carolina) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, United States
About Durham (North Carolina)
Durham owes much of its wealth and history to tobacco. Through the second half of the 19th century, Washington Duke and his family grew from a single farm into American Tobacco, which controlled 90% of all cigarette production for the United States. The Duke family donated money to Trinity College, which in 1924 was renamed Duke University. In the early 20th century, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Mechanics & Farmers Bank, and Mutual Savings & Loan were founded in Durham by African-Americans. These prominent companies drew more African-American investment to Durham, to the point that Durham's Parrish Street neighborhood became known as "Black Wall Street." NC Mutual Life continues to this day as the oldest and largest African-American-owned life insurance company in the
Top Attractions in Durham (North Carolina)
Explore the best things to see and do in Durham (North Carolina):
- ★Bennett Place
- ★Carolina Theatre
- ★Duke Gardens
- ★Duke Homestead
- ★Duke Lemur Center
- ★Duke University
- ★Durham Bulls
- ★Durham Performing Arts Center
Where to Eat in Durham (North Carolina)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bahn's Cuisine
- 🍴Bean Traders Coffee
- 🍴Bullock's
- 🍴Cosmic Cantina
- 🍴Elmo's Diner
- 🍴Guasaca
Where to Stay in Durham (North Carolina)
- 🏨Comfort Inn
- 🏨Comfort Inn Medical Park
- 🏨Comfort Suites Raleigh Durham Airport/RTP
- 🏨Doubletree Guest Suites Raleigh/Durham
- 🏨Duke Tower Hotel & Condominiums
- 🏨Durham Marriott City Center
Durham (North Carolina) Travel Guide Sections
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