Funwerks
4350 Garrett Road
Durham, NC 27701
919-401-6301
This amusement venue offers
an array of activities for families to enjoy including a miniature golf course,
go-carts, bumper boats, batting cages, paintball, and video games.
Magic Wings Butterfly House and
Bayer Crop Science Insectarium
433 Murray Avenue
Durham, NC
919-220-5429
The Butterfly House is just
beyond the State Museum of Life and Science and adjacent to the NC Museum of
Life and Science.
This 3-story, tropical
conservatory, largest museum butterfly house east of the Mississippi, features
over 1,000 tropical butterflies in free flight including many rare species from
Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. Butterflies are drawn to certain
plants and blooms. This butterfly-friendly vegetation is available here with
beds of exotic flowers, tropical fruit trees and a flowering meadow in a
rainforest area (that even includes a stream garden).
The Insectarium presently has more than 25 live exotic and native species of
insects and insect predators plus an extensive collection of mounted specimens.
Museum of Life and Science
433 Murray Avenue just beyond
the State Museum of Life and Science and adjacent to the NC Museum of Life and
Science.
919-220-5429
Family Fun magazine
wrote that the NC Museum of Life and Science is among the top four
family-friendly museums in the Southeast.
This 78-acre, 50,000
square foot regional
science-technology campus offers user-friendly learning experiences and a sense
of discovery, which enhances the learning experience.
Patterson's Mill Country
Store
5109 Farrington Road
Durham, NC 2751
919-493-8149
An authentic turn-of-the-century country store and
doctor's office/pharmacy that features relics from the Patterson's Mill
community, as well as extensive pharmaceutical exhibits and tobacco
paraphernalia.
Bennett Place State Historic
Site
4409 Bennett Memorial Road.
919-383-4345
Open Monday through Friday from
9 - 5
Perhaps the official end of the Civil War was
General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, but the big surrender was at the Bennett
farmstead where Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to Union
General William T. Sherman 17 days after Lee’s Appomattox surrender.
Here you can view the reconstructed farmhouse and outbuildings and visit the
interpretive center and museum.
Duke University Chapel
Chapel Drive
Duke University West Campus
919-684-2572
The Chapel is normally open to
tourists daily from 8a to 5p. Tourists are also invited to attend Sunday service
at 11am.
Durham's most popular tourist attraction, the Duke University Chapel (built in
1930) is a prime example of English-Gothic architecture and represents one of
the last great collegiate Gothic projects in the United States. It features the
only significant Æolian Organ built for a church. This 4-manual, 5,200 pipe
instrument is being restored to its original condition and has a pleasant tone.
In the 210-foot tower of the chapel is installed a 50-bell carillon; the bells
range up to 5 tons in size. The beautiful, stained-glass windows accent the
aesthetic impact of the chapel.
The Inter-denominational chapel
serves the university community and holds Sunday morning worship at 11am to
which all are welcome. During the fall and spring semesters, there are numerous
recitals and concerts by the university organists and guest performers. The
carillonneur gives a recital at 5pm weekdays, and before and after the Sunday
worship service.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
418 Anderson Street
919-684-3698
Open daily from 8am to dusk.
Admission Free
55 acres of landscaped and
wooded gardens featuring over 2,000 kinds of plants. Of special interest is
their 20-acre Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. About 550 species and cultivars of
Asian plants present a living example of the close relationship between the
flora of the Eastern U.S. and the flora of eastern Asia. Five miles of pathways
with landscaped bridges, courts, lawns, ponds and waterfalls help create a very
enjoyable experience for the visitor. Docent-led tours are also available by
advance arrangement.
West Point on the Eno
5101 North Roxboro Road,
Durham, NC 27701
919-471-1623
Located along a two mile
stretch on the scenic Eno River, this 388 acre city park offers a variety of
recreational activities such as picnicking, hiking, canoeing, and rafting. An
amphitheater is also inside the park, as well as many historic buildings such as
a reconstructed 1778 working gristmill, the McCown-Mangum House built in the
1880s, the Hugh Manhum Museum of Photography, and a recreation of a 19th century
blacksmith shop
Wheels Family Fun Park
715 North Hoover Road,
Durham, NC 27701
919-598-1944
An enjoyable activity for
the whole family can be expected at this full service family entertainment
amusement park that features a race course for remote controlled cars, a
miniature golf course, a skateboarding park, an indoor playground, an indoor
roller skating rink, go-carts, and batting cages