Bull City Carriage Company 3254 Old Highway 75, Durham, NC 27581, 919-730-7586, Horse drawn carriage for weddings and special events. White dove release, limo service, and pony parties are also available.  more...

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 courses, go-carts, bumper boats, batting cages, paintball, and video games. more... 

Wheels Family Fun Park 715 North Hoover Road, Durham, NC 27701, 919-598-1944, The whole family will enjoy a day 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. 

Duke University Chapel (circa 1930) Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708, Duke University West Campus, 919-681-1704, Aldous Huxley once said that this Neo-Gothic masterpiece was "the most beautiful and successful experiment in neogothic form in the world." This chapel is one of the most popular features in North Carolina and represents one of the last great collegiate Gothic projects in the United States. Features of the chapel include a 5,200 pipe Flentrop Organ, stained glass windows, a 50 pound bell carillon, and a 210-foot tower. more...

Historic Stagville (circa 1787) 5825 Old Oxford Highway, Durham, NC 27722, 919-620-0120, One of the largest pre-Civil War plantations, this historic plantation offers visitors a glimpse into the past particularly of the African American slaves who worked the plantation. Two beautifully restored historic buildings and an old barn are on site and self guided tours of the extensive grounds are available, as well as an array of learning opportunities. more... 

Patterson's Mill Country Store 5109 Farrington Road, Durham, NC 27514, 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. 

St. Joseph's AME Church (circa 1869) 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27412, Adjacent to Hayti Heritage Center, 919-683-1709, One of the first autonomous African-American churches in America, this beautiful church was converted into a performance hall in 2001 and features an 1891 brick sanctuary that includes a stained glass portrait of Washington Duke. 

Bennett Place State Historic Site (circa 1865) 4409 Bennett Memorial Road, Durham, NC 27705, 919-383-4345, Site of the negotiation leading to the largest troop surrender of the Civil War, as well as where the Civil War ended, this historic site includes a reconstructed farmhouse, outbuildings, an interpretive center, and a museum. more... 

Duke Homestead State Historic Site (circa mid-1800's) 2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham, NC 27705, 919-489-3364, National Historic Landmark of the Duke family's home, this historic site includes authentic tobacco barns and original factories, as well as a museum filled with cigarette manufacturing and marketing memorabilia. Living history demonstrations of life on a typical yeoman farm in the 1800's are regularly performed. more... 

Center for Documentary Studies 1317 West Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC 27705, Duke University, 919-660-3663, Established in 1989, this center is a nationally recognized resource for photographers, writers, filmmakers, and scholars. The center also conducts research and sponsors workshops, lectures, and educational programs. more... 

Hayti Heritage Center 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27702, 919-683-1709, Hayti's many works and artifacts are exhibited at this heritage center that also includes dance and community meeting spaces and a performance hall. Numerous events and shows are held here throughout the year. 

Nasher Museum of Art Duke University Road and Anderson Street, Durham, NC 27701, Located at Duke University, 919-684-5135, This 65,000-square-foot museum houses three large gallery spaces, a museum store, university and community classrooms, and the Nasher Museum Café with indoor and outdoor seating overlooking sculpture gardens. Its beautiful works include ancient, modern, American, African American, and Russian contemporary masterpieces. The museum also boasts the Brummer Collection of Medieval & Renaissance Art and a pre-Columbian collection of Central and South America artwork. more...

North Carolina Central University Art Museum 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27703, 919-560-6100, Various works by African-American artists from both the 19th and 20th centuries are displayed at this museum that is known as having the most "important publicly assembled collection of African-American art in North Carolina." Objects from the African continent are also on display. more... 

Rosenzweig Gallery 2115 Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC 27705, Judea Reform Congregation Building, 919-932-1844, Dedicated to presenting exhibits of Jewish religious and creative arts and crafts, this gallery features traveling exhibits of highly acclaimed Israeli and regional artists, as well as original programs of Judaica and religious prints and books from the Rosenzweig Collection. 

Duke University Primate Center, The 3705 Old Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705, Duke University, 919-489-3364, Dedicated to the study and understanding of primates, this center houses many different primates including the lemurs of Madagascar, the tarsiers of East Asian islands, the lorises of Asia, and the galagos of Africa. Inside and outside tours are available.  more...

Sarah P. Duke Gardens 418 Anderson Street, Durham, NC 27708, Duke University West Campus, 919-684-3698, Beautiful 55 acre garden that features three major parts including the original Terraces, the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants, and the Sulberson Asiatic Arboretum. Five miles of pathways, hiking trails, and allees dotted with waterfalls are located throughout the gardens. more... 

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. 

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 433 Murray Avenue, Durham, NC 27704, 919-220-5429, A pleasure for children and parents alike, this internationally recognized museum provides an array of hands-on exploration and discovery exhibits, as well as an array of educational programs and learning facilities. more... 

Bull City Carriage Company Corner of Main & Gregson Streets, 919-528-9056, Enjoy a horse drawn carriage tour around the Brightleaf District and Duke's East Campus with this carriage company that offers tours on Friday and Saturday nights from 6:30 p.m. to midnight.

Carolina Barnstormers 4340 East Geer Street, Durham, NC 27702, 919-680-6642, Get a unique, aerial view of Durham during this flightseeing tour aboard the open cockpit of a bi-plane and see sights such as Downtown Durham, the Research Triangle Park, the campuses of Duke and North Carolina Central universities, and Falls Lake. Twenty minute or one hour long tours are available. more...