- Our list of the best things to do in Durham, North Carolina, features the top 174 nearby activities — including 87 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Durham, NC has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Sports & Fitness, and Museums & Galleries.
- The results below include the top 32 things to do within the city of Durham, NC , followed by 142 popular activities in nearby cities, including Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cary, Wake Forest, Apex, Mebane, Pittsboro and Garner
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Paint Nite invites guests to break away from a typical night out with the perfect cocktail of creativity and conversation.
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Featuring a .2-acre dog park, Homestead Park is a recreational complex that includes a basketball court, batting cages, and a meeting room. The park also has a picnic shelter, a skate park, and an indoor swimming pool.
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Dead Broke Farms offers guided trail rides, western style riding lessons, summer camps, and pony rides. Many of the horses used in the program are rescue horses that came from bad situations.
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150 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Located on the University of Carolina's campus, Paul Green Theatre features numerous plays and theatrical performances throughout the year. This includes performances and acts produced by a local company known as the PlayMakers.
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Center for Dramatic Art - UNC Campus, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Recognized as a lead theater group, PlayMakers Repertory Company performs on the campus of the University of North Carolina. Along with quality productions, this group also offers educational programs for youth in the community.
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Boshamer Stadium is a baseball stadium in Chapel Hill and is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team. Since expansion, the stadium has a listed capacity of 4,100, but has standing room for up to 5,000.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill own and manages the beautiful Coker Arboretum. This botanical garden is free to the public and is a wonderful place to enjoy a relaxed weekend afternoon with family and friends.
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Dedicated to the beauty of the stars, the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is located in coveted 'dark sky country,' enabling its telescopes to see much more than those in areas with greater light pollution. The Planetarium is open throughout the year and offers special programs for kids.
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196 votes
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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An institution of the University of North Carolina, the North Carolina Botanical Garden is a sensory delight full of fragrant flowers, majestic trees and a profusion of beautiful flowering plants.
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The North Carolina Tar Heels football team finds its home at the Kenan Memorial Stadium. It originally opened in 1927 and has since undergone many modifications and renovations to reach the current capacity of 63,000.
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Home of the Tar Heels, Kenan Stadium is the venue for all football games. This stadium seats over 60,000 fans and is further equipped with training facilities. And on game day, fans can enjoy a variety of concessions.