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Things to do in Durham, North Carolina (NC): The Best Historic Sites
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 78th-most populous city in the United States. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 2,037,430 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates.
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1. North Carolina Central University
2. Hayti Heritage Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By looneytoone - Durham, United States
A beautiful former church location that hosts community plays, Rock & Roll HOFs and more, this is a must visit place if you are visiting Durham. Very kind staff and volunteers who are so welcoming for each and every event.
3. Duke Homestead
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 164 reviews
At Duke Homestead, visitors can tour the early home, factories, and farm where Washington Duke first grew and processed tobacco. Duke's sons later founded The American Tobacco Company, the largest tobacco company in the world. The Dukes became one of the wealthiest families in the country at the turn of the 20th century and now lend their name to Duke University, Duke Energy, and the Duke Endowment.Duke Homestead offers an orientation film twice an hour, an extensive tobacco museum, and guided tours of the surviving historical structures on the grounds. Among these structures are early Bright Leaf tobacco barns, Washington Duke's first and third factories, and his 1852 homestead.The museum contains exhibits regarding tobacco farming, manufacturing, and marketing. Annual events include an Herb, Garden, and Craft Festival in June; Pork, Pickles and Peanuts: Tastes of North Carolina festival in July; a summer children's festival in August; the Tobacco Harvest Festival and Mock Tobacco Auction in September; and Christmas by Candlelight programs in December.
Reviewed By carriemleemba - Manassas, United States
I passed a sign for this place, and had about an hour before a meeting, and headed here. I was pleasantly surprised at how cool this place was. I was a landscape major, and grew up in the south and never realized how much of the economy of NC had to do with tobacco. I learned a lot, got scared to death with all the creepy exhibits (and a person I thought was part of the exhibit), and awesome old advertising and items. It was a great time. I only wish I had more time to look around the grounds and not just a quick run through the museum. It was a really good look into slavery, and share cropping and the culture of tobacco in the area; that I never knew that much about.
4. Bennett Place Historic Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 219 reviews
Reviewed By krissybee1979 - Wilmington, United States
I love visiting and being where history took place. The guides and documentary were very informative.
5. Stagville State Historic Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
Stagville is the site of the largest antebellum plantation complex in North Carolina. By 1860, this lands, owned by the Bennehan and Cameron families, spread out over 30,000 acres (47 sq. miles) and was home to over 900 enslaved people. Our goal is to provide a balanced interpretation through tours and special events that tell the story of free and enslaved people who called Stagville home.
Reviewed By JKW3 - Livermore, United States
Khadija was our tour guide, and she was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about her job. I highly recommend taking a guided tour; without it you would miss so much valuable information. And the cost is so minimal, only $2! They could easily charge more for this important lesson in history, and it would be worth it!
