About this city
Also known as: The Bull City, City of Medicine
Durham is a globally dominant corporate, academic, and medical powerhouse situated flatly in the rolling clay valleys of the Piedmont plateau in central North Carolina. Originally expanding in the post-Civil War era as the absolute global capital of the brightleaf tobacco manufacturing industry dominated by the Duke family, the city successfully transitioned into a modern urban giant. Durham serves internationally as a white-collar hub, seamlessly converting its massive historic brick tobacco warehouses into a world-class technology center, home to Duke University.
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Suggested stay: 2–3 days
Stroll past the monumental red-brick warehouses and modern dining pavilions of the American Tobacco Campus, marvel at the towering gothic spires of Duke University Chapel, and explore scientific archives at the Museum of Life and Science.
