
Duke University is located in Durham, NC, inside The Research Triangle Park, also known as RTP. Located at the core of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA (Combined Statistical Area), the Park is a globally prominent high-tech research and development center that serves as an economic driver for the region.
RTP has been and continues to be a model for innovation, education, and economic development that has been applied around the world. The Research Park Region offers diverse people, communities and lifestyles.
It is home to winners of the Nobel and the Pulitzer prizes, as well as recipients of the U.S. Presidential Award and National Foundation Awards. Forty-seven percent of adults in the RTP area hold college degrees.
- Southern Living's designation of "The South's Tastiest Town".
- See why Vogue Magazine says Durham is North Carolina's hippest city.
- Read what the New York Times thinks about the re-energized Bull City in their travel section.
- Travel and Leisure names Durham one of the 50 best places to travel in 2021.
- Donut fan? Travel and Leisure votes Durham's Monuts one of best donut shops in the US.
About The Research Triangle
The Research Triangle Region
The Research Triangle Park
Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
Durham Chamber of Commerce
Historic Durham
Triangle Food Tours
Neighboring Academic Institutions
North Carolina Central University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina State University
Wake Forest University
Cultural
American Tobacco Historic & Entertainment District in Durham
Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC)
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh
PNC Arena in Raleigh

Educational
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke
Museum of Life and Science in Durham
NC Museum of Art in Raleigh
Morehead Planetarium & Science Center in Chapel Hill
Duke Lemur Center
Sports
Duke Blue Devils Basketball
Durham Bulls Baseball
Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh
Carolina Panthers in Charlotte
Charlotte Hornets in Charlotte
Outdoor Activities
Duke Forest
North Carolina State Parks
Carolina Coast
Appalachian Trail
Jordan Lake in Apex
Falls Lake in Wake Forest
Attractions
NC Zoo in Asheboro
NC State Fair Grounds Flea Market in Raleigh
NC State Fair in Raleigh
Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte
NC Wineries