Considered one of the premier public gardens in the U.S. and consistently ranked as the most visited attraction in Durham, N.C., Sarah P. Duke Gardens is a 55-acre botanic garden in the heart of Duke University’s campus. Founded in 1934, Duke Gardens is open 365 days per year and welcomes more than 650,000 visitors annually without an admission fee. It features several distinct garden areas, each with its own focus and flavor.

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University is a major center for the arts in Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding region. The 65,000-square-foot building was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly. From the beginning, the Nasher Museum has been dedicated to building a groundbreaking collection of contemporary art. In this effort, the museum’s collection strategy emphasizes works by diverse artists who have been historically underrepresented. Free admission for all.

Since its opening on January 6, 1940, Cameron Indoor Stadium has become an icon for basketball fans around the world. Delve into the heart of basketball history by visiting the 9,314-seat arena and the adjacent Duke Basketball Museum. Cameron's Rubenstein Pavilion and the Duke Basketball Museum are open to the public for self-guided tours Monday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., depending on facility schedule. Please note that advance scheduling is required for access to all other areas within Duke Athletics, including the Cameron Experience.

The Park is currently composed of more than 4,500 acres of protected natural area that provide vital water quality protection, wildlife habitat, and preservation of historic resources. In addition, five access areas – The Cabe Lands, Cole Mill, Few’s Ford, Pleasant Green, and The Pump Station – and over 24 miles of trails offer entry into this largely unspoiled river environment.

The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. Working together, local government and private sector leaders re-made the former American Tobacco factory, developed the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and opened the stunning Durham Performing Arts Center (all located on the campus), rejuvenating this unique city and setting a new live-work-play standard.

Located less than five miles from downtown Durham, the Museum of Life and Science is one of North Carolina’s top family destinations. Our 84-acre campus includes a two-story science center, one of the largest butterfly conservatories on the East Coast, and beautifully landscaped outdoor exhibits. Our interactive experiences include Dinosaur Trail, Ellerbe Creek Railway, Hideaway Woods, Into the Mist, Earth Moves, and Aerospace, which features one of the largest collections of Apollo-era NASA artifacts in the state. The Museum is also an AZA-accredited zoo, home to rescued black bears, lemurs, endangered red wolves, and more than 60 species of live animals.

The Carolina Basketball Museum opened in 2008 and underwent an extensive refurbishment in 2017 to its current state. Visitors to the museum will enjoy a seven-minute video detailing the history and tradition of Carolina Basketball, interactive displays commemorating significant accomplishments, and a number of display cases filled with artifacts that tell the story of this great program.

Founded in 1966, the Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is an internationally acclaimed non-invasive research center housing over 200 lemurs and bush babies across 13 species—the most diverse population of lemurs on Earth, outside their native Madagascar. The DLC is open to the public and educates more than 35,000 visitors annually. Its highly successful conservation breeding program seeks to preserve vanishing species such as the aye-aye, Coquerel’s sifaka, and blue-eyed black lemur, while its Madagascar Conservation Programs study and protect lemurs—the most endangered group of mammals on Earth—in their native habitat.

The Old Well is a small, neoclassical cyclostyle on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place. The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles and was completed in 1897. Legend has it that a sip from the well, which has been a focal point of campus since the University opened in 1793, brings students luck in the form of good grades. But talk to Tar Heels in line, and you'll hear mixed reviews about the Carolina icon's ability to manifest perfect grades.