Duke University Gardens; Duke University Chapel; American Tobacco Campus ; The Nasher Museum; Museum of Life and Science (great for kids!); Eno River State Park (if you want some nature right outside of the city); Pauli Murray Center walking tours

Food: Saltbox Seafood; Queeny’s; Ideals; Maverick’s; Q Shack; Dame's Chicken and Waffles; Goorsha; M Sushi; Mateo; True Flavors Diner; Monuts Dessert: Rose’s, The Parlour, Broken Spoke Farm; La Recette Patisserie

Boulted: Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill are the three cities that make up the triangle area. We've only included Durham recs here, but we have to include Boulted, Ahmed's favorite bakery in the world, located in Raleigh, which we highly recommend.