Durham has the feel of a smaller city for its size. There are also large parks a stone's throw away from there. Great places to eat, friendly people, a. Durham is home to several renowned higher education institutions, most notably Duke University and North Carolina Central University.
Durham is also a national leader in health-related activities, focusing on Duke University Hospital and many private companies. Duke and its Duke University Health System are the city's major employers. North Carolina Central University is a historically black university that is part of the University of North Carolina System. Together, the two universities make Durham one of the vertices of the Research Triangle area; at the center of this area is the Research Triangle Park, south of Durham, which covers an area of 11 square miles and is dedicated to research facilities.
Durham, North Carolina, is a city brimming with historic importance, cultural vibrancy and an array of iconic attractions that attract travelers from near and far. Durham public schools are run by Durham Public Schools, the eighth largest school district in North Carolina. The Durham Dragons, a women's quick-throw softball team, played at Durham Athletic Park from 1998 to 2000. Still, we've compiled 37 reasons to love Durham from Discover Durham staff, longtime residents, and, yes, from an occasional Reddit thread.
The Durham Art Walk features a variety of artists who come together each year for a large exhibition of works on the streets of Durham. In less than a week, students from North Carolina College in Durham and Duke University organized a sit-in in Durham. While Aya leads groups in the historic Hayti community of Durham, Black Wall Street and the West End, she embodies the characters — the ancestors and ancestors of Durham — whose stories she tells. The merger of Durham City Schools (several inner-city neighborhoods) and Durham County Schools in the early 1990s, it generated controversy.
