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Durham, North Carolina

  • Maplewood Cemetery

    Dating to 1869, soldiers and war veterans, tobacco magnates and community leaders rest here. Six Italian marble figures surround Carr family plot. Many gravesites marked with Victorian funeral art. ...
    Maplewood Cemetery
  • Geer Cemetery

    Founded in 1876 as the first cemetery for African-Americans in Durham. Margaret Faucette, founder of White Rock Baptist Church, and Edian Markham, founder of St. Joseph's AME church and organizer of ...
    Geer Cemetery
  • Beechwood Cemetery

    Contains graves of many of Durham's African American business and community leaders, including John Merrick, founder of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, and C.C. Spaulding, General Manage...
    Beechwood Cemetery

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Things to do near Durham, NC

Ham's of Chapel Hill

Restaurant serves deli-style sandwiches and salads, plus homemade potato chips. Sports lovers' home away from home. Patio d...

Chuck Morehead Memorial Park

The park offers basketball, baseball/softball, tennis courts, vollyball, swimming pools, championship 18 hole disc golf cours...

Howard Johnson Inn - Gold Rock Area

Newly remodeled rooms. Restaurant and lounge on premises. Easy access to I-95 ...

Kurama Sushi & Noodle Express

Japanese chefs prepare sushi in NC's first Kaiten sushi bar, also offering appetizers, dumplings, noodles and desserts. ...