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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

Art Craft Framing Company

Custom framing. Specializes in custom archival &

Durham, NC Arts

Artful Greetings

Durham, NC Businesses

Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography

Permanent displays of photography and equipment of early 20th-century local photographers. Contemporary exhibits featured on rotating basis. Open Sat. and Sun. 1-5pm.

Durham, NC Museums

La Fondita

Mexican

Durham, NC Other Attractions

Durham Arts Council

Home to 18 local arts organizations and 50,000 sq. ft. arts center with performance, exhibition, and meeting spaces, including the CCB, Allenton and Semans galleries featuring monthly education exhibits, work by students, faculty and local artists.

Durham, NC Arts

Things to do near Durham, NC

Tarheel Q Barbecue Restaurant

US 64 on the Yadkin River between 1000 Trails Campground and Lexington. Serving sliced and chopped BBQ. ...

Cup-A-Joe

Coffee roasted on premises, plus espresso, cappuccino and latte drinks, smoothies and baked goods. ...

Motel 6

ADA Compliant, pool, close to airport and restaurants. ...

Southeastern NC Agricultural Center & Farmers Market

The Southeastern North Carolina Agricultural Center is the first facility of its kind in NC, boasting a Farmers Market that i...

Glencoe Mill Village

This village consists of a cotton mill complex and associated worker housing community, and was built on a 105-acre site alo...