Durham Spring/Summer 2015 Official Visitor & Relocation Guide

Learn More on a Tour
There is a stockpile of things to see and do that even lifelong residents haven’t fully
experienced. Use these tours to discover what’s waiting for you on the Bull City streets.
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left page photos: Major the Bull - DCVB; American Tobacco Campus - Chris Barron/DCVB; right page photo: Taste Carolina Food Tour - DCVB
Enjoy a taste of Durham’s culinary scene from
chefs and restaurateurs, and hear how it
developed into the innovative farm-to-table
culture it is today. Taste Carolina Gourmet
Food Tours (919-237-2254; www.tastecarolina.
com) and Triangle Food Tour both offer
guided walking tours of Downtown Durham
restaurants and shops, complete with expert
insight and personal tales (919-319-5674; www.
trianglefoodtour.com).
Ghosts? Some think they walk Durham’s streets,
but you can decide for yourself on a ghost
tour. Tobacco Road Tours offers expert insight
into paranormal folktales as well as African-
American cultural heritage and Civil War sites.
(919-371-2653; www.tobaccoroadtours.com). For
history buffs, Preservation Durham Walking
Tours provide free, guided trips through
Durham’s civil rights, tobacco, and architectural
legacies, April through November (919-682-3036;
www.preservationdurham.org).
Nature lovers will enjoy Tree Camp (919-471-
3310; www.theborderlife.com), a year-round
day camp teaching adults about Durham’s
natural setting with tours through Durham
County’s forests. Or try Frog Hollow Outdoor
Adventures for a ride through Durham
waterways – including Falls Lake and the
Eno River – with guided and self-guided
kayak and canoe trips (919-416-1200; www.
froghollowoutdoors.com).
DURHAM FRESH DAILY: Durham
has a BYOB Biker Bar that
tours the city while you help
pedal (www.bikerbarnc.com).
Looking for brewery tours?
See page 76.
www.durham-nc.com