OFFICIAL MEETING & EVENT PLANNERS GUIDE
OFFICIAL MEETING & EVENT PLANNERS GUIDE
OFFICIAL MEETING & EVENT PLANNERS GUIDE
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Welcome toDurhamDurham is home to Research TrianglePark, Duke and NC Centraluniversities, and many City ofMedicine, USA, medical, diet, andfitness centers.Durham is the pinnacle of NorthCarolina’s famous “Triangle”region, formed with Chapel Hillto the south and west and Raleighand Cary to the south and east.Durham is a compact, 299-square-mile, single-city countyof 234,199 residents, known asA COUNTY WITH MERIT(Medicine, Education,Research, Industry, andTechnology).See reverse for enlargedmaps of Downtown, DukeUniversity, NC CentralIncludingTMResearch Triangle ParkKEYTHINGS TO SEE &DO (partial listing)(numbered north to south)1. Historic Stagville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .620-01202. West Point on the Eno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471-16233. Museum of Life and ScienceMagic Wings Butterfly House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220-54294. Duke Homestead State Historic Site . . . . . . . . .477-54985. Bennett Place State Historic Site . . . . . . . . . . . . .383-43456. Duke University Museum of Art . . . . . . . . . . . . .684-51357. Historic Durham Athletic Park8. Carolina Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .560-3030Durham Arts Council Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .560-2787Royall Center for the ArtsDurham Armory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .560-43559. Sarah P. Duke Gardens& Doris Duke Center for Duke Gardens . . . . . .684-369810. Duke Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .681-170411. Primate Center (Call in advance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489-336412. Durham Bulls Athletic Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .688-821113. Hayti Heritage Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .683-170914. NCCU Art Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .560-621115. Patterson’s Mill Country Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493-814916. Duke Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684-2120?CIVIC FACILITIES (numbered north to south)Durham Visitor Information Center101 E. Morgan St.; (800) 772-BULL or (919) 687-02881. Chamber of Commerce (relocation information)2. City Hall3. Durham Police Department4. Durham County Courthouse5. Durham County Public LibraryPERFORMANCE HALLS/STADIUMS(numbered north to south)1. Durham County Stadium2. Durham Civic Center Complex: Carolina Theatre,Durham Arts Council Building, Royall Center for the Arts, .Durham Armory3. Baldwin Auditorium4. Reynolds Theater5. Page Auditorium6. Cameron Indoor Stadium7. Wallace Wade Stadium8. University Theater, Farrison-Newton Building9. McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium10. O’Kelly-Riddick Field11. St. Joseph’s Performance HallCITY OF MEDICINE FACILITIES(numbered north to south)1. Durham Regional Hospital2. The Wellness Institute3. Duke Diet & Fitness Center4. N.C. Eye & Ear Hospital5. Heart Disease Reversal Clinic6. VA Medical Center7. Duke University Medical Center8. Duke Center for Living9. Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital10. Structure HouseTRANSPORTATION(numbered north to south)1. Greyhound/Trailways2. DATA (Durham Area Transit Authority)3. Durham Amtrak Station4. RDU International AirportMajor Convention HotelsDurham Marriott At The Civic Center, 786-6000 . . . . . . .code 23Hilton Durham Hotel, 383-8033 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .code 3Holiday Inn - RDU, 941-6000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .code 57Millennium Hotel Durham, 383-8575 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .code 18Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park, 549-8631 . . . . . .code 50Sheraton Imperial Hotel &Convention Center, 941-5050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .code 60Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, 490-0999 . . . . . . . . . .code 20