Top 10 Ways to Show Off the Triangle

Updated: September 10, 2004

From Eno River State Park to the West End Wine Bar, impress out-of-town guests with a truly local experience in the Triangle.

On this page:The Top 10, More Spots to Impress.

The Top 10

  1. 1 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Museum-Life & Science
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    433 W Murray Ave, Durham, NC 27704 (map)

    A gorgeous indoor rainforest swarming with butterflies makes this museum a must-see.

  2. 2 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended York Properties
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    1900 Cameron St, Raleigh, NC 27605 (map)

    With some of Raleigh's quirkiest gift shops scattered among high-end boutiques, this shopping corner is one of the city's best.

  3. 3 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended A Southern Season
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    Hwy 15-501, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (map)

    Still considered one of the best gourmet shops in the South, this gem is loaded with coffee, candy and cooking gadgets.

  4. 4 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Cosmic Cantina
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    1920 Perry St, Durham, NC 27705 (map)

    This Durham hot spot features giant burritos, a popular patio and masses of Duke students stopping by for beers.

  5. 5 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Duke University Primate Center
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    3705 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 (map)

    Plan ahead, make an appointment and see an endangered lemur at Duke's top-notch facility.

  6. 6 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended West End Wine Bar
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    450 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (map)

    This lush wine bar on Franklin Street is the ideal spot to sip merlot on a rooftop patio.

  7. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended Raleigh Little Theatre Rose Garden
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    301 Pogue St, Raleigh, NC 27650 (map)

    One of the most beautiful gardens in Raleigh, it's open to the public--and rarely crowded.

  8. 8 3.5 Star Rating: Average Ram's Head Rathskeller
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    157 1/2 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (map)

    Carolina students flock to this cave-like restaurant, where the atmosphere is funky and the lasagna is famous.

  9. 9 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Eno River State Park
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    6101 Cole Mill Rd, Durham, NC 27705 (map)

    Out-of-towners who love nature will be highly impressed by Durham's most scenic river.

More Spots to Impress

  1. 10 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended North Carolina Museum Of Art
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    2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607 (map)

  2. 11 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Know Restaurant & Bookstore
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    2520 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707 (map)

    This African-American bookstore--an institution in Durham since 1982--isn't known for its restaurant, but it should be.

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