Amy’s guidebook
Sightseeing
This is a great museum for families! Great indoor exhibits, outdoor play, butterfly house, petting zoo, and even some zoo exhibits.
203 locals recommend
Museum of Life + Science
433 W Murray AveThis is a great museum for families! Great indoor exhibits, outdoor play, butterfly house, petting zoo, and even some zoo exhibits.
Is there a show in town while you're visiting? Broadway, comedy, music acts...DPAC does it all.
244 locals recommend
DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center
123 Vivian StreetIs there a show in town while you're visiting? Broadway, comedy, music acts...DPAC does it all.
It's always a good time of year to visit Duke Gardens! A beautiful garden with formal sections, native garden, Japanese garden, koi... and no admission fee!
378 locals recommend
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
420 Anderson StIt's always a good time of year to visit Duke Gardens! A beautiful garden with formal sections, native garden, Japanese garden, koi... and no admission fee!
Duke forest has lots of great hiking! There are many entrances with great hikes of varying difficulties. You can check them out here:
https://www.hikingproject.com/directory/8014123/duke-forest
40 locals recommend
Duke Forest
North Carolina 751Duke forest has lots of great hiking! There are many entrances with great hikes of varying difficulties. You can check them out here:
https://www.hikingproject.com/directory/8014123/duke-forest
Food scene
A favorite local coffee shop. Cozy indoor space, outdoor seating, and great drinks including drinking chocolate.
157 locals recommend
Cocoa Cinnamon
420 W Geer StA favorite local coffee shop. Cozy indoor space, outdoor seating, and great drinks including drinking chocolate.
It's not the closest pizza place but it is absolutely the best! Warning: their delivery time is sort of slow but it's totally worth the wait.
Ricky's New York Pizza
5279 N Roxboro StIt's not the closest pizza place but it is absolutely the best! Warning: their delivery time is sort of slow but it's totally worth the wait.
Monuts
1002 9th StMy favorite brunch place--and I'm not the only one!
There are a lot of taquerias in my neighborhood but this is by far the best! They have an English menu behind the counter and the cashiers always speak English too. Try the pupusas! If you go on the weekend there are lots of specials.
11 locals recommend
Guanajuato
2103 N Roxboro StThere are a lot of taquerias in my neighborhood but this is by far the best! They have an English menu behind the counter and the cashiers always speak English too. Try the pupusas! If you go on the weekend there are lots of specials.
Neighborhoods
Cross Roxboro Road (use the light at Lavender) and you reach Northgate Park--a great neighborhood with big willow oaks, a dog park, playground, and the north-south greenway.
7 locals recommend
Northgate Park
Cross Roxboro Road (use the light at Lavender) and you reach Northgate Park--a great neighborhood with big willow oaks, a dog park, playground, and the north-south greenway.
My neighborhood is a mix of small houses from many different decades with a diverse populations. There are no sidewalks but traffic is very light; I always feel safe walking around, even late at night. We have lots of dog walkers and everyone is very friendly in a true Southern way.
Colonial Village
My neighborhood is a mix of small houses from many different decades with a diverse populations. There are no sidewalks but traffic is very light; I always feel safe walking around, even late at night. We have lots of dog walkers and everyone is very friendly in a true Southern way.