Duke University Chapel

Step inside a Collegiate Gothic chapel with a 210-foot tower, 77 stained glass windows and three pipe organs.

401 Chapel Dr · Durham, NC

About Duke University Chapel

Duke Chapel stands at the center of Duke University's West Campus, a Collegiate Gothic building completed in 1935 with a 210-foot tower modeled on Canterbury Cathedral's Bell Harry Tower. Inside you see ribbed vaults, 77 stained glass windows and three pipe organs, and the tower holds a 50-bell carillon. The chapel is open to the public daily, with tours, worship and concerts on its calendar. It can close to visitors during private ceremonies.

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Sports & Outdoors
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
No admission fee
A botanic garden on the Duke University campus in Durham, known for its plant collections and free outdoor access.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
Nasher Museum of Art
No admission fee
University art museum on the Duke campus in Durham offering free general admission.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
History Buff
Bennett Place State Historic Site
No admission fee
Tour the rebuilt Durham farmhouse where Generals Johnston and Sherman signed the largest troop surrender of the Civil War in April 1865.
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Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Eno River State Park
No admission fee
Hike wooded trails above a rocky river, look down on the rapids near Fews Ford and picnic by the water 10 miles from downtown Durham.
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Sightseeing
History Buff
Historic Stagville
No admission fee
Tour the two-story quarters at Horton Grove and the Bennehan house to learn how nearly 900 enslaved people lived on one of the South's largest plantations.
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Sightseeing
Alamance Battleground
No admission fee
A North Carolina state historic site south of Burlington that marks an 1771 clash between colonial farmers and royal forces.
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