Unique & Hidden Gem Activities For Families

Explore the best unique & hidden gem activities for families options for kids and families in Durham

Museum of Durham History

Museum of Durham History

Exhibits on local history & culture. Small museum featuring exhibits, artifacts & spoken accounts of regional history & culture.

500 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701

Durham Central Park

Durham Central Park

Spacious gardens & festival space. Large park featuring gardens, a skate park & events such as farmer’s markets & food truck festivals.

501 Foster St, Durham, NC 27701

V & E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection

V & E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection

Musical museum with over 310 tubas. Museum offering tours of 5 rooms packed with tubas, some dating back to the 1830s.

1825 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707

Bull City Escape

Bull City Escape

Visit this great place for kids and families!

2020 W Main St Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

55-acre public garden with amphitheater. 55-acre public gardens with 5 miles of walking paths, a koi pond & an amphitheater.

2000 Lewis St, Durham, NC 27705

Museum of Life and Science

Museum of Life and Science

Interactive exhibits on earth & space. Indoor & outdoor museum with interactive exhibits on space exploration & life on earth.

433 W Murray Ave, Durham, NC 27704, United States

The Wonder Lab

The Wonder Lab

Visit this great place for kids and families!

3709 University Dr Suite A, Durham, NC 27707, United States

Angel Island Fun Park

Angel Island Fun Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

3330 Westgate Dr, Durham, NC 27707

Bennett Place

Bennett Place

Civil War historical site & grounds. Reconstructed farmhouse with Civil War significance, plus living-history events & nature trails.

4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC 27705

Old Chapel Hill Road Park Playground

Old Chapel Hill Road Park Playground

Visit this great place for kids and families!

4652-4730 Old Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707

The Nest (by Kidzu Children's Museum)

The Nest (by Kidzu Children's Museum)

Interactive kids' museum & play space. Children's museum featuring themed play areas & a series of interactive exhibits & activities.

1712 Willow Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Town Of Fun

Town Of Fun

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1000 Lower Shiloh Way Suite 100, Morrisville, NC 27560

Old Mill Farm

Old Mill Farm

Visit this great place for kids and families!

8913 NC-751, Durham, NC 27713, United States

Horace Williams House

Horace Williams House

Historic site for art shows & events. Unique, quaint home built in 1854 & featuring art exhibitions & a rentable event venue.

610 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

North Carolina Botanical Garden

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Free, natural retreat on UNC campus. Free-entry green oasis with display gardens, trails, art exhibits & an education center at UNC.

100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Coker Arboretum

Coker Arboretum

Botanical garden with varied plantings. Year-round botanical garden on a college campus with hundreds of native & exotic plant species.

399 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, United States

Ackland Art Museum

Ackland Art Museum

UNC-affiliated collection & art events. Wide-ranging collection affiliated with UNC-Chapel Hill, with eclectic programming & free admission.

101 S Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

1870 Farm

1870 Farm

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1224 Old Lystra Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Museum of NC's geology, flora & fauna. Exhibits on NC's geology, flora & fauna, plus fossil collections, 3D films & live-animal programs.

11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601, United States

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum & State Historic Site

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum & State Historic Site

Visit this great place for kids and families!

6136 Burlington Rd, Gibsonville, NC 27249

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