Raleigh - Durham

Welcome to the Raleigh-Durham area
Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill make up the three cities of "The Triangle". Along with these three cities, the area encompasses the city of Clayton, Pittsboro and Wake Forest.

Get to know the Raleigh-Durham area
Central to this area is "Research Triangle Park," one of the nation's largest and most prestigious planned research centers located in Durham and Wake Counties. Raleigh is the capital city of North Carolina. This area is home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises.

Local Attractions and Universities
There are many cultural outlets for locals and residents of the Raleigh-Durham area. The area offers a wealth of museums, festivals, live performances and parks. For lovers of history, Oakwood is a Victorian style neighborhood with an adjacent cemetery serving as the resting place for Confederate soldiers, Civil War generals, governors and numerous U.S. Senators.

Raleigh is home to the North Carolina Museum of Art, which claims the most comprehensive European art collection in the South, along with Exploris, the only interactive museum about the world, and the Raleigh City Museum.

There are plentiful higher educational opportunities in the Raleigh-Durham area. Students can choose from North Carolina State University, along with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University and North Carolina Central University in Durham.

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