Law school is a great place for meeting new people—but a solid foundation for a good friendship must be made of sterner stuff than a shared fear of being cold-called. Spending time with people outside of class will give you a much better chance to get to know each other, and luckily Durham has enough indoor and outdoor activities to interest anyone! This list is not exhaustive—often, the best places are going to be those you discover on your own. 

Indoor

Bookstores

Books Do Furnish A Room
1809 West Markham Avenue, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-1076

The Regulator Bookshop
720 9th Street, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-2700

Flyleaf Books
752 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 942-7373

Epilogue Books
109 East Franklin Street #100, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 913-5055

Nice Price Books and Records
3106 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 829-0230

Museums

The Museum of Life + Science
433 West Murray Avenue, Durham, NC 27704
(919) 220-5429

North Carolina Museum of History
5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 814-7000

Nasher Museum of Art
2001 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 684-5135

North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 839-6262

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 707-9800

Theaters

AMC CLASSIC Durham 15
1807 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Durahm, NC 27707
(919) 489-9505

AMC DINE-IN Southpoint 17
8030 Renaissance Parkway, Durham, NC 27713
919) 313-6627

The Carolina Theatre
309 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-3030

Silverspot Cinema
201 South Estes Drive #100, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 357-9887

Durham Performing Arts Center
123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919 680-2787

Pool Halls

The Green Room
1108 Broad Street, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-2359

West End Billiards
601 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 717-3915

Live Music

Haw River Ballroom
1711 Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Road, Saxapahaw, NC 27340
kristen@hawriverballroom.com

The Pinhook
117 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701
(984) 244-7243

Lincoln Theatre
126 East Cabarrus Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 821-4111

The Cave
451 1/2 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(984) 234-0293

Cat’s Cradle
300 East Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 967-9053

Motorco
723 Rigsbee Avenue, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 901-0875

Sports

Bowlero Durham
4508 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard, Durham, NC 27707
(919) 489-9154

OC Aerial
3463 Coates Industrial Blvd., Suite 200, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 351-6260

PNC Arena
1400 Edwards Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 861-2300

Outdoor

Parks

Sarah P. Duke Gardens
420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC 27708
(919) 684-3698

JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 515-3132

Eno River State Park
Durham and Orange Counties
(919) 383-1686

Joran Lake State Recreation Area
280 State Park Road, Apex, NC 27523
(919) 362-0586

Lake Crabtree County Park
1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 460-3390

Falls Lake State Recreation Area
13304 Creedmoor Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
(984) 867-8000

Lake Michie Park and Marina
2802 Bahama Road, Bahama, NC 27503
(919) 257-8658

Frog Hollow Outdoors
614 Trent Drive #3927, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 416-1200

Trails

Preservation Durham
701 West Main Street STE. 301, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3036

Capital Area Greenway System
Raleigh, NC
(919) 996-3285

American Tobacco Trails
Durham and Wake Counties
(919) 387-2117

Sports

Durham Bulls Athletic Park
409 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 687-6500

Golf

Washington Duke Inn
3001 Cameron Boulevard, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 681-2288

Drive Shack
6901 Play Golf Way, Raleigh, NC 27607
(984) 329-8229

Kentwood Disc Golf
4531 Kaplan Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 792-8771

Hillandale Golf
1600 Hillandale Road, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-4211

Animals

Duke Lemur Center
3705 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 401-7240

North Carolina Zoo
4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, NC 27205
(336) 879-7000

Day Trips

Duke Homestead
2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 627-6990

Historic Stagville
5828 Old Oxford Highway, Durham, NC 27712
(919) 620-0120

Old Salem
600 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 721-7350

Asheville
Western North Carolina
(828) 258-6129

Outer Banks
Coastal North Carolina
(252) 473-5777