The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
← The Coastal Southeast

Stop 6 · Days 162–164

Raleigh & Durham

Raleigh & Durham, NC

North Carolina's Research Triangle — the capital's free museums, Duke's Gothic campus, and the tobacco town turned tech hub.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Raleigh or Durham hotel

    Either anchors the Triangle well.

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You gotta eat this

  • Eastern North Carolina barbecue

    Whole-hog, vinegar-and-pepper — the Carolina style.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 162Day 162 — The Capital & its museumsFull day · 4h 15m planned
  2. 163Day 163 — Durham & the campusesFull day · 4h 30m planned
  3. 164Day 164 — West to AshevilleDrive day · 3h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Cities & Metros
  • State Capitols
  • Museums & History
  • Food & Drink Trails