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night. Bunk down for the night at the gracious Carolina Inn. Built on campus in 1924, the Antebellum hotel’s front veranda, bright sunroom and elegant restaurant have been pleasing returning alumni and relaxed visitors for generations, plus there’s a well-loved restaurant and high tea served daily.

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The best hidden find on the Duke campus is the Center for Documentary Studies. The white house with the wraparound porch hosts films, photography shows, week-long documentary institutes and gallery events throughout the year. If you’re sticking around a little longer, check out its week-long institutes and workshops on documentary film and radio.

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Alex Leviton

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TRIP INFORMATION

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Cameron Indoor Stadium

Legendary as one of the best sporting venues in the country, home to Duke’s famed Blue Devil basketball team. 919-684-8111; www.goduke.com; 301 Whitford Dr, Durham; admission times & costs vary;

Carter-Finley Stadium

Join nearly 60,000 football fans for NC State Wolfpack football games. 919-865-1510; www.gopack.com; 4600 Trinity Rd, Raleigh; admission times & costs vary;

Dean Smith Center and Memorabilia Room

Home to UNC Tar Heel basketball and other sports with a memorabilia room. 919-962-2296; tarheelblue.cstv.com; Skipper Bowles Dr, Chapel Hill; admission varies; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri;

Duke Lemur Center

Make reservations in advance for the outdoor/indoor view into pro-simian primate life. 919-489-3364 ext 0; lemur.duke.edu; 3705 Erwin Rd, Durham; tour adult/senior & child/student $7/4/5; gift shop 8:30am-4:30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-noon Sat, call for tour times;

Nasher Museum of Art and Café

Impeccable art collection and a stunningly good organic café. 919-684-5135; www.nasher.duke.edu; 2001 Campus Dr, Durham; suggested donation $3-5; 10-5pm Tue-Sat, noon-5pm Sun, to 9pm Thu

North Carolina Central University

One of the pre-eminent African American art collections in the USA. 919-530-6100; www.nccu.edu; 1801 Fayetteville Rd, Durham; admission free; tours 9am, 11am & 2pm Mon-Fri, museum 9am-5pm Tue-Fri, 2-5pm Sun

Sarah P Duke Gardens

Quiet and meditative gardens set in a quiet corner of the sprawling, leafy campus. 919-684-9368; www.hr.duke.edu/dukegardens; 426 Anderson St, Durham; admission free, parking per hr $2; 8am-dusk;

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The Café at Duke Center for Integrative Medicine

Even if you’re not booking a massage, health coach or acupuncturist, you’re still welcome to eat healthily here. 919-684-9850; www.dukeintegrativemedicine.com; Duke Center for Living Campus, 3475 Erwin Rd, Durham; mains $6-10; 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, full lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Sat

The Know Bookstore and Diner

Jerk chicken, mac’n’cheese and fried catfish at the diner, plus books, gifts, Friday night jazz and occasional lectures. 919-682-7223; 2520 Fayetteville Rd, Durham; mains $4-12; 11am-8pm Mon-Thu, 11am-10pm Fri & Sat;

SLEEP

Carolina Inn

Historic rooms, a restaurant and high tea service in a grand campus setting. 919-933-2001; www.carolinainn.com; UNC, 201 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill; r $160-535;

Washington Duke Inn and Fairview Restaurant

Stately on-campus hotel, restaurant and golf course. 919-490-0999; www.washingtondukeinn.com; 3001 Cameron Blvd, Durham; r $139-469

USEFUL WEBSITES

www.duke.edu

www.unc.edu

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TRIP 14

From Dirty Dancing to Dawson’s Creek

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WHY GO As North Carolina is one of the top states for film production, its scenery is known to millions. Connie Nelson, co-author of “The Film Junkie’s Guide to North Carolina,” takes readers on a Hollywood tour through familiar territory, from the western mountains to the eastern beaches.

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TIME

5 days

DISTANCE

537 miles

BEST TIME TO GO

Jun - Sep

START

Dillsboro, NC

END

Wilmington, NC

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