The North Carolina Museum of Life & Science offers a number of interactive educational exhibits suitable for children and adults. Visitors can walk through a tornado, turn their movements into sound sculptures, and make contact with one of the largest butterfly conservatories on the American East Coast. The museum also features bear, red wolf, and lemur sanctuaries, and a forested tree house learning environment, which gives views of a landscaped forest from 20 feet (six meters) off the ground.
This chapel built in the center of Duke University in the Collegiate Gothic style was completed in 1932. Its tower soars 210 feet (65 meters) into the sky, and its founder, James B. Duke, felt that its inspirational presence would influence campus music, faith, and learning. Fine ornamentation, stained glass, and four beautifully crafted organs, including a Flentrop, or "Bach's Organ," draw thousands of admirers to the chapel every year. Free, guided tours of the chapel are offered every Sunday after an 11a worship service.
Part of the North Carolina State University and located inside the Talley Student Center, Stewart University is operated by the University Theatre and has played host to a number of play acts by the students. This theater is used by the students for lectures, talks and even concerts. Stewart Theatre is also rented out to outside patrons when it is not used by the students to conduct their activities.
The Hayti Heritage Center, or the St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church located in Durham, North Carolina. The structure was built in 1891 by Samuel L. and Leary, in the African American community of Haity and features Late Victorian and Eclectic style architecture. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Cedarock Historical Farm is a park that showcases 19th Century history. The park contains two farm and other remnants from its historic past. The farm gets it name from the rocky protrusions and the cedar trees in the area.