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Uniquely Durham Stores

Stores that are unique to Durham or sell uniquely Durham merchandise.

307 Knox Records

1821 Hillandale Rd, Ste #374
Durham-based record label supporting new, local music. Order online.
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Bennett Place Gift Shop

4409 Bennett Memorial Rd
Civil War books and reproduction items.
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blue bus studio

5408 Craig Rd


Bookcase Shop

301 S Duke St
Solid wood bookcases, entertainment centers, cabinets, armoires, and other home and office furniture.
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Bull City Running Co.

202 W NC Hwy 54, Southpoint Crossing Shopping Center, I-40 Exit 276
They offer a complete selection of specialty running and walking shoes, technical apparel, and accessories. They offer a thorough gait analysis for all customers and will fit you properly for the shoes that meet your unique needs. Watch for upcoming training programs and fitness forums! Located at the current southern trailhead of the popular American Tobacco Trail.
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Carolina Theatre

309 W Morgan St, Downtown Durham
The renovated 1926 Beayx Arts Building includes magnificent Fletcher Hall for live performances and two adjacent cinemas, showing art films. The Carolina Theatre hosts performances of Durham's symphony and opera company, as well as the annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and NC Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
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Duke University Store

Bryan Center, Duke West Campus
University-related memorabilia, books, and souvenirs.


Durham Bulls Athletic Park

409 Blackwell St
Nationally-acclaimed, 10,000-seat Downtown home of the Durham Bulls Triple-A baseball club, made famous by the movie "Bull Durham." Includes historic ambiance, skyboxes, and year-round Ball Park Corner with Bulls' memorabilia.
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Durham Craft Market

530 Foster St, Downtown Durham
Open-air market with Durham-area artisans displaying original jewelry, woodworking, glass, pottery, metal, photography, fiber arts, and more.
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Durham Farmers' Market

Durham Central Park Pavilion, Downtown Durham
Fresh, locally grown produce (including organic), various plants, fresh eggs, honey, and more.
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Durham Technical Community College

1637 Lawson St
Founded in 1948, Durham Tech is a charter member of the North Carolina Community College System. Offers textbooks, school/office supplies instruments, and materials.
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Electric Violin Shop

5314 NC Highway 55, Ste 102
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Everything But Grannie's Panties

2926 Guess Rd, I-85 Exit 175
Antiques, furniture, and collectibles.
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Foster's Market

2694 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd
Country Home - "As owner of the beloved Foster's Market..., Sara Foster has built a reputation with her special brand of homey, delicious food." Foster honed her skills as a caterer and former chef for Martha Stewart.
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Morgan Imports, LTD

113 S Gregson St at Peabody Place
Specializing in unique gifts, home accessories, fashion accessories, furniture, stationery, garden art, and dining and kitchen ware.
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Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

2001 Campus Dr, Duke University Central Campus
Featuring classical to contemporary works of art and, opening August ’08, the groundbreaking El Greco to Velázquez exhibition, one of only two showings in the US. Call for special ticket prices. Free admission for members, children under 16, those currently affiliated with Duke and Durham residents.
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North Carolina Central University

1801 Fayetteville St
Founded in 1910, NCCU is the nation's first publicly-supported liberal arts college for African-Americans. The 103-acre, Georgian-Revival campus features a bronze statue of founder Dr. James E. Shepard, the NCCU Art Museum, one of the nation’s highest rated law schools for women, and the L.T. Walker Complex, named for United States Olympic Committee President LeRoy Walker. Currently 8,383 students are enrolled at NCCU.
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Parker and Otis

112 S Duke St, Peabody Place, Brightleaf District, Downtown Durham
Gourmet restaurant, coffee shop, and wine/beer retailer located at Peabody Place in Downtown's historic Brightleaf District. Open for breakfast and lunch M-Sa and lunch Su.
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Patterson's Mill Country Store, Inc.

5109 Farrington Rd, between NC Hwy 54 & Old Chapel Hill Rd
Preserved, turn-of-the-nineteenth-century country store and doctor's office/pharmacy. Features displays of mercantile and pharmaceutical Americana, tobacco marketing memorabilia, antiques, and collectibles.
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Poe's Self Defense

Self-Defense DVD Series.


The Duck Shop

703-B Ninth Street, Ninth Street District
Shop specializing in Duke University apparel and gifts.
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The Tuba Exchange, Inc.

1825 Chapel Hill Rd
Nation’s only store dealing exclusively in tubas, euphoniums, and sousaphones. Includes 200-plus piece historic low brass musical instrument collection. Open M-F, 9am-5pm; Sa-Su, by appointment.
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Wentworth & Leggett Books

905 W Main St, Brightleaf District, Downtown Durham
Old, rare, and out-of-print books. Old postcards, maps, and prints.
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West Point on the Eno City Park

5101 N Roxboro Rd (US Hwy 501)
Located along the Eno River in northern Durham, the park features a reconstructed 1778 working grist mill with cornmeal for sale, the historic McCown-Mangum House dating to the mid-1800s, the Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography, hiking trails, and amphitheater. Picnicking, hiking, rafting, and canoeing available.
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Witherspoon Rose Culture

3312 Watkins Rd
"Gardens at Witherspoon" feature 1,800 rose bushes on display. The Garden Shop offers a diverse selection of roses, perennials, and ornamental grasses, unique pots, planters, fountains, and birdbaths. Gardens best for visiting May-October.
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