Duke University

Trinity College moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, the Duke family endowed the college with $40 million and changed its name to Duke University. The three campuses of Duke University frame Downtown Durham.

The hub of the University is the Gothic-style West Campus with richly detailed stonework and landscaped grounds. West Campus includes Duke University Chapel, Duke University Medical Center, Cameron Indoor Stadium, Wallace Wade Stadium, Perkins Library (with more than 3.5 million books), and the Louise Jones Brown Gallery showing international artists.

Central Campus connects West to the East and has the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, student housing, and meeting facilities.

East Campus is the Georgian-style Old Trinity College Campus of the 1800s and each year hosts the internationally-acclaimed American Dance Festival. This campus is home to Duke's arts programs including Baldwin Auditorium (used for many community classical jazz and dance performances) and the Bivins Gallery (showing local and regional artists).

Directions:

• I-85 North (arriving from Atlanta, Charlotte, Greensboro, etc.):
• Take exit #172, Durham Freeway, follow for approximately 2 miles.
• Take exit #16-B (Hwy. 15-501 Bypass SOUTH).
• Follow for approximately 1 miles, take exit #107 (Duke West Campus).
• At end of exit ramp turn left onto Cameron Blvd.
• Follow for approximately 1 mile to 4th traffic light.
• Turn left onto Duke University Rd., follow for less than 1 mile.
• Turn left on Chapel Dr., leading to traffic circle
• Keep right on traffic circle to third turn, which leads to Duke Chapel
• I-85 South (arriving from NY, DC, VA, etc.):
  • Take exit #174-B (Hwy. 15-501 Bypass South, Duke University) .
  • Follow Hwy. 15-501 for approximately 1-2 miles.
  • Take exit #107 (Duke West Campus).
  • At end of exit ramp turn left onto Cameron Blvd.
  • Follow for approximately 1 miles to 4th traffic light.
  • Turn left onto Duke University Rd., follow less than 1 mile
  • Turn left onto Chapel Dr., leading to traffic circle
  • Keep right on traffic circle to third turn, which leads to Duke Chapel
• I-40 East (arriving from Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, etc):
  • I-40 East and I-85 North merge in Greensboro, NC.
  • When highways divide near Hillsborough, NC, take I-85 North.
  • Follow directions for I-85 North as listed above
• I-40 West (arriving from Wilmington, Fayetteville, Raleigh, etc.):
  • Take exit #279-B (Durham Freeway, Hwy 147 North)
  • Follow Durham Frwy for approximately 1-2 miles
  • Take Exit #16-B (Hwy 15-501 bypass SOUTH)
  • Follow for approximately 1 mile, take exit #107 (Duke West Campus)
  • At end of exit ramp turn left onto Cameron Blvd
  • Follow for approximately 1 mile to 4th traffic light
  • Turn left onto Duke University Rd, follow for less than 1 mile
  • Turn left onto Chapel Dr, leading to a traffic circle
  • Keep right on traffic circle to 3rd turn, which leads to Duke Chapel

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