Whether you know of Durham as the "City of Medicine" or the "Bull City" it's easy to see why so many residents and businesses call Durham home.

Located halfway between the Great Smoky Mountains and the beaches of the Atlantic, Durham is a community that is home to:

• Art and science museums
• Duke and North Carolina Central universities
• Durham Bulls Triple-A baseball
• More than 40 annual festivals
• Over 300 restaurants
• World-class medical facilities

With more than 5.2 million visitors annually, Durham is the top destination of arrivals at RDU International Airport.

It doesn't take long for visitors to the City to notice the changing face of Durham, but the current exciting transformation is just 1 of many transitions the City has gone through as it has shaped a vibrant history over the last 180 years to become the world-class City it is today.