North Carolina's "Triangle" of culture, cuisine and colleges

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North Carolina's "Triangle" of culture, cuisine and colleges

North Carolina's "Triangle" formed by Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill is a rich blend of culture, cuisine and colleges.

The Carolina Theatre, a 1926 Beaux Arts performing arts hall in Durham, has two art-film cinemas.

The new 8,000-square-foot Carolina Basketball Museum at UNC is the first university-based, basketball-only museum in the country. The museum has more than 450 artifacts, videos, photos and historical panels highlighting nearly a century's worth of UNC basketball.

A visitor takes a quiet stroll along a path at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham.

The re-opened and operating Yates Mill is a popular destination in Raleigh.

Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon put Durham on the map with their popular 1988 film "Bull Durham." The snorting bull started out as a movie prop; today it's a landmark at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Vivace restaurant, one of Raleigh's newest, is packed most nights with visitors eager for chef Ian Sullivan's seasonally focused trattoria menu.

A guest room at the swanky Siena Hotel on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.

The former Lucky Strike cigarette factory in Durham is now the American Tobacco Campus that has dining, entertainment, offices and condos. But the the Lucky Strike smokestack is still puffing away.

UNC's Ackland Art Museum has more than 15,000 original pieces of art and is particularly strong in Asian, African and European work.

Duke Chapel in Durham is definitely worth a visit, especially if one of two organs is being played for services or a concert.

The Executive Mansion in Raleigh.

The Southern Season gourmet marketplace in Chapel Hill draws foodies from afar for international and regional selections. .

Clyde Cooper's Barbecue in Raleigh has been cooking since 1938.

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The Carolina Theatre, a 1926 Beaux Arts performing arts hall in Durham, has two art-film cinemas.

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