Durham, North Carolina Bed and Breakfast Inns - and Surrounding Area

Also known as the “City of Medicine,” Durham is evenly situated between the Great Smokey Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. Durham earned this name due to the creation of the Research Triangle Park in the 1950s, issuing in a new age of technology and medicine, which has since become the town’s primary industry. Durham possesses a unique community atmosphere which... » show more bed and breakfast visitors are sure to adore. With over three hundred restaurants, two universities, forty annual festivals and numerous shops, galleries and interactive museums, Durham is the ultimate destination for a quality North Carolinian bed and breakfast getaway. In the nineteenth century, Durham was nicknamed “Bull City” due to a prosperous tobacco industry with the same name. Although the town is no longer home to the country’s tobacco giants, the industry did lead the way for other entrepreneurs and has since helped it become the bustling vacation spot it remains today. Due to its amount of visitor downtown activities as well as its beautiful surroundings and outdoor opportunities, Durham is an excellent location for a bed and breakfast vacation. In order to experience all that this thriving town has to offer, without becoming overwhelmed, guests should plan to stay at a cozy bed and breakfast where they can receive personalized service to meet their vacation needs. There is so much to do in Durham, so come stay a while on a bed and breakfast retreat in North Carolina. « show less