Airport
Duke’s campus is only a 20-minute drive from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). For information on taxi service and other ground transportation options, please visit RDU’s website. Duke does not provide airport shuttle service.
Driving to the Nasher Museum of Art
From Raleigh and the East
This route is via Interstate 40 West: Take exit 279B to N.C. State Route 147 North, Durham Freeway. Continue on Durham Freeway and take Exit 14, Swift Avenue. Turn LEFT onto Swift Avenue. Continue for about one quarter mile to Campus Drive. Turn RIGHT onto Campus Drive. One block after Oregon Street, turn LEFT into the museum parking lot.
From Chapel Hill and the South
This route is via Chapel Hill Boulevard, US. 15-501 North. In Durham, take U.S. 15-501 North, marked Duke University/Medical Center (Do not take 15-501 Business). Continue on 15-501 and take Exit 107, marked N.C. State Route 751/Duke University West Campus. Turn RIGHT onto N.C. 751, and continue for about one mile. At the third traffic light, Duke University Road, turn LEFT. Continue on Duke University Road for about 8/10th of a mile, cross Anderson Street and make a LEFT turn into the museum parking lot.
From Virginia and the North
This route is via Interstate 85 South: In Durham, take Exit 174A for US 15-501 South Bypass – Duke University/Chapel Hill. Continue on U.S. 15-501 and take Exit 107, marked N.C. State Route 751/Duke University West Campus. Turn LEFT onto N.C. 751 and continue for about 1 mile. At the fourth traffic light, Duke University Road, turn LEFT. Continue on Duke University Road for about 8/10th of a mile, cross Anderson Street and make a LEFT turn into the museum parking lot.
From Charlotte, the Triad, and the East
This route is via Interstate 85 North: In Durham, take Exit 172, N.C. State Route 147, Durham Freeway. Continue on Durham Freeway and take Exit 14, Swift Avenue. Turn RIGHT onto Swift Avenue. Continue for about one quarter mile to Campus Drive. Turn RIGHT onto Campus Drive. One block after Oregon Street, turn LEFT into the museum parking lot.
GPS Directions
For GPS navigation systems and on-line maps, use 650 Alexander Avenue, Durham, NC 27705. For handicap parking and passenger drop-off, use 700 Anderson Street, Durham, NC 27705 and use the driveway at the front of the museum.
Accommodations
Durham Marriott City Center
201 Foster Street
Durham, NC 27701
919-768-6000
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rducv-durham-marriott-city-center/
The Durham Hotel (boutique hotel)
315 East Chapel Hill Street
Durham, NC 27701
919-768-8830
http://thedurham.com
Hilton Garden Inn Durham/University Medical Center
2102 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-0774
http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/north-carolina/hilton-garden-inn-durham-university-medical-center-RDUMCGI/index.html
King’s Daughters Inn (B&B)
204 N. Buchanan Blvd.
Durham, NC 27701
919-354-7000
Residence Inn Marriott
1108 W. Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
919-680-4440
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdudd-residence-inn-durham-mcpherson-duke-university-medical-center-area/
