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    Duke Homestead

    143 Reviews
    #13 of 90 things to do in Durham
    Sights & Landmarks, Historic Sites
    2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Durham, NC 27705-2726
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    “King tobacco”

    Visited with daughter before going on to Asheville through Winston Salem. Very informative museum... read more

    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Sightsee_Eat
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    Worthington, Ohio
    “Learned A Lot”

    Our tour guide was a gentleman who was a professor before his retirement and he was very... read more

    Reviewed 2 July 2018
    ejplum
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    Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
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    At Duke Homestead, visitors can tour the early home, factories, and farm where Washington Duke first grew and processed tobacco. Duke's sons later founded The American Tobacco Company, the largest tobacco company in the world. The Dukes became one...more
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    2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Durham, NC 27705-2726
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    Very Interesting place

    Nice little Museum to learn about the History and impact of Tobacco in our area. Also a lot of information on the Duke family homestead. Very friendly and informative staff. Off the beaten path but worth a visit. Very small gift shop area.

    Thank Susan T
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    King tobacco

    Visited with daughter before going on to Asheville through Winston Salem. Very informative museum about tobacco's effect on so much in society, including the beginning of marketing. Outside is 40 acres of the original Duke farm with the original Duke homestead and several barn factories...More

    Thank Sightsee_Eat
    Reviewed 2 July 2018
    Learned A Lot

    Our tour guide was a gentleman who was a professor before his retirement and he was very knowledgeable about the Duke Family. The house and farm were where Washington Duke and his family lived in the mid 1800's. You learn about the importance of the...More

    Thank ejplum
    Reviewed 21 June 2018
    Great Visit

    Stopped for a few hours and managed to catch most of an indoor tour led by a Duke student, but was disappointed to find that the tours of the house and grounds had been cancelled due to the heat. We totally understood that the guides...More

    Thank ncbunnie
    Reviewed 29 May 2018
    For Yankees, an Eye Opener

    Great tour guides! Touch real tobacco leaves, learn about how it made fortunes for entreprenuers of the past.

    Thank Ann N
    Reviewed 8 May 2018
    History

    The free guided tour was led by a Duke student who was quite knowledgeable. The tour covered the Duke family and its relationship to tobacco from farm, through factory and into the home. A definite stop if you are in the area.

    1  Thank Afoodie65
    Reviewed 27 April 2018
    Insightful visit

    Before I visited the Homestead I heard several stories full of inaccuracies about the origins of Duke´s Family. After visiting the homestead I learned quite interesting facts, while simultaneously learning a lot about the origins of tobacco industry at Durham while visiting the museum exhibition...More

    Thank Andres V
    Reviewed 22 April 2018
    Interesting History, Worth the Visit

    A great part of Tobacco history with interesting facts about how Durham became the Tobacco HQ for the US.

    Thank Ray P
    Reviewed 9 April 2018 via mobile
    Interesting visit

    We took the free 45 minute tour with a very pleasant young lady. Short interesting film is shown in the visitors center. Nice displays about the tobacco industry.

    Thank Sue D
    Reviewed 5 March 2018
    Good stuff

    We spent a lovely couple of hours at Duke Homestead. When you pull into the parking lot it doesn't look like much, just a bland visitors center. However keep going, the good stuff is out back. The guided tour (free) was very worthwhile. Our guide...More

    Thank Karen B
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    Mae S
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    hi, I did not see a goldfish pond. it may still be there though
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