Location and Offices

The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau and Visitor Information Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday. In addition, the Visitor Information Center is open Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, with an after-hours lobby display and Internet kiosk from 6:00 a.m. to midnight daily.

The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau and Visitor Information Center is located at:

101 East Morgan Street
Durham, North Carolina 27701 USA
(Downtown Durham, Exit 177 off of I-85 )
(800) 446-8604/(919)687-0288

Visitor Info. Requests: visitorinfo@durham-cvb.com
Map | Customized Driving Directions

Directions to The Durham Visitor Information Center
From:

I-85 North (arriving from Atlanta, Charlotte, Greensboro, etc.):

  • Take the “Durham Downtown” exit #177.
  • At end of the exit ramp turn right onto Roxboro St.
  • Roxboro St. leads directly onto Mangum St.; follow Downtown signs.
  • Travel approximately 1 mile from Interstate to the intersection of Mangum St. and Seminary St.
  • Durham Visitor Information Center is on the left.

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I-85 South (arriving from New York, Washington D.C., Richmond, etc.):

  • Take the “Durham Downtown” exit #177.
  • Continue to North Roxboro St. and turn left.
  • Roxboro St. leads directly onto Mangum St.; follow Downtown signs.
  • Travel approximately 1 mile from Interstate to the intersection of Mangum St. and Seminary St.
  • Durham Visitor Information Center is on the left.

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I-40 East (arriving from Memphis, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, etc.):

  • I-40 East and I-85 North merge in Greensboro.
  • When highways divide again near Hillsborough, take I-85 North.
  • Follow directions for I-85 North above.

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I-40 West (arriving from Wilmington, Fayetteville, Raleigh, etc.):

  • Follow I-40 West to the Durham freeway, (Hwy 147 North) exit #279-B.
  • Continue on Durham Freeway (Hwy 147 North) for approximately 4 miles.
  • Exit at Roxboro St/Mangum St. exit (#12-B).
  • At the bottom of the exit ramp turn right onto Roxboro St. following signs for Downtown.
  • At the 3rd light bear left onto the Downtown Loop ( Morgan St.).
  • Durham Visitor Information Center is on the right at the first light.

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Highway 70 West Bypass (arriving from Raleigh):

  • Take Hwy 70 West Bypass, which merges with I-85 South.
  • Continue I-85 South and take the “Durham Downtown” exit #177.
  • Continue to North Roxboro St. and turn left.
  • Roxboro St. leads directly onto Mangum St.; follow Downtown signs.
  • Travel approximately 1 mile from Interstate to the intersection of Mangum St. and Seminary St.
  • Durham Visitor Information Center is on the left.

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Highway 55 West (arriving from Fayetteville, Fuquay-Varina, Apex, etc.):

  • Follow Hwy 55 West to the Durham Freeway.
  • Take Durham Freeway, Hwy 147 North.
  • Exit at Roxboro St./Mangum St. exit (#12-B).
  • At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto Roxboro St., following signs for Downtown.
  • At the 3rd light bear left onto the Downtown Loop/Morgan St..
  • Durham Visitor Information Center is on the right at the first light.

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Highway 501 South (arriving from Lynchburg, South Boston, Roxboro, etc.):

  • Take the 501 South into North Carolina.
  • Continue on Roxboro St., which leads directly onto Mangum St.; follow Downtown signs.
  • Travel approximately 1 mile from I-85 Interstate to the intersection of Mangum St. and Seminary St.
  • Durham Visitor Information Center is on the left.

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Highway 501 North (arriving from Pinehurst, Sanford, Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, etc.):

  • From Pinehurst, take US 1 into Sanford and continue onto 15-501 North.
  • Continue on 15-501 North into Durham.
  • Take 15-501 bypass to I-85 North and exit #177.
  • At the end of the ramp, merge right onto Roxboro St.
  • Roxboro St. leads directly onto Mangum St.; follow Downtown signs.
  • Travel approximately 1 mile from I-85 Interstate to the intersection of Mangum St. and Seminary St.
  • Durham Visitor Information Center is on the left.

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