Visiting the Triangle

In the middle of beautiful North Carolina is the classic place commonly referred to as “The Triangle”. The Triangle consists of three North Carolinian urban attractions: Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Coming to see the triangle is one adventure times three!

Triangle History

The Triangle was created in 1959 when Triangle Research Park was first proposed to bring the common interests of the three counties Durham, Wake and Orange together. Three more counties joined forces with the triangle in the 1970’s, and in 2001, Moore County was added as the seventh county included in the triangle.

Things to See and Do in the Triangle

Historic Raleigh

Raleigh is the perfect place to visit for those with an interest for history and knowledge. Raleigh is the capitol of North Carolina, and the birthplace of former President of the United States, Andrew Johnson. Downtown Raleigh has several museums worth investigating: The North Carolina Museum of History, The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh City Museum and The North Carolina State Capitol Building.

Artsy Durham

Durham is a town with culture! From the Durham Performing Arts Center to the Nasher Museum of Art. The strongest force in Durham’s art scene is the Carolina Theater, a hotbed for fresh independent film. Durham also hosts annual festivals for jazz, blues, symphony concerts, visual art and African Dance.

Eating Around Chapel Hill

Bon Apetit Magazine recently named Chapel Hill as “America’s Foodiest Small Town”. You won’t go hungry in this city. Placed between local farms, and young university intellectuals with refined tastes, new innovative restaurants are a common sight. Even Martha Stewart put her own Foster’s Market here, because she knew people would appreciate it. Of course, you will want to try some of the southern barbeque over at The Barbeque Joint.

Looking For a Place to Start Over? Try the Triangle!

If the fact that Raleigh is the 8th fastest growing city in the nation isn’t enough to make you want to live and work here, then here are a few more things for you to consider:

The perfect place to move your business is to Triangle North Parks, because of the highest offered level of State incentives around.

Collaboration, research and business deals with the leading science and education institutions are a common benefit to companies who work in the Triangle’s jurisdiction. Quick access to airports insures ease in national commerce.

The diverse communities of the triangle as well as the high quality of life the residents lead are invaluable components to happy citizens and businesses.

Getting a Fine Education in The Triangle

The Triangle is the home to some of the finest schools and Universities around, so either raising your children here or sending them here is a good idea. The Chapel Hill school system is host to some of the finest public high schools in the nation. Colleges include Duke University in Durham, The undergraduate program was rated the 10th best in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s 2010 best schools edition. N.C. State in Raleigh, and UNC in Chapel Hill. Among the colleges in and around the triangle is Duke University in Durham.  Also in Durham is the North Carolina Central University, a historically black university as is St. Augustine’s in Raleigh. Peace College and Meredith college are high calibur women's colleges in Raleigh.

Getting Around the Triangle

Raleigh

Are you taking a train? It’s likely it will stop in Raleigh, one of the busiest Amtrak train stations in America. Raleigh is an excellent city for those who prefer to get around by bicycle. There are several bike trials, and a couple that run all the way from Maine and Florida. Most buses in the city are also equipped with bike racks. For those traveling by automobile, the highways are well placed throughout and around the cities of the triangle. It is easy to get around.

Chapel Hill

The bus system of Chapel Hill is top notch and consists of 20 weekday routes. This environmentally concerned community has a dedicated fleet of buses that run on electricity, thus reducing their dependence upon foreign oil. Each bus is equipped with a GPS tracking system that communicates with a digital sign at each bus stop. With this GPS system, riders waiting at the bus stops can have accurate estimates on when the next bus is to arrive. Even if the riders aren’t at the bus stops, they can check the arrival time of the next bus from their cell phones or computers.