Looking for a unique and worthwhile experience the next time you visit Durham? Consider a visit to this facility. My wife and I came to Durham to see our daughter graduate from the Nichols School of the Environment at Duke, and during our visit my daughter arranged for a tour of this facility. I'm a biologist and know quite a... More

This place is awesome! It's the only place outside of Africa where one can get up close with so many different types of Lemurs and they are really cool!

The largest collection of lemurs outside of Madagascar and in the spring summer and early fall you can even see them playing and swinging through the high branches of the forest.

This is my third visit to Durham, but the first time I was able to get tickets to tour the Lemur Center. Be sure to call ahead. We learned so much about the animals, our guide was full of information. The nocturnal creatures were fascinating. A different experience, great for all ages.

Excellent experience! The staff is fantastic! We really enjoyed our visit to the Lemur Center; especially painting with the lemurs.

My kids loved the Duke Lemur tour. We did it for a birthday party. Seeing the Lemurs so close was really cool and they got to learn a lot of facts about them as well. In the gift shop, the tour continued and all the kids got to eat dried worms (ICK!). In addition, they had cool lollipops with bugs... More

Everyone needs to visit the Lemur Center. These little creatures are beautiful and fascinating. We took the tour and learned a bit about them but watching them is the best!

This is a must for families with kids, but it's fun for adults too. You learn a lot. It's mandatory to sign up in advance.

Lemurs are quite likeable animals, it seems. We took the regular tour, and were disappointed not to see them except behind glass. It was Feb., so they were inside and not out in the cages outside. The nocturnal lemurs were all incredible. Amazing they are here in NC.