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{{Short description|Geographic region of North Carolina, U.S.}}
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The '''Research Triangle''', or simply '''The Triangle''', are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. Anchored by the cities of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] and [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] and the town of [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], the region is home to three major research universities: [[North Carolina State University]], [[Duke University]], and the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of [[Research Triangle Park]] located between the three anchor cities, which is the largest [[Science park|research park]] in the United States and home to numerous [[high tech]] companies.<ref name="AboutRTP">{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.org/|title=The Research Triangle Park|publisher=Rtp.org|access-date=2013-05-16|archive-date=2013-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524163633/http://www.rtp.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

The nine-county region, officially named the '''Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC [[Combined Statistical Area]]''' by the [[Office of Management and Budget]], comprises the [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]–[[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]], [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]–[[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], and [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson]], NC [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metropolitan Statistical Areas]]. The 2020 census put the population of the area at 2,106,463, making it the second-largest combined statistical area in North Carolina, behind [[Charlotte metropolitan area|Charlotte]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html|title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2010–2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref> The Raleigh–Durham television market includes a broader 24-county area which includes [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], and has a population of 2,726,000 persons.<ref>Nielsen Station Index, Viewers in Profile, Raleigh–Durham (Fayetteville), NC May 2010</ref> Most of the Triangle is part of North Carolina's [[North Carolina's 1st congressional district|first]], [[North Carolina's 2nd congressional district|second]], [[North Carolina's 4th congressional district|fourth]], [[North Carolina's 9th congressional district|ninth]], and [[North Carolina's 13th congressional district|thirteenth]] congressional districts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rakich |first=Ryan Best, Aaron Bycoffe and Nathaniel |date=2021-08-09 |title=What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State - North Carolina |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809100425/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}</ref>

The region is sometimes confused with the [[Piedmont Triad]], which is a North Carolina region adjacent to and directly west of the Triangle comprising [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], and [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]], among other cities. Both the Research Triangle and the Piedmont Triad form part of the [[Piedmont Crescent]], a heavily urbanized region of the state that includes the city of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]].

== Definitions ==
[[File:Research-triangle-north-carolina.png|thumb|A map of Research Triangle in [[North Carolina]], highlighting the locations of [[North Carolina State University]], [[Duke University]], and [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]]]
Depending on which definition of the Research Triangle region is used, as few as three or as many as 16 counties are included as part of the region. The three core counties of Wake, Durham, and Orange are the homes of the three research universities for which the area is named.

=== Combined Statistical Area ===
As of September 14, 2018, the US [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB) delineated the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area as consisting of two metropolitan and one micropolitan statistical areas.<ref>{{cite report |date= September 14, 2018|title= OMB Bulletin No. 18-04|url= https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf|publisher= Office of Management and Budget |page= 142|access-date= 2020-02-06}}</ref>  Those three statistical areas in turn are defined as consisting of a total of nine counties.  The MSAs and their constituent counties are:
* Durham-Chapel Hill MSA
** Chatham County
** Durham County
** Granville County
** Orange County
** Person County
* Henderson μSA
** Vance County
* Raleigh-Cary MSA
** Franklin County
** Johnston County
** Wake County

Prior to September 2018, the OMB had used the name Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area and it included several additional counties.<ref>{{cite report |date= April 10, 2018|title= OMB Bulletin No. 18-03|url= https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/OMB-BULLETIN-NO.-18-03-Final.pdf|publisher= Office of Management and Budget |page= 141|access-date= 2020-02-06}}</ref> The Dunn Micropolitan Statistical Area (Harnett County) and Sanford Micropolitan Statistical Area (Lee County) were moved to the Fayetteville-Sanford-Lumberton Combined Statistical Area, while the Oxford Micropolitan Statistical Area (Granville County) was folded into the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area was also renamed the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The table below outlines the populations of the constituent counties of the Raleigh–Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area as of the 2020 Census.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-counties-total.html |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2020 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2021-05-25}}</ref>{{US Census population
| 1950=483418
| 1960=534029
| 1970=628319
| 1980=765191
| 1990=962962
| 2000=1315016
| 2010=1740185
| 2020=2106463
| footnote =2020<ref>{{cite web|url= https://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US450-raleigh-durham-cary-nc-csa/|title=Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA|publisher= censusreporter.org|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref> }}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! County
! 2023 Estimate
! 2020 Census
! Change
|-
|[[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
| {{change|invert=on|1190275|1129410|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|[[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]]
| {{change|invert=on|336892|324833|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|[[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]]
| {{change|invert=on|241955|215999|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|[[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]]
| {{change|invert=on|150626|148696|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|[[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]
| {{change|invert=on|81624|76285|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|[[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]]
| {{change|invert=on|77001|68573|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|[[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]]
| {{change|invert=on|62192|60992|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|[[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance County]]
| {{change|invert=on|42301|42578|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|[[Person County, North Carolina|Person County]]
| {{change|invert=on|39737|39097|date=July 1, 2021}}
|- class="sortbottom"
| align="right" |'''Total'''
| {{change|invert=on|2222603|2106463|bold=on|date=July 1, 2021}}
|}

=== Regional partnerships ===
The members of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership are:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.researchtriangle.org/counties/ |title=Counties - Research Triangle Regional Partnership |access-date=2023-03-29}}</ref>
* [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]]
* [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]]
* [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin]]
* [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville]]
* [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett]]
* [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston]]
* [[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee]]
* [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash]]
* [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]]
* [[Person County, North Carolina|Person]]
* [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]]
* [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren]]
* [[Wilson County, North Carolina|Wilson]]

All counties in North Carolina are in one of 16 regional councils which provide programs and services to local governments. The Triangle J Council of Governments includes Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake Counties.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncregions.org/regional-councils/|title= NC Regional Councils Map|publisher= NC Association of Regional Councils of Government|access-date= 2019-06-24}}</ref>  The northern Triangle counties of Person, Granville, Franklin, Vance, and Warren are part of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments.

== Cities ==
[[File:Downtown-Raleigh-from-Western-Boulevard-Overpass-20081012.jpeg|thumb|[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] is the capital of North Carolina and the largest city in the Research Triangle area.]]
[[File:Downtown Durham.jpg|thumb|Downtown Durham, the second-largest city in the area]]
The Triangle region, as defined for statistical purposes as the '''Raleigh–Durham–Cary CSA''', comprises nine counties, although the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] divided the region into two metropolitan statistical areas and one micropolitan area in 2003. The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area comprises Wake, Franklin, and Johnston Counties; the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area comprises Durham, Orange, Chatham, Granville, and Person Counties; and the Henderson micropolitan area comprises Vance County.

Some area television stations define the region as '''Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville'''. Fayetteville is more than {{convert|50|mi|km}} from Raleigh, but is part of the Triangle [[media market|television market]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! City / town
! County
! 2020 Census
! 2010 Census
! Change
|-
|1
| [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] / [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]]
| {{change|invert=on|467665|403892|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|2
| [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] || [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] / [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
| {{change|invert=on|283506|228330|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|3
| [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] / [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]
| {{change|invert=on|174721|135234|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|4
| [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] || [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] / [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] / [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]
| {{change|invert=on|61960|57233|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|5
| [[Apex, North Carolina|Apex]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
| {{change|invert=on|58780|37476|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|6
| [[Wake Forest, North Carolina|Wake Forest]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] / [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]]
| {{change|invert=on|47601|30117|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|7
| [[Holly Springs, North Carolina|Holly Springs]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
| {{change|invert=on|41239|24661|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|8
| [[Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina|Fuquay-Varina]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
| {{change|invert=on|34152|17937|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|9
| [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
| {{change|invert=on|31159|25745|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|10
| [[Morrisville, North Carolina|Morrisville]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] / [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]]
| {{change|invert=on|29630|18576|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|11
| [[Clayton, North Carolina|Clayton]] || [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]] / [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
| {{change|invert=on|26307|16116|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|12
| [[Carrboro, North Carolina|Carrboro]] || [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]]
| {{change|invert=on|21295|19582|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|13
| [[Knightdale, North Carolina|Knightdale]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
| {{change|invert=on|19632|11401|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|14
| [[Mebane, North Carolina|Mebane]] || [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance County]] / [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]]
| {{change|invert=on|17797|11393|date=April 1, 2020}}
|-
|15
| [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson]] || [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance County]]
| {{change|invert=on|15060|15368|date=April 1, 2020}}
|}

== Education ==
Public secondary education in the Triangle is similar to that of the majority of the state of North Carolina, in which there are county-wide school systems (the exception is [[Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools]] within Orange County but apart from Orange County Schools). Based in Cary, the [[Wake County Public School System]], which includes the cities of Raleigh and Cary, is the largest school system in the state of North Carolina and the 15th-largest in the United States, with average daily enrollment of 159,949 as of the second month of the 2016–17 school year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wcpss.net/domain/100|title=District Facts / Overview|website=wcpss.net}}</ref> Other larger systems in the region include Durham Public Schools (about 33,000 students) and rapidly growing Johnston County Schools (about 31,000 students).

=== Institutions of higher education ===
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* [[Campbell University]]
* [[Central Carolina Community College]]
* [[Duke University]]
* [[Durham Technical Community College]]
* [[ECPI University]], Raleigh campus
* [[Louisburg College]]
* [[Meredith College]]
* [[Montreat College]]'s School of Professional and Adult Studies
* [[North Carolina Central University]]
* [[North Carolina State University]]
* [[Piedmont Community College]]
* [[Shaw University]]
* [[Skema Business School]], Raleigh campus
* [[Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary]] and [[The College at Southeastern]]
* [[St. Augustine's College (Raleigh)|St. Augustine's College]]
* [[Strayer University]], Raleigh campus
* [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]
* [[Vance-Granville Community College]]
* [[Wake Technical Community College]]
* [[William Peace University]]

== Sports ==

=== College sports ===
With the significant number of universities and colleges in the area and the relative absence of major league professional sports, [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] sports are very popular, particularly those sports in which the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] participates, most notably basketball.

The [[Duke Blue Devils]] (representing [[Duke University]] in Durham), [[NC State Wolfpack]] (representing [[North Carolina State University]] in Raleigh), and [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] (representing the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]) are all members of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]. Rivalries among these schools are very strong, fueled by proximity to each other, with annual competitions in every sport. Adding to the rivalries is the large number of graduates the high schools in the region send to each of the local universities. It is very common for students at one university to know many students attending the other local universities, which increases the opportunities for "bragging" among the schools. The four ACC schools in the state, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, and [[Wake Forest University]] (the last of which was originally located in the town of Wake Forest before moving to Winston-Salem in 1956), are referred to as [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)|Tobacco Road]] by sportscasters, particularly in basketball. All four teams consistently produce high-caliber teams {{Opinion|date=May 2022}}. Each of the Triangle-based universities listed has won at least two NCAA Basketball national championships.

Three [[historically black colleges and universities|historically black colleges]], including recent Division I arrival [[North Carolina Central University]] and Division II members [[St. Augustine's College (North Carolina)|St. Augustine College]] and [[Shaw University]] also boost the popularity of college sports in the region.

Other colleges in the Triangle that field intercollegiate teams include [[Campbell University]], [[Meredith College]], and [[William Peace University]].

The Triangle will host the [[FISU World University Games|World University Summer Games]] in 2029.

=== Professional sports ===
[[File:RBC Center Stanley Cup Championship.jpg|thumb|[[2006 Stanley Cup Finals]] ceremony at the RBC Center (now [[Lenovo Center]])]]
The region has only one professional team of the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|four major sports]], the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] of the [[National Hockey League]], based in Raleigh. Since moving to the Research Triangle region from [[Hartford, Connecticut]], they have enjoyed great success, including winning a [[Stanley Cup]]. The [[North Carolina Courage]] began play in the [[National Women's Soccer League]] in 2017 after the owner of North Carolina FC bought the NWSL franchise rights of the [[Western New York Flash]] and relocated the NWSL franchise to the Triangle. The team has achieved broad success in the league, winning 2 NWSL championships and 3 NWSL Shields in the first five years in the Triangle. With limited top-level professional sports option, minor league sports are quite popular in the region. The [[Durham Bulls]] in downtown Durham are a AAA Minor League baseball affiliate of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]], and the [[Carolina Mudcats]], based in Zebulon, are the Advanced-A affiliate of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]. In Cary, [[North Carolina FC]] plays in the second-tier [[USL Championship]]

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! Team !! League !! Sport !! Venue (capacity)
|-
| [[Carolina Hurricanes]] ||  align=center | [[National Hockey League|NHL]] || Hockey || [[Lenovo Center]] (18,680)
|-
| [[Durham Bulls]] || align=center | [[International League|IL]] ([[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]) || Baseball || [[Durham Bulls Athletic Park|DBAP]] (10,000)
|-
| [[Carolina Mudcats]] ||  align=center | [[Carolina League|CL]] (A) || Baseball || [[Five County Stadium]] (6,500)
|-
| [[North Carolina Courage]] ||  align=center | [[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]] ([[United States soccer league system#Women|D1]]) || Soccer || [[WakeMed Soccer Park]] (10,000)
|-
| [[North Carolina FC]] ||  align=center | [[USL Championship|USLC]] ([[United States soccer league system|D2]]) || Soccer || [[WakeMed Soccer Park]] (10,000)
|-
| [[Carolina Flyers]] || align=center | [[American Ultimate Disc League|AUDL]] || Ultimate || [[WakeMed Soccer Park]] (10,000) / [[Cardinal Gibbons High School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|Cardinal Gibbons High School]]
|}

The area also had a team in the fledgling [[World League of American Football]] – however, the [[Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks]], coached by [[Roman Gabriel]], did not exactly cover themselves in glory; they lost all 10 games of their inaugural (and only) season in 1991. The team folded after that, being replaced in the league by the [[Ohio Glory]], which fared little better at 1–9, ultimately suffering the same fate – along with the other six teams based in North America – when the league took a two-year hiatus, returning as a six-team all-European league in 1995. The [[Orange County Speedway]] in [[Rougemont, North Carolina|Rougemont]] hosts [[stock car racing]] events including the [[Pro All Stars Series]], the [[CARS Tour|CARS Super Late Model Tour]] and the CARS Late Model Stock Tour.

== Economy ==
[[File:IBM Research Triangle Park Raleigh North Carolina panorama.jpg|thumb|[[IBM]] [[Research Triangle Park]] facility, pictured around 1982]]
The region's growing high-technology community includes such companies as [[IBM]], [[Lenovo]], [[SAS Institute]], [[Cisco Systems]], [[NetApp]], [[Red Hat]], [[EMC Corporation]], and [[Credit Suisse First Boston]]. In addition to high-tech, the region is consistently ranked in the top three in the U.S. with concentration in life science companies. Some of these companies include [[GlaxoSmithKline]], [[Biogen Idec]], [[BASF]], [[Merck & Co.]], [[Novo Nordisk]], [[Novozymes]], and [[Pfizer]]. [[Research Triangle Park]] and [[Centennial Campus|North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus]] in Raleigh support innovation through R&D and technology transfer among the region's companies and research universities (including Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).

The area fared relatively well during the [[late-2000s recession]], ranked as the strongest region in North Carolina by the [[Brookings Institution]] and among the top 40 in the country.  The change in unemployment during 2008 to 2009 was 4.6% and home prices was 2%.  The [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] metropolitan area was listed among the second-weakest and the [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] area among the middle in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/06/15/daily31.html|title=Brookings report ranks Raleigh–Cary strongest metro in N.C.|last=Snipes|first=Cameron |date=June 17, 2009|publisher=Triangle Business Journal|access-date=2009-06-23}}</ref>

===Major employers===
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[ABB]]
* [[Ajinomoto]]
* [[American Airlines]]
* [[BASF]]
* [[Bank of America]]
* [[Bayer]]
* [[BB&T]]
* Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
* [[Biogen]]
* [[bioMérieux]]
* [[The Body Shop]]
* [[Burt's Bees]]
* [[Caterpillar Inc.]]
* [[Cisco Systems]]
* [[Credit Suisse Group]]
* [[Cree Inc.]]
* [[Cengage]]
* [[Dell EMC]]
* [[Delta Electronics]]
* [[Deutsche Bank]]
* [[Duke University]]
* [[Durham Public Schools]]
* [[DuPont]]
* [[Eaton Corporation|Eaton]]
* [[Fidelity Investments]]
* [[Fujifilm]]
* [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]]
* [[General Electric]]
* [[GKN]]
* [[GlaxoSmithKline]]
* [[Google]]
* [[IBM]]
* [[Intel]]
* [[IQVIA]]
* [[John Deere]]
* [[LabCorp]]
* [[Lenovo]]
* [[MetLife]]
* [[National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences]], part of the [[National Institutes of Health]]
* [[Netapp]]
* [[North Carolina#Government and politics|North Carolina state government]] (including University of NC system)
* [[Novo Nordisk]]
* [[Nvidia]]
* [[Oracle Corporation]]
* [[Pfizer]] (Pfizer Poultry Health)
* [[Progress Energy Inc|Progress Energy]]
* [[PNC Financial Services|PNC]] (PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.)
* [[Qualcomm]]
* [[Railinc Corporation]]
* [[Red Hat]]
* [[Research Triangle Institute]]
* [[SAS Institute]]
* [[Sony Ericsson]]
* [[Syngenta]]
* [[Teleflex Medical]]
* [[Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions]]
* [[Toyota]]
* [[Truist Financial]]
* [[United States Forest Service]]
* [[Verizon]]
* [[Wake County Public School System]]
* [[WakeMed]] Hospital
}}

=== Major hospitals, medical centers and medical schools ===
[[File:North Carolina Memorial Hospital.jpg|thumb|North Carolina Memorial and Children's hospitals in Chapel Hill]]
[[File:2008-07-15 Durham VA Medical Center.jpg|thumb|Durham VA Medical Center in Durham]]

The Research Triangle region is served by these hospitals and medical centers:<ref>{{cite web|title=North Carolina Hospitals and Medical Centers |publisher=The Agape Center |url=http://theagapecenter.com/Hospitals/North-Carolina.htm |access-date=2008-05-30}}</ref>
* Hospitals of the [[Duke University Health System]]
** Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center (Durham)
** Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center (Durham)
** Duke Raleigh Hospital (formerly Raleigh Community Hospital)
** Duke University Medical Center (Durham)
** Duke Regional Hospital (formerly Durham Regional Hospital)
** Person Memorial Hospital (Roxboro)
* Hospitals of the [[UNC Health Care]] system
** Chatham Hospital (Siler City)
** North Carolina Cancer Hospital (Chapel Hill)
** North Carolina Children's Hospital (Chapel Hill)
** North Carolina Memorial Hospital (Chapel Hill)
** North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital (Chapel Hill)
** North Carolina Women's Hospital (Chapel Hill)
** [[Rex Hospital]] (Raleigh)
** UNC Health Johnston (Smithfield)
* Hospitals of the [[WakeMed]] system
** WakeMed Raleigh Campus (formerly Wake Memorial Hospital and Wake Medical Center)
** WakeMed North Hospital
** WakeMed Cary Hospital (formerly Western Wake Medical Center)
* Other hospitals and medical centers
** Central Regional Hospital (Butner)
** Durham [[Veteran's Administration|VA]] Medical Center (Durham)
** Franklin Regional Medical Center (Louisburg)
* Harnett Health System (Dunn)
** Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
** Angier Medical Services
** Good Hope Hospital
** Betsy Johnson Cancer Research Clinic
** Central Harnett Hospital
* Medical Schools
** [[Duke University School of Medicine]]
** [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine]]
** [[Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine]]

== Transportation ==

=== Freeways and primary designated routes ===
[[File:2008-07-25 I-85 from Davis Dr in RTP.jpg|thumb|[[Interstate 40|I-40]] passing through the [[Research Triangle Park]]]]
The Triangle proper is served by four major [[interstate highway]]s: [[Interstate 40|I-40]], [[Interstate 42|I-42]], [[Interstate 85|I-85]], and [[Interstate 87 (North Carolina)|I-87]] along with their [[spur route|spurs]]: [[Interstate 885|I-885]], [[Interstate 440 (North Carolina)|I-440]], and [[Interstate 540 (North Carolina)|I-540]], and seven [[United States Numbered Highways|U.S. Routes]]: [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|1]], [[U.S. Route 15|15]], [[U.S. Route 64|64]], [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|70]], [[U.S. Route 264|264]], [[U.S. Route 401|401]], and [[U.S. Route 501|501]]. US Highways 15 and 501 are multiplexed through much of the region as [[U.S. Route 15/501 in North Carolina|US 15-501]]. [[Interstate 95|I-95]] passes 30 miles east of Raleigh through Johnston County, with I-87 connecting I-95 at [[Rocky Mount, NC]] to Raleigh via the [[Knightdale Bypass|US 64–264 Bypass]].

The two interstates diverge from one another in Orange County, with I-85 heading northeast through northern Durham County toward [[Virginia]], while [[I-40]] travels southeast through southern Durham, through the center of the region, and serves as the primary freeway through Raleigh. The related loop freeways I-440 and I-540 are primarily located in Wake County around Raleigh. I-440 begins at the interchange of US 1 and I-40 southwest of downtown Raleigh and arcs as a multiplex with US 1 northward around downtown with the formal designation as the Cliff Benson/Raleigh Beltline (cosigned with US 1 on three-fourths of its northern route) and ends at its junction with I-40 in southeast Raleigh. I-540, sometimes known as the Raleigh Outer Loop, extends from the [[Knightdale Bypass|US 64–264 Bypass]] to I-40 just inside Durham County, where it continues across the interstate as a [[state route]] (NC 540), prior to it becoming a [[toll road]] from the NC 54 interchange to the current terminus at I-40 and I-42 near Garner. I-95 serves the extreme eastern edge of the region, crossing north–south through suburban Johnston County.

U.S. Routes 1, 15, and 64 primarily serve the region as limited-access freeways or multilane highways with [[frontage road|access roads]]. US 1 enters the region from the southwest as the Claude E. Pope Memorial Highway and travels through suburban Apex where it merges with US 64 and continues northeast through Cary. The two highways are codesignated for about {{convert|2|mi|km}} until US 1 joins I-440 and US 64 with I-40 along the Raleigh–Cary border. Capital Boulevard, which is designated US 1 for half of its route and US 401 the other is not a limited-access freeway, although it is a major thoroughfare through northeast Raleigh and into the northern downtown area.
[[File:2008-07-23 Morning Durham from Fayetteville St over NC 147.jpg|thumb|[[Durham Freeway]]]]
[[North Carolina Highway 147]] is a limited-access freeway that connects I-85 with Toll Route NC 540 in northwestern Wake County. The older, toll-free portion of the four-lane route—known as the Durham Freeway or the I.L. "Buck" Dean Expressway—traverses downtown Durham and extends through Research Triangle Park to I-40. The Durham Freeway is often used as a detour or alternate route for I-40 through southwestern Durham the Chapel Hill area in cases of traffic accident, congestion or road construction delays. The tolled portion of NC 147, called the Triangle Expressway—North Carolina's first modern toll road when it opened to traffic in late 2011—continues past I-40 to Toll NC 540. Both Toll NC 147 and Toll NC 540 are modern facilities which collect tolls using transponders and license plate photo-capture technology.

=== Public transit ===
[[File:GoTriangle2706 800Short.jpg|thumb|[[GoTriangle]] bus]]
[[File:2008-07-11 Chapel Hill bus passing South Building.jpg|thumb|[[Chapel Hill Transit]] bus]]
A partnering system of multiple public transportation agencies currently serves the Triangle region under the joint [[GoTriangle]] branding. Raleigh is served by [[Capital Area Transit (Raleigh)|GoRaleigh (formerly Capital Area Transit)]] municipal transit system, while Durham has [[Durham Area Transit Authority|GoDurham (formerly the Durham Area Transit Authority)]]. Chapel Hill is served by [[Chapel Hill Transit]], and Cary is served by [[C-TRAN (North Carolina)|GoCary (formerly C-Tran)]] public transit systems. However, GoTriangle, formerly called Triangle Transit, works in cooperation with all area transit systems by offering transfers between its own routes and those of the other systems. Triangle Transit also coordinates an extensive [[vanpool]] and [[carpool|rideshare]] program that serves the region's larger employers and commute destinations.

Plans have been made to merge all of the area's municipal systems into GoTriangle, and GoTriangle also has proposed a regional rail system to connect downtown Durham, downtown Cary and downtown Raleigh with multiple suburban stops, as well as stops in the Research Triangle Park area. The agency's initial proposal was effectively cancelled in 2006, however, when the agency could not procure adequate federal funding. A committee of local business, transportation and government leaders currently are working with GoTriangle to develop a new transit blueprint for the region, with various modes of rail transit, as well as [[bus rapid transit]], open as options for consideration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridetta.org/Regional_Rail/Overview/3-07LatestTransitNeeds.htm |title=Regional Transit Needs: Next Steps |access-date=2007-07-04 |work=TTA Web Site }}</ref>

===Air===

====Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU)====
{{Main|Raleigh–Durham International Airport}} {{airport codes|RDU|KRDU|RDU}}
[[File:2008-07-30 RDU welcome sign.jpg|thumb|[[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]] welcome sign]]
Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has nonstop passenger service to 68 destinations with over 450 average daily departures, including nonstop international service to Canada, Europe, and Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nonstop Destinations Raleigh–Durham International Airport|url=https://www.rdu.com/airline-information/airline-destinations/|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> It is located near the geographic center of The Triangle, {{convert|4+1/2|mi}} northeast of the town of [[Morrisville, North Carolina|Morrisville]] in [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]. The airport covers 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) and has three [[runway]]s.<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=RDU|use=PU|own=PU|site=27013.1*A}}, effective February 1, 2018.</ref>

In 1939 the General Assembly of North Carolina chartered the Raleigh–Durham Aeronautical Authority, which was changed in 1945 to the Raleigh–Durham Airport Authority. The first new terminal opened in 1955. Terminal A (now Terminal 1) opened in 1981. [[American Airlines]] began service to RDU in 1985.

RDU opened the {{convert|10000|ft|m|adj=on}} runway, 5L-23R, in 1986. American Airlines opened its north–south hub operation at RDU in the new Terminal C in June 1987, greatly increasing the size of RDU's operations with a new terminal including a new apron and runway. American brought RDU its first international flights to [[Bermuda]], [[Cancun]], [[Paris, France|Paris]] and [[London]].
[[File:RDU-27527.jpg|thumb|American Airlines [[Boeing 777]] touches down at RDU]]
In 1996, American Airlines ceased its hub operations at RDU due to [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] and [[Eastern Airlines]]. Pan Am and Eastern were [[Miami International Airport|Miami's]] main tenants until 1991, when both carriers went bankrupt. Their hubs at MIA were taken over by [[United Airlines]] and American Airlines. This created a difficulty in competing with [[US Airways]]' hub in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] and [[Delta Air Lines]]' hub in Atlanta, Georgia for passengers traveling between smaller cities in the North and South. [[Midway Airlines (1993–2003)|Midway Airlines]] entered the market, starting service in 1995 with the then somewhat novel concept of 50-seat [[Canadair Regional Jet]]s providing service from its RDU hub primarily along the East Coast. Midway, originally incorporated in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], had some success after moving its operations to the midpoint of the eastern United States at RDU and its headquarters to Morrisville, NC. The carrier ultimately could not overcome three weighty challenges: the arrival of [[Southwest Airlines]], the refusal of American Airlines to renew the frequent flyer affiliation it had with Midway (thus dispatching numerous higher fare-paying businesspeople to airlines with better reward destinations), and the significant blow of September 11, 2001. Midway Airlines filed [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] on August 13, 2001, and ceased operations entirely on October 30, 2003.

In February 2000, RDU was ranked as the nation's second fastest-growing major airport in the United States, by Airports Council International, based on 1999 statistics. Passenger growth hit 24% over the previous year, ranking RDU second only to [[Washington Dulles International Airport]]. RDU opened Terminal A south concourse for use by [[Northwest Airlines|Northwest]] and [[Continental Airlines]] in 2001. The addition added {{convert|46000|sqft|m2}} and five aircraft gates to the terminal. Terminal A became designated as Terminal 1 on October 26, 2008. In 2003, RDU also dedicated a new general aviation terminal. RDU continues to keep pace with its growth by redeveloping Terminal C into a new state-of-the-art terminal, now known as Terminal 2, which opened in October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rdu.com/airportdev/termc-updates.htm|title=Raleigh–Durham International Airport<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> 

As of June 2022, the airport will have international flights to Cancun, London, Montreal, Paris, Reykjavik and Toronto. Cancun and London service is provided by American, Frontier and JetBlue, while the Canada flights are provided by Air Canada, Paris by Delta, and Reykjavik by Icelandair. Icelandair is the first international carrier outside of Air Canada to service the airport. Delta Air Lines currently considers the airport to be a "focus city", or an airport that is not a hub, but is of importance to the carrier.  The COVID-19 pandemic significantly shrunk the operation, but by September 2022, Delta will be serving 21 destinations on aircraft ranging from the CRJ700 to the 767.

==== Public general-aviation airports ====
In addition to RDU, several smaller publicly owned [[general aviation|general-aviation]] airports also operate in the metropolitan region:
* [[Triangle North Executive Airport]] {{airport codes|LFN|KLHZ|LHZ}}, [[Louisburg, North Carolina|Louisburg]]
* [[Raleigh Exec]] {{airport codes||KTTA|TTA}}, [[Sanford, North Carolina|Sanford]]
* Johnston County Airport {{airport codes|JNX|KJNX|JNX}}, [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]]
* [[Horace Williams Airport]] {{airport codes|IGX|KIGX|IGX}}, [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] (Closed)
* Harnett Regional Jetport {{airport codes|HRJ|KHRJ|HRJ}}, [[Erwin, North Carolina|Erwin]]
* [[Person County Airport]] {{airport codes||KTDF|TDF}}, [[Roxboro, North Carolina|Roxboro]]
* Siler City Municipal Airport {{airport codes||K5W8|5W8}}, [[Siler City, North Carolina|Siler City]]

==== Private airfields ====
[[File:2008-08-24 Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport Rwy 14.jpg|thumb|right|Lake Ridge Airport (8NC8) in Durham]]
Several licensed private [[general aviation|general-aviation]] and agricultural airfields are located in the region's suburban areas and nearby rural communities:
* Bagwell Airport {{airport codes|||NC99}}, Garner
* Ball Airport {{airport codes|||79NC}}, [[Louisburg, North Carolina|Louisburg]]
* Barclaysville Field Airport {{airport codes|||NC44}}, [[Angier, North Carolina|Angier]]
* Brooks Field Airport {{airport codes|||8NC6}}, Siler City
* CAG Farms Airport {{airport codes|||87NC}}, Angier
* Charles Field Airport {{airport codes|||NC22}}, Dunn
* Cox Airport {{airport codes|||NC81}}, Apex
* Crooked Creek Airport {{airport codes|||7NC5}}, Bunn
* Dead Dog Airport {{airport codes|||8NC4}}, [[Pittsboro, North Carolina|Pittsboro]]
* Deck Airpark Airport {{airport codes|||NC11}}, Apex
* Dutchy Airport {{airport codes|||5NC5}}, Chapel Hill
* Eagle's Landing Airport {{airport codes|||9NC8}}, Pittsboro
* Field of Dreams Airport {{airport codes|||51NC}}, [[Zebulon, North Carolina|Zebulon]]
* Fuquay/Angier Field Airport {{airport codes|||78NC}}, [[Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina|Fuquay-Varina]]
* Hinton Field Airport {{airport codes|||NC72}}, [[Princeton, North Carolina|Princeton]]
* Kenly Airport {{airport codes|||7NC3}}, [[Kenly, North Carolina|Kenly]]
* Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport {{airport codes|||8NC8}}, Durham
* Miles Airport {{airport codes|||NC34}}, Chapel Hill
* North Raleigh Airport {{airport codes|||00NC}}, Louisburg
* Peacock Stolport Airport {{airport codes|||4NC7}}, Garner
* Raleigh East Airport {{airport codes|||9NC0}}, [[Knightdale, North Carolina|Knightdale]]
* Riley Field Airport {{airport codes|||1NC5}}, Bunn
* Ron's Field Ultralight Airport {{airport codes|||1NC1}}, Pittsboro
* Triple W Airport {{airport codes||K5W5|5W5}}, Raleigh
* Womble Field Airport {{airport codes|||3NC9}}, Chapel Hill

==== Heliports ====
[[File:2004-02-02 Duke Life Flight helicopter N109DU.jpg|thumb|NC92 helipad at [[Duke University Hospital|Duke University Medical Center]]]]
These licensed [[heliport]]s serve the Research Triangle region:
* Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital Heliport {{airport codes|||NC96}}, Dunn—publicly owned; medical service
* Duke University North Heliport {{airport codes||NC92|NC92}}, Durham—privately owned; public medical service
* Garner Road Heliport {{airport codes|||3NC2}}, Raleigh—publicly owned; state government service
* Holly Green Heliport {{airport codes|||83NC}}, Durham—private
* Sky-5 Heliport {{airport codes|||2NC3}}, Raleigh—private, owned by Sky-5 Inc. ([[WRAL-TV]])
* Sprint MidAtlantic Telecom Heliport {{airport codes|||11NC}}, [[Youngsville, North Carolina|Youngsville]]—private; corporate service
* Wake Medical Center Heliport {{airport codes|||0NC4}}, Raleigh—publicly owned; medical service
* Western Wake Medical Center Heliport {{airport codes|||04NC}}, Cary—publicly owned; medical service

A number of [[helipad]]s (i.e. marked landing sites not classified under the [[FAA]] [[Location identifier|LID]] system) also serve a variety of additional medical facilities (such as UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill), as well as private, corporate and governmental interests, throughout the region.

=== Rail ===
[[Amtrak]] serves the region with the [[Silver Meteor]], [[Silver Star (Amtrak train)|Silver Star]], [[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]], [[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]], and [[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]] routes.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Station\Route !! [[Silver Meteor]] !! [[Silver Star (Amtrak train)|Silver Star]] !! [[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]] !! [[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]] !! [[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]]
|-
! [[Selma–Smithfield (Amtrak station)|Selma]] (SSM) ||  ||  || X || X ||
|-
! [[Fayetteville (Amtrak station)|Fayetteville]] (FAY) || X ||  || X ||  ||
|-
! [[Southern Pines (Amtrak station)|Southern Pines]] (SOP) ||  || X ||  ||  ||
|-
! [[Raleigh (Amtrak station)|Raleigh]] (RGH) ||  || X ||  || X || X
|-
! [[Cary (Amtrak station)|Cary]] (CYN) ||  || X ||  || X || X
|-
! [[Durham, North Carolina (Amtrak station)|Durham]] (DNC) ||  ||  ||  || X || X
|}

== Shopping ==

=== Super-regional enclosed malls ===
* [[Triangle Town Center]] and Commons (Raleigh; 1,431,091&nbsp;ft²) (opened 2002)
* [[The Streets at Southpoint]] (Durham; 1,336,000&nbsp;ft²) (opened 2002)
* [[Crabtree Valley Mall]] (Raleigh; 1,326,000&nbsp;ft²) (opened 1972)
* [[Cary Towne Center]] (Cary; 914,252&nbsp;ft²) (opened 1979, closed 2021)
* [[Northgate Mall (Durham)|Northgate Mall]] (Durham; 857,099&nbsp;ft²) (opened 1960, enclosed 1972, closed 2020)

=== Major shopping centers ===
* [[Crossroads Plaza (North Carolina)|Crossroads Plaza]] (Cary; 1,300,000&nbsp;ft²)
* [[Village District]] (Raleigh; 656,000&nbsp;ft²)
* Carolina Premium Outlets (Smithfield; 440,000&nbsp;ft²)
* [[University Place (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)|University Place]] (Chapel Hill; 366,000&nbsp;ft²)
* [[Carr Mill Mall]] ([[Carrboro, North Carolina|Carrboro]]; 86,000&nbsp;ft²)

* [[Tanger Outlet Center]] ([[Mebane]]; 317,000&nbsp;ft²)
* [[North Hills (Raleigh)|North Hills Mall & Plaza]] (Raleigh)

== Entertainment ==
[[File:Hopscotch Music Festival.jpg|thumb|The annual [[Hopscotch Music Festival]] takes place over three days in September in downtown Raleigh.]]
'''Film festivals and events:'''
* [[Full Frame Documentary Film Festival]] – Durham
* [[North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival]] – Durham

'''Notable performing arts and music venues:'''
* [[Cat's Cradle (venue)|Cat's Cradle]] – Carrboro
* [[Walnut Creek Amphitheatre| Coastal Credit Union Music Park]] – Raleigh
* [[Red Hat Amphitheater]] – downtown Raleigh
* [[Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park]] – Cary
* [[Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts]] – downtown Raleigh
* [[PNC Arena]] – Raleigh
* [[Durham Performing Arts Center]] – Durham
* [[Carolina Theatre (Durham)|Carolina Theatre]] – Durham
* [[North Carolina Museum of Art|Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Theater]] – Raleigh
* Pinhook – Durham
* [[Hayti Heritage Cultural Center]]  – Durham
'''Theatre and dance events:'''
* [[American Dance Festival]] – Durham
* [[Wake Forest Dance Festival]] – Wake Forest
* [[Raleigh Little Theatre]] – Raleigh

'''Music festivals:'''
* Dreamville Festival – Raleigh
* [[Hopscotch Music Festival]] – Raleigh
* [[Moogfest]] – Durham
* ProgDay – Chapel Hill
* [[Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival]] – Pittsboro
* [[Eno River Festival]] – Durham
'''Movie theatres:'''
* [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]] – Raleigh
* [[AMC Theatres]] at [[The Streets at Southpoint]] – Durham
* [[Carolina Theatre (Durham)|Carolina Theatre]] – Durham
* Silverspot Cinema – Chapel Hill
* The Rialto – Raleigh

== Museums ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Greater Raleigh metropolitan area, North Carolina museums
|-
! Museum name || Image || City ||Type || Notes
|-
|[[21c Museum Hotels#Durham, North Carolina|21c Museum Hotel]] ||[[File:21c Museum Hotel Durham (September 2022).jpg|100px]]|| Durham || Art ||
|-
| [[Ackland Art Museum]] || [[File:Ackland Art Museum.jpg|100px]] || Chapel Hill ||Art ||
|-
| Artspace || || Raleigh || Art ||
|-
| [[Ayr Mount]] || [[File:Ayr Mount, Saint Mary's Road, Hillsborough (Orange County, North Carolina).jpg|100px]] || Hillsborough || History ||
|-
| [[Bennett Place State Historic Site]] || || Durham || History ||
|-
| [[Carolina Basketball Museum]] || || Chapel Hill || Sports ||
|-
| [[Carolina Tiger Rescue]] || || Pittsboro ||Science ||
|-
| [[Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh]] || [[File:Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh.jpg|100px]] || Raleigh ||Art ||
|-
| [[Duke Homestead]] || || Durham ||History ||
|-
|[[Gregg Museum of Art & Design]]
|
|Raleigh
|Art
|
|-
| [[Joel Lane Museum House]] || || Raleigh ||History ||
|-
| [[Kidzu Children's Museum]] ||<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Kidzulogo.png|100px]] -->|| Chapel Hill ||Children ||
|-
| [[Legends of Harley Drag Racing Museum]] || || Raleigh ||Sports ||
|-
| [[Marbles Kids Museum]] || [[File:Marbles-Kids-Museum-20080321.jpeg|100px]] || Raleigh ||Children || formerly Exploris
|-
| [[Meredith College Galleries]] || || Raleigh ||Art ||
|-
| [[Mordecai Mansion]] || [[File:Historic Mordecai House-Raleigh-NC-13 Sept 2010.jpeg|100px]] || Raleigh ||History ||
|-
| [[Morehead Planetarium and Science Center]] || [[File:Morehead-Planetarium-at-UNC.jpg|100px]] || Chapel Hill ||Science || home to astronaut training for years
|-
| [[Museum of Life and Science]] ||  || Durham ||Science || includes small outdoor zoo
|-
| [[North Carolina Museum of Art]] || [[File:West Building Entrance Canopy.jpg|100px]] || Raleigh ||Art || expanded in 2010
|-
| [[North Carolina Museum of History]] || [[File:North-Carolina-Museum-of-History-20080321.jpeg|100px]] || Raleigh ||History || also home to North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
|-
| [[North Carolina Museum of Natural Science]] || [[File:North-Carolina-Museum-of-Natural-Sciences-20070321.jpeg|100px]] || Raleigh ||Science || annual BugFest and Astronomy Days
|-
| [[Raleigh City Museum]] || || Raleigh ||History ||
|-
| [[North Carolina State Capitol]] || [[File:North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh.jpg|100px]] || Raleigh || History ||
|-
| [[North Carolina State University Insect Museum]] || || Raleigh ||Science ||
|-
| [[Nasher Museum of Art]] || [[File:NasherMuseum.jpg|100px]] || Durham ||Art ||
|-
| [[NCCU Art Museum]] || || Durham ||Art ||
|-
| [[Page-Walker Arts & History Center]] || || Cary || History ||
|}

== Gardens and parks ==
* [[JC Raulston Arboretum]] – Raleigh
* [[Bond Park]] – Cary
* [[John Chavis Memorial Park]] – Raleigh
* [[Dorothea Dix Hospital|Dorothea Dix Park]] – Raleigh
* [[Sarah P. Duke Gardens]] – Durham
* [[Durham Central Park]] – Durham
* Durant Nature Preserve – Raleigh
* [[Falls Lake State Recreation Area]] – Raleigh
* [[Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve]] – Cary
* [[Moore Square Historic District|Moore Square Park]] – Raleigh
* [[North Carolina Botanical Garden]], Chapel Hill
* [[Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area]], Hillsborough
* [[Pullen Park]] – Raleigh
* Raleigh Rose Garden – Raleigh
* [[William B. Umstead State Park]] – Raleigh, Cary, Durham

== Lakes ==
* [[Lake Crabtree]] – Cary
* Eno Rock Quarry – Durham
* [[Falls Lake]] – Raleigh
* Fantasy Lake – Wake Forest
* [[Hyco Lake]] – Roxboro
* [[Jordan Lake]] – Durham
* [[Lake Michie]] – Bahama
* Shelley Lake – Raleigh

== Media ==
The area is part of the Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville television [[media market|designated media area]] and is the 25th-largest in the country with 1,135,920 households (2014) included in that area and the second largest television market in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Television Market Universe Estimates|url=http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/tv/2014-2015%20DMA%20RANKS.pdf}}</ref>  It is part of the Raleigh–Durham [[Nielsen Audio]] radio market (code 115) and is the 42nd-largest in the country with a population of 1,365,900.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spring 2011 Market Survey Schedule & Population Ranking|url=http://www.arbitron.com/home/mm001050.asp|newspaper=Arbitron}}</ref>

The Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville market is defined by Nielsen as including Chatham, Cumberland, Dunn, Durham, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Northampton, Orange, Robeson, Vance, Wake, Warren, [[Wayne County, North Carolina|Wayne]], and Wilson Counties, along with parts of Franklin County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raleigh–Durham DMA|url=http://www.cablemediasales.com/pages/mkts/?cp=mkts&sp=info&dma=rad|publisher=Time Warner|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017093228/http://cablemediasales.com/pages/mkts/?cp=mkts&sp=info&dma=rad|archive-date=2011-10-17}}</ref>

=== Print ===
Numerous newspapers and periodicals serve the Triangle market.

==== Paid and subscription ====
* ''[[The News & Observer]]'', the major daily Raleigh newspaper and the region's largest, with a significant regional and statewide readership (especially to the east of the Triangle)
* ''[[The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina)|The Herald-Sun]]'', the major daily Durham newspaper
* ''[[Garner News]]'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Garner in southern Wake County
* ''[[The Apex Herald]]'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Apex in western Wake County
* ''[[Holly Springs Sun]]'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Holly Springs in southwestern Wake County
* ''[[Butner-Creedmoor News]]'' The Weekly community newspaper for southern Granville County and surrounding areas
* ''[[Cleveland Post]]'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Cleveland and nearby northwestern Johnston and southern Wake Counties
* ''[[Fuquay-Varina Independent]]'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban Fuquay-Varina in southwestern Wake County
* ''[[The Wake Weekly]]'', a weekly community newspaper serving suburban Wake Forest, northern Wake County and southern Franklin County
* The ''[[Chatham Journal]]'', the weekly community newspaper for suburban [[Pittsboro, North Carolina|Pittsboro]] and surrounding Chatham County
* ''[[The Clayton News-Star]]'', a weekly community newspaper for suburban Clayton and western Johnston County
* ''[[Daily Record (Dunn)|The Daily Record]]'', the daily community newspaper for suburban Dunn and surrounding Harnett County
* ''[[The Courier-Times]]'', the semiweekly community newspaper for suburban Roxboro and Person County
* ''[[Triangle Business Journal]]'', a weekly regional economic journal
* ''[[Cary Magazine]]'', a bi-monthly magazine for Cary and western Wake County
* ''[[Chapel Hill Magazine]]'', a bi-monthly magazine that serves 12,500 households and 1,600 businesses of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and northern Chatham County
* ''Triangle Free Press'', a non-profit volunteer based print and digital newspaper that focuses on stories about the working class' struggle for a just society

==== Free ====
* The ''[[Independent Weekly]]'', a free weekly regional independent journal published in Durham
* The ''[[Carolina Journal]]'', a monthly free regional newspaper published in Raleigh
* The ''[[Raleigh Downtowner]]'', a free monthly magazine for downtown Raleigh and environs
* The ''[[Raleigh Hatchet]]'', a free monthly magazine
* ''[[The Daily Tar Heel]]'', the free weekday (during the regular academic year) student newspaper at UNC-Chapel Hill
* ''[[Technician (newspaper)|Technician]]'', the free weekday (during the regular academic year) student newspaper at NC State University in Raleigh
* ''[[The Chronicle (Duke University)|The Chronicle]]'', a free daily newspaper for (but independent of) Duke University and its surrounding community in Durham
* ''The Blotter'', a free monthly regional literary journal
* ''[[Fifteen-501]]'', a free magazine for the Durham–Chapel Hill area (named for nearby [[U.S. Route 15-501 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 15-501]])
* ''[[Acento Latino]]'', a free Spanish-language weekly regional newspaper published in Raleigh
* ''Midtown Magazine'', a free bi-monthly lifestyle magazine published in Raleigh

==== Online only ====
* The ''[[Cary Citizen]]'', a free daily news source for the greater Cary and western Wake County area
* The ''[[Raleigh Telegram]]'', a free daily news source for the greater Raleigh area
* The ''[[Wake Forest Gazette]]'', a free weekly news site for items of local Wake Forest interest
* The ''[[Johnston County Report]]'', a free daily news source for Johnston County and the surrounding areas

=== Television ===

==== Broadcast ====
The Triangle is part of the Raleigh–Durham–[[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] Designated Market Area for broadcast television.  {{as of|2015}}–16, the area was the 25th-largest in the country. This area includes these television stations:
* [[UNC-TV|WUNC-TV]] (4, Chapel Hill), [[PBS]] member station and flagship station of the [[PBS North Carolina]] television network, owned by the [[University of North Carolina]] system
* [[WRAL-TV]] (5, Raleigh), [[NBC]] affiliate owned by [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]]
* [[WTVD]] (11, Durham), [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]] owned by [[ABC Owned Television Stations]]
* [[WNCN]] (17, Goldsboro), [[CBS]] affiliate owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]]
* [[WLFL]] (22, Raleigh), [[The CW|CW]] affiliate owned by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]
* [[WTNC-LD]] (26, Durham), [[UniMás]] O&O owned by [[TelevisaUnivision]]
* [[WRDC]] (28, Durham), [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
* [[WRAY-TV]] (30, Wilson), [[Tri-State Christian Television|TCT]] O&O owned by [[Tri-State Christian Television]]
* [[WUVC-DT]] (40, Fayetteville), [[Univision]] O&O owned by TelevisaUnivision
* [[WRPX-TV]] (47, Rocky Mount) and [[WFPX-TV]] (62, Fayetteville), both [[Ion Television]] O&Os owned by [[Katz Broadcasting|Scripps Networks]]
* [[WRAZ-TV]] (50, Raleigh), [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company

==== Cable ====
Raleigh is home to the Research Triangle Region bureau of the regional [[cable TV]] news channel [[Spectrum News 1 North Carolina]].

=== Radio ===
The Triangle is home to [[North Carolina Public Radio]], a public radio station/[[National Public Radio|NPR]] provider that brings in listeners around the country. Raleigh and a large part of the Triangle area is Arbitron radio market #43. Stations include:

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'''FM stations:'''
* 88.1 FM [[WKNC]] ([[North Carolina State University|NCSU]]) College Radio from N.C. State University
* 88.5 FM [[WRTP]] ([[Radio Training Network|RTN]]) Christian ("His Radio WRTP")
* 88.7 FM [[WXDU]] ([[Duke University|DU]]) College Radio from Duke University
* 88.9 FM [[WRKV]] ([[Educational Media Foundation|EMF]]) Contemporary Christian ("K-LOVE") from Educational Media Foundation
* 89.3 FM [[WXYC]] ([[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|UNC]]) College Radio from UNC-Chapel Hill
* 89.7 FM [[WCPE]] Classical & Opera Music
* 90.5 FM [[WVRD]] ([[Liberty University]]) Christian
* 90.7 FM [[WNCU]] ([[North Carolina Central University|NCCU]]) [[National Public Radio|NPR]]/Jazz from N.C. Central University
* 91.1 FM [[W216BN]] ([[Radio Training Network|RTN]]) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") ([[Broadcast translator|Translator]] of [[WRTP]])
* 91.5 FM [[North Carolina Public Radio|WUNC]] ([[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|UNC]]) [[National Public Radio|NPR]] affiliate from UNC-Chapel Hill
* 92.5 FM [[WYFL]] ([[Bible Broadcasting Network|BBN]]) Christian Programs from Bible Broadcasting Network
* 93.3 FM [[WERO]] ([[NM License, LLC]]) CHR ("Bob 933")
* 93.5 FM [[WRLY-LP]] Community Radio ("Oak 93.5")
* 93.9 FM [[WNCB]] ([[iHeartMedia|iHM]]) Country ("B93.9") 
* 94.3 FM W232CH(EMF) christian contemporary (K-LOVE)
* 94.7 FM [[WQDR-FM]] ([[Curtis Media Group|CMG]]) Country ("94.7 QDR") 9
* 95.3 FM [[W237BZ]] ([[iHeartMedia|iHM]]) Classic Hip-Hop ("95.3 The Beat") (Translator of [[WDCG-HD2]])
* 96.1 FM [[WBBB]] ([[Curtis Media Group|CMG]]) [[Adult hits]] ("96.1 BBB")
* 96.5 FM [[W243DK]] ([[Capitol Broadcasting Company|CBC]]) Sports ("The Buzz") (Translator of [[WCMC-FM|WCMC-HD2]])
* 96.7 FM [[WKRX]] Country ("Kickin' Country")
* 96.9 FM [[WPLW-FM]] ([[Curtis Media Group|CMG]]) CHR ("Pulse FM")
* 97.5 FM [[WQOK]] ([[Radio One (company)|R1]]) Hip Hop ("K-97.5")
* 97.9 FM [[W250BP]] ("97.9 The Hill") (Translator of [[WCHL (AM)|WCHL]])
* 98.1 FM [[WQSM]] ([[Cumulus]]) CHR ("Q-98")
* 98.9 FM [[W255AM]] ([[Radio Training Network|RTN]]) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") (Translator of [[WRTP]])
* 99.3 FM [[W257CS]] ([[Capitol Broadcasting Company|CBC]]) Sports ("The Buzz") (Translator of [[WCMC-FM|WCMC-HD2]])
* 99.9 FM [[WCMC-FM|WCMC]] ([[Capitol Broadcasting Company|CBC]]) Sports ("99.9 The Fan ESPN Radio") (Flagship for [[Carolina Hurricanes]])
* 100.7 FM [[WRDU]] ([[iHeartMedia|iHM]]) Classic Hits ("100.7 WRDU")
* 101.1 FM [[WYMY]] ([[Curtis Media Group|CMG]]) Spanish ("La Ley 101.1 FM")
* 101.5 FM [[WRAL-FM|WRAL]] ([[Capitol Broadcasting Company|CBC]]) Adult Contemporary ("Mix 101.5")
* 101.9 FM [[WKRP-LP]] Community Radio ("101 Nine WKRP")
* 102.3 FM [[WKJO (FM)|WKJO]] Classic Hits ("Kix 102")
* 102.5 FM [[WKXU (FM)|WKXU]] ([[Curtis Media Group|CMG]]) Classic Hits ("Kix 102")
* 102.9 FM [[WKIX-FM|WKIX]] ([[Curtis Media Group|CMG]]) Classic Hits ("Kix 102")
* 103.3 FM [[WAKG]] ([[Piedmont Broadcasting|PB]]) Country ("103.3 WAKG")
* 103.5 FM [[WCOM-LP]] Community Radio, Variety
* 103.9 FM [[WNNL]] ([[Radio One (company)|R1]]) Urban Gospel ("The Light 103.9")
* 104.3 FM [[WFXK]] ([[Radio One (company)|R1]]) Urban Adult Contemporary ("Foxy 104")
* 104.7 FM W284CP ([[Curtis Media Group|CMG]]) Top-40 ("Pulse FM") (Translator of WPLW-FM)
* 105.1 FM [[WDCG]] ([[iHeartMedia|iHM]]) CHR ("G-105")
* 106.1 FM [[WTKK]] ([[iHeartMedia|iHM]]) Talk
* 106.7 FM [[WKVK]] ([[Educational Media Foundation|EMF]]) Contemporary Christian
* 107.1 FM [[WFXC]] ([[Radio One (company)|R1]]) Urban Adult Contemporary ("Foxy 107")
* 107.7 FM W299AP ([[Radio Training Network|RTN]]) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") (Translator of [[WRTP]])
* 107.9 FM W300CE ([[Radio Training Network|RTN]]) Christian ("His Radio WRTP") (Translator of [[WRTP]])
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'''AM stations:'''
* 540 AM [[WETC]] Catholic radio
* 570 AM [[WQDR (AM)|WQDR]] Classic rock ("Rock 92.9")
* 620 AM [[WDNC]] Sports ("620 The Ticket") (Flagship for Duke Football and Basketball)
* 680 AM [[WPTF]] News, Talk & Sports ("NewsRadio 680 WPTF")
* 750 AM [[WAUG (AM)|WAUG]] Urban Programming from St. Augustine's College
* 850 AM [[WKIX (AM)|WKIX]] Oldies ("Oldies 104.7")
* 1000 AM [[WRTG]] Spanish
* 1030 AM [[WDRU]] Christian ("The Truth 1030")
* 1130 AM [[WPYB]] Country
* 1240 AM [[WPJL]] Christian
* 1310 AM [[WTIK]] Spanish
* 1360 AM [[WCHL (AM)|WCHL]] ("97.9 The Hill")
* 1410 AM [[WRJD]] Spanish Christian
* 1430 AM [[WRXO]] Country ("Simulcast of WKRX-FM")
* 1490 AM [[WDUR]] South Asian
* 1530 AM [[WLLQ]] Spanish
* 1550 AM [[WCLY]] Adult album alternative ("That Station")
* 1590 AM [[WHPY (AM)|WHPY]] Christian
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==Map of the Triangle==
[[File:TriangleRegionNumbered.PNG|frame|none|A map of the Triangle]]

{|
|-
|  style="width:40%; vertical-align:top;"|{{center|'''Primary cities and towns'''}}
'''A''' – Raleigh<br />
'''B''' – Durham<br />
'''C''' – Chapel Hill<br />
'''D''' – Cary<br />
'''E''' – Morrisville<br />
'''F''' – Apex<br />
'''G''' – Holly Springs<br />
'''H''' – Fuquay-Varina<br />
'''I''' – Garner<br />
'''J''' – Knightdale<br />
'''K''' – Wendell<br />
'''L''' – Zebulon<br />
'''M''' – Rolesville<br />
'''N''' – Wake Forest<br />
'''O''' – Hillsborough<br />
'''P''' – Carrboro<br />
'''Q''' – Pittsboro<br />
'''R''' – Clayton<br />
'''S''' – Youngsville<br />
'''T''' – Franklinton<br />
'''U''' – Creedmoor<br />
'''V''' – Stem<br />
'''W''' – Butner
|  style="width:40%; vertical-align:top;"|
{{center|'''Counties'''}}

'''1''' – Wake County<br />
'''2''' – Durham County<br />
'''3''' – Orange County<br />
'''4''' – Chatham County<br />
'''5''' – Harnett County<br />
'''6''' – Johnston County<br />
'''7''' – Franklin County<br />
'''8''' – Granville County

{{center|'''Parks and bodies of water'''}}

'''a''' – [[Research Triangle Park]]<br />
'''b''' – [[Umstead State Park]]<br />
'''c''' – [[Jordan Lake]]<br />
'''d''' – [[Haw River]]<br />
'''e''' – [[Harris Lake (New Hill, North Carolina)|Harris Lake]]<br />
'''f''' – [[Lake Wheeler]]<br />
'''g''' – [[Lake Benson]]<br />
'''h''' – [[Falls Lake]]
|  style="width:20%; vertical-align:top;"|
{{center|'''Interstate highways'''}}

'''1''' – I-40/I-85<br />
'''2''' – I-85<br />
'''3''' – I-40<br />
'''4''' – I-440<br />
'''5''' – I-540<br />
'''13''' – I-87

{{center|'''Other major highways'''}}

'''1''' – [[U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina|US 15]]<br />
'''2''' – [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|US 1]]<br />
'''3''' – [[U.S. Route 401|US 401]]<br />
'''4''' – [[U.S. Route 64|US 64]]<br />
'''5''' – [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]]<br />
'''6''' – [[US 401]]<br />
'''7''' – [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|US 1]]<br />
'''8''' – [[US Route 15-501 in North Carolina|US 15-501]]<br />
'''9''' – [[US 64]]<br />
'''10''' – [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]]<br />
'''11''' – [[U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina|US 501]]<br />
'''12''' – [[NC 147]]<br />
'''13''' – [[Knightdale Bypass|US 64–264]]<br />
'''14''' – [[US 64]] Business
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[Piedmont Atlantic MegaRegion|Piedmont Atlantic]]
* [[Piedmont Crescent]]
* [[Piedmont Triad]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Research Triangle}}
* [http://www.raleighchamber.org/ Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.researchtriangle.org/ Research Triangle Regional Partnership]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150920202252/http://wikispot.org/?action=gotowikipage&v=triangle Triangle Wiki] – Local wiki for the Triangle

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