About Duke, Duke Health and Durham

Duke offers unique opportunities to engage in global health and community service, as well as world-class research in women’s health. Trainees are also encouraged to become involved in advocacy on a local, state and national level. Duke is proud to have been named a Forbes "Best Employer for Women" in 2025 and was named one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families" in 2023 by Newsweek magazine. 

Leading with Heart: Rooted in Humanity

Good health starts well beyond the hospital or the clinic. It starts in our communities, our homes, our schools, and our workplaces. It involves mind, body and spirit. Caring for all three is the reason Duke Health exists. We value our responsibility as a health care system and are committed to providing the highest quality care for all.

Health care is more than a job for those at Duke Health — it’s our purpose. Each of us has an ethical responsibility to advance the health for all those who come to us for care. We believe that delivering exceptional care, groundbreaking research, and top-notch education requires us to understand the fiber of who we are as an organization.

Read more about Rooted in Humanity.

This self-guided tour uses Duke OIT’s “Duke Explore” app and can be accessed using your phone while walking around campus or from your own living room. 

The tour is divided into three separate tours —  West Campus, East Campus, and Athletics — with a total of 22 stops featuring milestones, buildings and statues. Each stop on the tour provides a brief description, audio narration, photos and links to learn more.

To experience the tour on your phone, please follow these steps:  

1. Go to the App Store and download the free “Duke Explore” app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duke-explore/id1094848685
2. Choose the Duke Campus History Tour option (at the top).
3. Choose a tour: West Campus, East Campus or Athletics
4. Click “Start Tour.”
5. Click “Next” to advance through the locations or “stops” on the tour.
6. Click the “unfolded map” icon at the bottom to see the locations on the map.

Durham is at the apex of North Carolina’s famed Research Triangle, an area formed by Duke University, North Carolina State University in Raleigh (20 miles from Duke) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (11 miles from Duke). Durham is also close to the coast and the mountains.

More about Durham and the Triangle: