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The Triangle is a great place to live! Downtown Raleigh has great nightlife in my opinion. The Raleigh Times, The Flying Saucer, and Neptune's, are all great places for beer, conversation, and meeting folks. If you like art, each Friday of the month there is an event called "First Friday", where different art studios all around downtown showcase local art and often offer free food/beer. It's a lot of fun. There are also several museums downtown, good coffee shops, etc. Downtown Raleigh is only a short bike/car ride from NC State University, which is convenient. Durham and Chapel Hill also have a lot to offer, though I'm less familiar with them. Durham is home to DPAC, a performing arts center, and there are some great shows throughout the year, including musicals and concerts. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill is very nice, with lots of places to eat and so forth. Nearby Carrboro is home to Cat's Cradle, a great concert venue. If you like wandering around outdoors, Umstead Park in Raleigh and the Duke Forest are good places for that. Those are just a few points, but I've lived in the Triangle for most of my life, and I love it. Businessweek seems to think it's pretty fantastic as well, as they declared Raleigh their pick for the number one best city to live in in their list of "America's 50 Best Cities" (Durham was also mentioned in 37th place!) http://images.busine...ities/slides/51