点评:Beautiful nature preserve. Former estate of Doris Duke, daughter of JB Duke of NC fame. All the greenhouses she had are gone which is a shame but the foundation has done an amazing job with the property and making it accessible to the public for free. Grounds are beautiful and kept up very well. Beautiful orchid greenhouse to see, a waterfall, the old foundation of Mr. Duke's mansion, ponds, the old hay barn, meditation garden...so much to see. You can walk or bike the trails. Even when it's packed you don't feel like it is. Plenty of room for everyone. Lots of bathrooms throughout the property. Very nice visitor center with a small cafe. They also have local farmers/vendors during the summer that sell their goods. Not sure if the tram ride is still available. You can easy spend 1-3 hrs here. Since covid it has been a ticket only entry which is silly but it's privately owned so what can you do. So make sure you reserve a ticket or you're not getting in. Tickets are free.
翻译:美丽的自然保护区。 Doris Duke 的前庄园,她是北卡罗来纳州著名人物 JB Duke 的女儿。她拥有的所有温室都消失了,这很遗憾,但基金会在财产方面做得非常出色,并免费向公众开放。庭院很漂亮而且维护得很好。美丽的兰花温室、瀑布、杜克先生宅邸的旧地基、池塘、旧干草谷仓、冥想花园……值得一看。您可以步行或骑自行车游览小径。即使它被打包,你也不会觉得它是。每个人都有足够的空间。整个酒店都有很多浴室。非常好的游客中心,有一个小咖啡馆。他们在夏季也有当地农民/供应商出售他们的商品。不确定是否仍然可以乘坐电车。您可以在这里轻松度过 1-3 小时。自从 covid 以来,它一直是仅限门票的入口,这很愚蠢,但它是私有的,所以你能做什么。因此,请确保您预订了门票,否则您将无法入场。门票是免费的。