<p>When I visited Duke, Durham seemed to be a ghost city compared to Chapel Hill and Raleigh. Is there an accessible public transportation system that allows you to travel to Chapel Hill and downtown Raleigh during the weekends? Is there a Westwood (UCLA) equivalent around the area that I can enjoy things such as sushi restaurants, Chinese food, etc.?</p>
<p>This site might help you out. It shows bus lines that serve the different cities and the interconnecting one between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.</p>
<p><a href="http://gotriangle.org/%5B/url%5D">http://gotriangle.org/</a></p>
<p>The Robertson Scholar bus runs every hour on the weekend (and every half hour weekday) between Duke and UNC. The stop in Chapel Hill is right on Franklin Street which has a lot dining options. Also 9th street off East Campus has a variety of places to eat.</p>