Chapel Hill

Worth seeing in and around Chapel Hill

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

   The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university began enrolling students in 1795, making it one of the oldest public universities in the United States.

   2.3 km · public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of North Carolina

   The University of North Carolina is the public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the public high school North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC System to differentiate it from its first campus, UNC-Chapel Hill.

   2.3 km · public university system for North Carolina, USA · Wikipedia
3. 03
   TEACCH approach

   The University of North Carolina TEACCH Autism Program creates and disseminates community-based services, training programs and research for autistic individuals of all ages and skill levels. The Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children approach does not attempt to "cure" autism.

   5.4 km · university Organization · Wikipedia
4. 04
   North Carolina Botanical Garden

   The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a botanical garden operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The primary goal of the Garden is to research, catalog, and promote the native plant species of North Carolina.

   3.1 km · botanical garden in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Ackland Art Museum

   The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

   2.1 km · museum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kenan Memorial Stadium

   Kenan Stadium is a college football stadium located on Stadium Drive in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Opened in 1927, it is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's football team, which competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

   2.4 km · college football stadium in North Carolina · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Old Well

   The Old Well is a small, neoclassical cyclostyle on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place. The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles and was completed in 1897.

   2 km · landmark of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Carolina Inn

   The Carolina Inn is a hotel owned by the University of North Carolina on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Orange County, North Carolina. Opened in 1924, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, and is currently operated for the University by Hyatt.

   2.4 km · hotel in Chapel Hill, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Old East

   Old East is a residence hall located at the north part of campus in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Built in 1793 by slave labor, it became the first state university building in the United States.

   1.9 km · Residence hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA) · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Playmakers Theatre

    The Playmakers Theatre, originally Smith Hall, is a historic academic building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Built in 1850, it was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture, as an important example of Greek Revival architecture by Alexander Jackson Davis.

    2 km · theatre building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, originally a social venue · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Often considered one of the best public schools in the United States, UNC is also one of three schools that claim to be the oldest public university in the US. While it was the second public university to receive a state charter (in 1789), after the University of Georgia, it was the first public university to start classes (in 1795) and graduate students (1798).

1. 01
   Old Well
2. 02
   Old East
3. 03
   The Pit

   The center of activity on campus is a small plaza between the bookstore, the student union, a dining hall, and a library.

4. 04
   Morehead–Patterson Bell Tower

   An impressive brick clock tower which chimes on the quarter-hour.

5. 05
   Coker Arboretum
6. 06
   Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

From Wikivoyage: Chapel Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Varsity Theater

   Historic movie theater that opened in 1927 on Franklin Street and has been renovated.

2. 02
   Tar Heels Basketball

   Dean Smith Center (on the south end of UNC Chapel Hill's campus, off Manning Drive),.

3. 03
   Tar Heels Football

   Kenan Memorial Stadium (in South campus, on Stadium Drive off of South Road).

4. 04
   Tar Heels Baseball

   Boshamer Stadium (in South campus, along Ridge Road).

5. 05
   Finley Golf Course

   Old Mason Farm Road (southeast of the Fordham Blvd/Raleigh Rd intersection),.

6. 06
   Memorial Hall

   One of the main performance spaces at the University of North Carolina.

From Wikivoyage: Chapel Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Many restaurants in Chapel Hill are on Franklin Street and the roads nearby Franklin Street, but some restaurants are away from Franklin and others can be found in residential neighborhoods such as Meadowmont and Southern Village within the Chapel Hill city limits.

1. 01
   Buns

   Mon-Thu 11AM-10PM, Fri Sat 11AM-3AM, Sun 11AM-9PM.

2. 02
   Cosmic Cantina

   128 East Franklin Street (at the back of a small shopping center, tucked down a narrow walkway),.

3. 03
   The Pig

   A small, unassuming local place in a strip mall at the northern edge of town, The Pig has developed a local following given its great North Carolinian barbecue, which is some of the best in town.

4. 04
   Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen

   Southern fast food at its best; a small, bare-bones drive-thru on the way into town that serves excellent biscuits (perhaps the best in Chapel Hill).

5. 05
   Sutton's

   A classic lunch counter at the back of a pharmacy that has been on Franklin Street for ages, as evidenced by the photos on the walls.

From Wikivoyage: Chapel Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Chapel Hill

Airports

Raleigh-Durham (RDU), 23 km · Piedmont Triad (GSO), 83 km · Charlotte Douglas (CLT), 190 km

Stations

Horace Williams Airport, 2.6 km

• Greensboro → Chapel Hill

  69 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · $6–9
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  179 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · $18–24
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  231 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · $21–29
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