Carrboro

Worth seeing in and around Carrboro

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 the first public university in the United States.

   2.4 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.

   2.4 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.

   2.1 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.

   3.9 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.

   1.9 km · museum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   2.2 km · landmark of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   2.5 km · college football stadium in North Carolina · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Carolina Inn

   The Carolina Inn is a hotel owned by the University of North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Orange County, North Carolina, which opened in 1924. The Carolina Inn is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

   1.9 km · hotel in Chapel Hill, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Louis Round Wilson Library

   The Louis Round Wilson Library is a library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Completed in 1929, it served as the university's main library until 1984.

   2.2 km · library, special collections, and archive at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    2.2 km · Residence hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA) · Wikipedia

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Getting to Carrboro

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Raleigh-Durham (RDU), 26 km · Piedmont Triad (GSO), 80 km · Charlotte Douglas (CLT), 186 km

Stations

Horace Williams Airport, 2.9 km

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