DESTINATION

Chapel Hill

Bustling Franklin Street is considered the center of social life for the university and the town, with shops, restaurants, bars, bookstores and nightlife venues lining the thoroughfare.

Visitor Centers

Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau 501 W. Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516. Phone:(919)245-4320 or (888)968-2060

Things to Do

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ackland Art Museum

Carolina Basketball Museum

Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

North Carolina Botanical Garden

The Wilson Special Collections Library

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