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Chapel Hill NC Tourism and Sightseeing
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Where is Chapel Hill North Carolina?
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Chapel Hill North Carolina
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Chapel Hill North Carolina Tourism At a GlanceBest Time to Visit Chapel Hill North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a great destination throughout the year. The area has a favorable mild climate and there are numerous attractions, great restaurants and wonderful accommodations. Autumn and spring are peak times for visitors. Chapel Hill is home to the University of North Carolina, thus many university events attract large visitors. Many university conferences are in Sept. - Nov. and Feb. - April and spring commencement is in early May. Also, football Saturdays in the Fall bring many visitors to town on the weekends.
To make your travel plans easier, it's best to book in advance during peak visitor periods. Click Here to find hotels in Chapel Hill. If you need additional visitor information for Chapel Hill, Click Here. Average Chapel Hill Weather
In recent years, the Places Rated Almanac published by Rand McNally has ranked the climate of Chapel Hill in the top 15% of all areas in the U.S.
Summers range from the mid 60's to the high 80's; Fall sees high 40's to the low 70's; Winter ranges from high 20's to the low 50's and Spring has mid 40 to low 70 temperatures. The annual average high is 71, while the average low is 47. The average annual rainfall is 46.24 inches, with the annual snowfall at 5.3 inches. Transportation
Chapel Hill, located in Orange County in the Triangle region of the northeast Piedmont of North Carolina, is nestled approximately midway between Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA. Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is 20 miles east. The nearest rail service is at Durham (20 minutes away) and Burlington (30 minutes away). Carolina Trailways picks up passengers in Chapel Hill and travels to Raleigh for all interstate service on Greyhound. Major highways through the county include Interstates 40 (east and west) and 85 (north and south), US Highways 15-501 and NC Highways 49, 54, 57, 86 and 157. Chapel Hill Transit bus service is free throughout Chapel Hill and the university. Taxis, shuttle service and rental cars are readily available. In-Season Costs
Affectionately referred to as the "Southern Part of Heaven," Chapel Hill offers a small-town flavor with big-city amenities. Visitors can find full-service and limited-service hotels, bed & breakfast inns, extended stay lodging and casual facilities. In fact, Chapel Hill holds the honor of being home to two of the four AAA© Four Diamond hotels in the Triangle. Room tax is 2% for accommodations in Orange County and 5% for accommodations in Chapel Hill (2% county + 3% Chapel Hill). Many accommodations offer special government rates and various package options. North Carolina Tourism - Chapel Hill Attractions, Activities and Day Trips
Popular day trips from Chapel Hill include Historic Hillsborough (20 minutes north), Durham (20 minutes northeast) and Raleigh (30 minutes east). Other popular destinations are Burlington, Greensboro and the Triad area to the west (30 minutes to an hour) and Pinehurst, about an hour south of Chapel Hill. Being centrally located, Chapel Hill is just a few hours drive to the mountains or the coast.
Staying close to your home base, you'll find numerous activities to keep you day busy right in Chapel Hill. Attractions including the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, the North Carolina Botanical Garden, Ackland Art Museum and the historic University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus (the oldest public university in the country).
Click Here to find things to do in Chapel Hill. Click Here to view a list of attractions in Chapel Hill. Click Here to find restaurants in Chapel Hill. Click Here to find local events in Chapel Hill.
Things to do in Chapel Hill NC, Sightseeing and Chapel Hill NC Tourism
Chapel Hill NC Tourism - Planning a Chapel Hill NC Vacation
Below is a list of Chapel Hill NC tourist attractions, activities, events, hotels, restaurants and visitor information entries to help you plan a Chapel Hill NC Vacation! Find detailed information on the Chapel Hill NC tourism entries by clicking on their links. Narrow your search by selecting from a specific Chapel Hill NC travel category on the left hand menu.
Explore All Of North Carolina's Regions
You can find North Carolina tourist attractions and activities in all of North Carolina's regions: Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Lenoir, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem and Other.
Fun Things to do during your Chapel Hill NC Vacation - Top Chapel Hill NC Tourist Attractions and Activities
Some of the most popular Chapel Hill NC tourist attractions that list on our site include Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Fun activities in Chapel Hill NC include PlayMakers Repertory Company, Regal Timberlyne 6 and Chelsea Theatre.
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Featured North Carolina Tourist Attractions and Activities
Please visit our North Carolina featured listings - Trans-Siberian Orchestra at RBC Center, Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Joel Coliseum, Phantom Of The Opera at Durham Performing Arts Center, Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium, Monster Jam at Greensboro Coliseum and Monster Jam at RBC Center.
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PlayMakers Repertory Company
The Triangle's Premier Professional Theatre
Category: Chapel Hill Theatre in North Carolina
Description of this Chapel Hill Activity: PlayMakers Repertory Company was founded in 1976 by Tom Hass, Artistic Director, and Arthur Houseman, Executive Producer. As a member of the League of Resident Theatres, PlayMakers employs members of Actors\\\' Equity Association, members of United Scenic Artists Association; and members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
PlayMakers has a three-fold mission: 1) to engage our community in an ongoing exploration of the nature and significance of theatre in contemporary life; 2) to investigate the theatrical event and the methods used for its realization in performance; and 3) to nurture succeeding generations of artists and audiences to continue our work.
PlayMakers Repertory Company's major contribution to the art form has been in nurturing young American artists - actors, directors, and designers - capable of creative work in a broad stylistic range of contemporary and classical theatre. The company has also provided a creative home where seasoned artists can extend the range of their work. Young actors such as Michael Cumpsty, Kathryn Meisle, Joseph Haj, Bernard Addison, Fred Weller, and Sharon Lawrence have begun their professional careers here, and the company has contributed to the development of such emerging directors as Bartlett Sher, John Rando, Drew Barr, Michael Wilson, and Charles Newell. In addition, such seasoned performers as Eva Marie Saint, Kathleen Nolan, Judd Hirsch, Jonathan Bolt, Tandy Cronyn, DeAnn Mears and Trezana Beverley and directors such as John Rando, Daniel Fish, Nagle Jackson, John Dillon, Kent Paul, Tazewell Thompson, and Loretta Greco have taken on new creative challenges with our company and contributed to the atmosphere of artistic growth which we strive to maintain. Among the seasoned designers who have contributed to our ongoing work are Narelle Sissons, Bill Clarke, Robert Wierzel, M.L. Geiger, and Robert Brill, while we have nurtured the development of younger artists such as Patrick Holt, Todd Campbell, and Walt Spangler. International guest artists have included directors Laszlo Marton from Budapest and Mark Wing-Davey from London, designers Michael Levine and Victoria Wallace from Toronto and playwrights Simon Bent and Nick Stafford from London.
Our seasons have regularly featured exciting realizations of classics and lesser-known works by such writers as Shakespeare, Shaw, Wilde, Sheridan, Gay, Rostand, Ostrovsky, Chekhov, Beaumarchais, Coward, Ibsen, O\\\'Neill, Williams, and Miller. The repertoire is balanced each season with works by such contemporary playwrights as Donald Margulies, David Auburn, Margaret Edson, Romulus Linney, Lyle Kessler, Christopher Durang, Eric Overmyer, Barbara Lebow, Lee Blessing, Craig Lucas, Richard Nelson, and Edward Albee. In the 2003-2004 season, PlayMakers produced two American premieres: A Prayer for Owen Meany, a play for the stage by Simon Bent adapted from the novel by John Irving, and Nick Stafford\\\'s Luminosity. New plays developed and produced by PlayMakers include Sunrise in My Pocket: The Comical, Tragical, True History of Davy Crockett by Edwin Justus Mayer, adapted by Jeffrey Hayden, Constant Star by Tazewell Thompson, The Death of Papa by Horton Foote, For Lease or Sale by Elizabeth Spencer, The Guiteau Burlesque by Dick Beebe, Life on the Mississippi by Bland Simpson and Tommy Thompson of The Red Clay Ramblers, Mobile Hymn by Robert Litz, Sherman, the Peacemaker by James Reston, Jr., Threads by Jonathan Bolt, The Nutcracker: A Play by David Hammond, and Beauty and the Beast by To
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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
It's fun to learn about science at MPSC!
Category: Chapel Hill Museum in North Carolina
Description of this Chapel Hill Attraction: Morehead Planetarium and Science Center opened in 1949 as the first planetarium on a state university campus in the United States. In the 1960s and 1970s, MPSC served as the training center for NASA's astronauts, who came to Chapel Hill to learn about celestial navigation in MPSC's Star Theater.
Today, MPSC offers exhibits, guest speakers, live science demonstrations, contemporary science programming, skywatching sessions and camps, as well as traditional planetarium "star shows" in its Star Theater. Yes, you can learn about science in the same room where 11 of the 12 "Moonwalkers"
learned!
Be sure to explore MPSC's newest exhibits, "Zoom In" and "The Ancient Carolinians," with interactive experiences for kids of all ages.
The Morehead Building also serves as home for the UNC Visitors Center, the Genevieve B. Morehead Art Gallery, the Morehead Observatory, the Morehead-Cain Foundation, a giant sundial and a rose garden.
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