Battle Park

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Country Club Rd (near Battle Ln)
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3375

phone (919) 962-0522

Open daily, dawn to dusk.

A 93-acre wooded park with pedestrian trail system and small picnic areas adjacent to the Forest Theatre. Named for University President Kemp Plummer Battle, who cleared paths and built benches here in the late 1800s. The North Carolina Botanical Garden cares for the park and has been working to restore trails, bridges and the natural forest system.

Bill Hester Fine Art

143-F West Franklin St (University Square)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

phone (919) 960-0059

Black Mountain Gallery

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508 Meadowmont Village Cir
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

phone (919) 967-8101

Blue Urban Bikes

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431 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

phone (919) 960-6886

Members may rent bikes for up to 24 hours from several downtown locations. $10 per year.

Branching Out

1215 East Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 929-0708

Bull’s Head Bookshop

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South Rd (Daniels Building)
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1530

phone (919) 962-5060

Burwell School (The)

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319 North Churton St (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 732-7451

Open Wed.-Sat., 11am-4pm; Sun., 1-4pm; closed mid-Dec. to -mid-Jan. and major holidays.

Site of the Rev. and Mrs. Burwell’s School for Young Ladies from 1837-1857 and home to the prominent Collins family during the Civil War. The site offers free docent-led and self-guided tours, new exhibits, a variety of cultural events, and engaging and innovative programs for children and young adults. Parking.

Caddy Shack Golf-Training Facility

6911 Mount Herman Church Rd
East of Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 383-0695

Daily, 10am-6pm (summer, till 8pm).

Offers dual-elevation tee stations (with ground-level mats sheltered for use during rainy conditions), large grass tee area, three chipping areas, large putting green, and sand bunker, plus well marked yardages and targets. Jim Schwab, master teaching professional, offers private lessons for adults and juniors. Also available are lesson packages, group lessons and clinics.on packages

Callaway Jewelry & Spiral Studios

115 North Churton St (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 732-2013

Cameron’s

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201 South Estes Dr (University Mall)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 942-5554

Open Mon.-Sat., 10am-9pm; Sun., 1-6pm.

Since 1977, Cameron’s has been an experience, not just a store. Started as a craft gallery, it now offers everything from gold earrings to plastic ants, plus gifts, greeting cards, candles, bath toys, jewelry, handbags, animal-head mounts and other highly entertaining, “off-the-wall stuff”. Don’t miss the shrine room—where nothing is for sale—and its Elvis prayer wall.