Battle Park

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

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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.

Bicycle Chain (The)

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

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toll-free (800) 337-8286; phone (919) 929-0213

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm.

Black Mountain Gallery

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508 Meadowmont Village Cir
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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phone (919) 967-8101

Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm

Handwrought designer jewelry.

Blue Urban Bikes

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

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phone (919) 960-6886

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

Bookshop (The)

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

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phone (919) 942-5178

Open Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm; Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, 1-5pm; closed major holidays.

The Bookshop is a used and rare bookstore with an inventory of more than 80,000 books in 90 different categories, including history, humanities and popular fiction.

Borders Books & Music

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1807 Chapel Hill Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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phone (919) 929-8332

Open Mon-Thur, 9am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 9am-11pm; Sun, 10am-10pm.

Bull’s Head Bookshop

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

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phone (919) 962-5060

Bulls Head Bookshop

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207 South Road (Daniels Bldg, UNC Campus)
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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phone (919) 962-5060

Open Mon-Fri, 7:30am- 8pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-6pm. Hours vary during school year.

Burwell School (The)

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319 North Churton St (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

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phone (919) 732-7451

Open Wed.-Sat., 11am-4pm; Sun., 1-4pm; closed mid-Dec. to -early Feb. 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.

C’est si Bon! Cooking School

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1002 Brace Ln
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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phone (919) 942-6550

Call for lesson and event schedules.

Since 1997, C’est si Bon! Cooking School has been devoted to teaching the techniques of excellent cooking, and the result—cozy, feel-good gatherings in the kitchen. C’est si Bon!’s old-world approach to the culinary arts is not about the "show". We’re about getting your hands in the dough! We offer all hands-on classes for adult-chefs (both one-on-one and group-style), corporate team-buildings, teen-chef programs in North Carolina—and France—and our signature kid-chef programs year round. At C’est si Bon!, you’re the star, not us.