Visitors Centers

There are two other official visitors centers besides the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Center, the UNC Visitors' Center in Chapel Hill and the Orange County Visitors Center in Hillsborough.

Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Center

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501 West Franklin Street (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

toll-free (888) 968-2060; phone (919) 968-2060

Open Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm; Sat, 10am-2pm.


Since 1992, the Visitors Center has provided information and assistance to all those visiting Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and the two dozen other communities of Orange County, and those planning to visit here. The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau works closely with the two other visitors centers (at UNC and in Hillsborough) and numerous other organizations to promote visits, vacations and meetings in Orange County. ADA access (front entrance). Free parking behind building.

Orange County Visitors Center

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150 East King Street (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

Directions

toll-free (877)-732-7748; phone (919) 732-7741

Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun, 1-4pm. Closed major holidays.


Located in the historic Alexander Dickson House (see separate listing), the visitors center provides information and assistance to travelers and those planning to visit the Hillsborough area, and conducts guided and self-guided tours of the historic downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. An adjacent garden displays traditional 18th and 19th centry plants used for cooking, medicine and dyeing cloth. The site includes an office used by Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston during the Civil War. Tours are available on the second Saturday of the month at 10am and 2pm, Cost is $5. Closed major holidays. Free parking on street.

UNC Visitors’ Center

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250 East Franklin Street (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

(919) 962-1630

Open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.


In the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center building (West Lobby). The UNC Visitors’ Center is an appropriate gateway into the 730-acre, 30,000-student university, the first state-supported institution in the U.S., established in 1793.  Enthusiastic student-guides with a wealth of knowledge of UNC history provide a true Carolina Experience, sharing landmarks, legends, and student life on a walking tour. Tours are offered daily. Please call (919) 962-1630 to schedule one of these tours. Self-guided tours are also available. Specialized tours are available for prospective graduate students and for school groups. Please call for more information. Next to the visitors center inside is a small rotunda gallery of art and statuary. Parking available (ticket entry lot).

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Did You Know?

Visitors centers are excellent resources for finding places and services, getting printed literature on all sorts of things to see and do, and obtaining general travel assistance while you're in our area.