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Outdoor pool is open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. The 25-meter pool offers zero-depth entry and 4 lap lanes. Locker rooms, showers and family changing area are available. Free and open to the public. Call for specific details on programs provided by the Town of Chapel Hill’s Parks and Recreation Department.

Wed-Sat, 10 am - 5 pm; Thur till 8 pm; Sun 1 pm - 5 pm.
The Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a wide stylistic range of art, from contemporary American photography to European master paintings, and from video installations to Early Modern portraits.  The Ackland’s holdings – over 16,000 works of art – include significant collections of European masterworks, 20th-century and contemporary art, African art, and North Carolina pottery.  In addition, the Ackland has North Carolina’s premier collections of Asian art and works on paper (drawings, prints, and photographs).  Admission is free.

The Ackland has a vibrant and active program schedule offering music, films, gallery talks, tours, and other activities to all ages. 

Visit ackland.org to find out more about Chapel Hill’s own world-class museum!

Mon-Sat, 10 am - 5 :30 pm; Thur, 10 am - 8:30 pm; Sun Noon - 5 pm
The Ackland Museum Store has a focused emphasis on merchandise that supports and reflects the Museum’s core mission to animate, inspire, and transform people’s lives with works of art.  The Store’s inventory includes home décor items such as pottery, glass, and metalwork; kitchen and tabletop items; jewelry and accessories; children’s toys and books; and stationery.  Books about art history and criticism, contemporary art and design, and culture and lifestyles are also available, as well as books by UNC and regional authors and artists’ monographs.  A dedicated gallery space at the Ackland Museum Store features rotating exhibitions of original artworks in a variety of media by local and regional artists and artisans.

Open for dinner daily at 5:30, Sun brunch, 10am-2pm.

Fine Dining. Chosen one of the 50 best neighborhood restaurants by Bon Appetit magazine. Serves great seasonal food with an unmistakable Southern flair. Stellar wine list. All ABC permits. Credit cards. Outdoor dining. Free parking. Reservations suggested. Entertainment: Jazz.

Open for lunch Mon-Sat, 11:30am-2pm; for dinner Mon-Thu, 5-9:30pm; Fri-Sat, 5-10:30pm; Sun, 5-9pm.
Restaurant features traditional Japanese cuisine and sushi bar, including a variety of sushi, teriyaki and tempura. Credit cards. Free parking. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.

Late 18th century Quaker-plan house was moved from its original site 1-1/4 mi. SE of Hillsborough and restored. An adjacent garden displays traditional 18th and 19th century plants used for cooking, medicine and dyeing cloth. The site includes an office used by Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston before he surrendered his troops to Union Gen. William T. Sherman at nearby Durham Station in April 1865, which ended the Civil War. Parking. Hillsborough Visitors Center, open daily for visitor information: Monday - Saturday 10:00AM - 4:00PM and Sunday 12:00AM - 4:00PM. 

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm; Sun, 11am-8pm.

Serves authentic New York-style pizza and a wide variety of gourmet pizzas, plus appetizers, stromboli, calzones, subs, salads, desserts and more. We use only the freshest ingredients. Free delivery. Credit cards. Free parking. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.

Tue-Wed 10:30 am - 5 pm; Thu-Sat 10:30 am - 8 pm;  Sun Closed

Specializes in pit-cooked North Carolina barbecue, cooked over hickory wood—unique to this area—plus homemade country food, including desserts.

The Aloft Hotel is your meeting destination just outside the campus of the University of North Carolina and just 1 mile from the William & Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education.

• Meeting Space:  1,600. Sq. ft.
• Accommodations: 130 Rooms