Chapel Hill
WELCOME TO CHAPEL HILL
Chapel Hill is a multicultural university town that is home to UNC-Chapel Hill. It’s a trend-setting playground full of sights, sounds, and tastes that make it the kind of place that innovators, entrepreneurs, musicians, artists and even Nobel prize winners call home.
FRANKLIN STREET
Historic Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill is home to more than 200 restaurants, bars, retail shops and service businesses. Enjoy festivals, special events, nightlife and cultural destinations. 140 West and Carolina Square are Franklin Street's hubs for outdoor happenings.
HISTORY
Chapel Hill was, in fact, created to serve the University. When the University Of NC Board of Trustees chose the area around New Hope Chapel as the site for the first State University in 1793, they also named a committee to lay out a town adjacent to the site. (image: Chapel Hill…
DINING
In Chapel Hill a profusion of gastronomic delights await you! From long time establishments like Time-Out serving comfort food to a newly opened modern Proximo serving Spanish Tapas - you'll have a hard time deciding so, we invite you to extend your stay!
SOUTHERN VILLAGE
Southern Village is located south of town and is five minutes from UNC-Chapel Hill. This new urbanism neighborhood was established in 1994 where Market Street, which is within walking distance to all parts of the neighborhood, has a variety of entertainment, food and shops.