Local Guide
For your convenience, we have searched the nearby restaurants and attractions and listed them here. You can click the correspondent links below for more detailed information according to your own interests.
All the restaurants with the Tar Heel foot image are in the walking distance of Sitterson Hall, according to our personal experience. Just for fun, more details about UNC traditions including the Tar Heel and university color can be found here: UNC Traditions.
Here is the link of the North Carolina Division of Tourism, which provides lots of useful information for visitors to North Carolina. We hope you will enjoy your stay here!
For Visitors: North Carolina Division of Tourism
Restaurants
- Fine Dining ($$$ - $$$$)
- Local Favorites ($$ - $$$)
- Ethnic Food ($$ - $$$)
- Reasons to Visit Durham ($$ - $$$$)
- Coffee Shops ($ - $$)
- Ice Cream and Yogurt ($ - $$)
Attractions
Restaurants
Fine Dining ($$$ - $$$$)
Local Favorites ($$-$$$)
Ethnic Food ($$ - $$$)
Reasons to Visit Durham ($$ - $$$$)
| Name | Address/Contact | Reviews |
| Bullock's Barbecue |
3330 Quebec Dr
Durham, NC (919) 383-3211 |
Good NC BBQ
Official Link |
| Magnolia Grill |
1002 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705 (919) 286-3609 |
Official Link |
| Pao Lim Asian Bristo |
2505 Chapel Hill Blvd
Durham, NC 27707-2865 (919) 419-1771 |
Not in Driving Distance
Official Link |
| Nana's Restaurants |
2514 University Dr
Durham, NC (919) 493-8545 |
Fine Dining
Official Link |
| Outback Steakhouse |
3500 Mount Moriah Road
Durham, NC (919) 493-2202 |
Steak House
Official Link |
Coffee Shops ($ - $$)
| Name | Address/Contact | Reviews |
| Caffe Driade |
1215-A E Franklin Street
Chapel Hill. NC (919) 942-2333 |
Excellent
Official Link |
| Caribou Coffee |
205 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill. NC (919) 933-5404 |
Official Link |
| Starbucks |
103 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC, 27516 (919) 932-3824 |
Ice Cream and Yogurt ($ - $$)
| Name | Address/Contact | Reviews |
| Ben & Jerry's |
102 W. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill. NC (919) 967-9068 |
Official Link |
| The Inside Scoop |
764 Airport Rd
Chapel Hill (919) 933-6366 |
Official Link |
| TCBY Yogurt |
1808 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27510 919-967-0629 |
Official Link |
Attractions
Botanical Gardens
| Name | Address/Contact | Specialty |
| North Carolina Botanical Garden |
CB 3375, Totten Center
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3375 (919) 962-0522 |
15th Annual Sculpture in the Garden
Sep/14-Nov/22, 2002 |
| Duke Garden |
418 Anderson Street Box 90341
Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0341 (919) 684-3698 |
Garden Tour |
Museums
| Name | Address/Contact |
| Ackland Art Museum |
South Columbia, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 962-0837 |
| Duke University Museum of Art |
Box 90732, Durham, NC 27708
(919) 684-5135 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art |
2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC
(919) 839-6262 |
| North Carolina Museum of History |
5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27699-4750
(919) 715-0200 |
| North Carolina Museum of Life and Science |
433 Murray Avenue, PO Box 15190
Durham, NC 27704 (919) 220-5429 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Science |
11 W Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1029
(919) 733-7450 / (877) 4NA-TSCI |