3-Day Chapel Hill itinerary guide

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Chapel Hill — Chapel-Hill-Uniting-Church-Brisbane

Top stops to prioritize

Merritt's Grill
Italian Pizzeria III
Cat’s Cradle
Oakleaf
University Place
Goodfellows
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dean E. Smith Center

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

Merritt's Grill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dean E. Smith Center
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe
Al's Burger Shack
Time-Out Restaurant - East Franklin
Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen

Day 2: North side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the north side side of town.

Cat’s Cradle
The Baxter Arcade
Carolina Brewery
Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery

Day 3: Off the beaten path

For day 3, if you don’t mind the extra trek, today covers more off the beaten path places like Caffè Driade.

University Place
Caffè Driade
Old Well
Sutton's Drug Store

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