Chapel Hill Tickets

Chapel Hill
Let us brief you about a city that is hailed as one of the most beautiful and charming cities of North Carolina. We are referring to Chapel Hill that is a town in Durham and Orange counties.

Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh make up the three corners of the Research Triangle and the town is famous for its rich traditions, spirited lifestyle and exuberance. Here we put spotlight on the major attractions of this wonderful city.

Chapel Hill is a booming college town that is home to University of North Carolina. Incidentally the town shares its birthday with this university. It was on October 12, 1793 when the first lots were sold for this town. The year 1819 was a landmark in Chapel Hills history as the General Assembly authorized a municipal government for the city this year.

Finally, it was incorporated in 1851. Over the years, Chapel Hill has maintained its standard as a highly respected city that offers convenient living for citizens and exciting visitors attractions. For a casual holiday enthusiast, Chapel Hill means life.

This city has a capacity to satisfy everyone be it a poet, music lover, theatergoer or sports aficionado. The kids will like it thanks to parks and fun places and the elders will love it thanks to its beautiful architect and welcoming environment. From downtown to the nearby localities, Chapel Hill is beauty personified.

Your visit to Chapel Hill should start with Downtown that is the heart of the town to say the least. This is the most bustling area of the town and many college-style and upscale restaurants and eateries, stores, boutiques and memorabilia shops. There are supreme quality bars, nightclubs and pubs in this area that are always full of party animals.

Chapel Hill is hailed as America's Foodiest Small Town by Bon Appetit Magazine. And why not, the city is like a heaven on earth for the foodies. Over the year, its downtown area has become somewhat of a hot spot for popular American cuisine. Three of the top ten restaurants recognized by the News & Observer in the Triangle are located in its Downtown area.

The Lantern Restaurant on West Franklin was termed News & Observer Restaurant of the Year in 2008 while many other eateries are on the way to gain international recognition.If eating out is fun in Chapel Hill, then shopping is no less interesting. The city boosts of some very interesting shopping malls and local markets that provides all the variety and temptations for ensuring shop-till-you-drop kind of situation.

The city also ranks high in natural beauty and nature-lovers will find a lot of attractive parks and places all over the city. The city of Chapel Hill also holds rich educational tradition thanks to University of North Carolina that is supposed to be the oldest state-supported university in the country.

The town maintains a healthy lifestyle and its good infrastructure ensures that you have good times during your stay in Chapel Hill. Now comes the most interesting part of Chapel Hills attractions, its rocking entertainment scene.

The town has a vibrant music and theater scene and a variety of such events take place in citys venues throughout a year. Its music venues and club play host to biggest and brightest stars. The local talent is even more praise-worthy as the town provides them good setting to launch a successful music career.

Being the homeland of James Taylor, George Hamilton IV, Southern Culture on the Skids, Superchunk, Polvo and many others; Chapel Hill truly keeps its musical traditions alive.The Chelsea Theater and Lumina Theater are among the top live venues of Chapel Hill.

Bars like Cave, Reservoir and others host local and international music acts on regular basis. And then there are multi-purpose venues that can accommodate different type of events. Among popular festivals of the town, Apple Chill, Festifall, Halloween celebrations and Special Olympics deserve an honorable mention.

If downtown scene and entertainment is the heart of Chapel Hill, sports is its soul. The town boosts of many fantastic sports and recreational facilities that are lauded by everyone. The city is the home to Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center that is also known as Smith Center or the Dean Dome. This purpose arena is home to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team.

The Chapel Hill Community Center is another great center offering indoor swimming, indoor and outdoor basketball, outdoor volleyball and other facilities. Among the top sports venues of Chapel Hill, Hargraves Community Center stands out because of its educational, recreational and athletic programs.

The Lincoln Gymnasium & Arts Center with its largest pottery studio and spacious Gymnasium also provide valued recreational opportunities. Sports, entertainment, food, shopping and some extremely interesting scenery, Chapel Hill surely deserves a visit.

So why dont you mark this beautiful North Carolina city with a tick as your next holiday destination, and trust us; that will be the most memorable holidays you can have.