Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapel Hill has an excellent music scene, with shows nearly every night of the week. For
entertainment listings, pick up the free weekly
Independent
(
www.indyweek.com
)
.
Cocoa Cinnamon
COFFEE SHOP
(
www.cocoacinnamon.com
; 420 W Geer St, Durham; 7:30am-10pm Mon-Thu, 7:30am-midnight
Fri & Sat, 9am-9pm Sun)
If someone tells you that you
must
order a hot chocolate at Cocoa
Cinnamon, ask them to be more specific. This new, talk-of-the town coffee shop offers
several cocoas, and newbies may be paralyzed by the plethora of chocolatey awesome-
ness. Come here to enjoy cocoa, teas, single-source coffee and the energetic vibe.
Fullsteam Brewery
BREWPUB
(
www.fullsteam.ag
; 726 Rigsbee Ave, Durham; 4pm-midnight Mon-Thu, to 2am Fri, noon-2am
Sat, to midnight Sun)
Calling itself a 'plow-to-pint' brewery, Fullsteam has gained national
attention for pushing the boundaries of beer with wild, super-Southern concoctions like
sweet-potato lager and persimmon ale. Mixed-age crowds.
Top of the Hill
PUB
(
www.thetopofthehill.com
;
100 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill; 11am-2am)
The 3rd-story patio of
this downtown restaurant and microbrewery is
the
place for the Chapel Hill preppy set to
see and be seen after football games.
Cat's Cradle
MUSIC
( 919-967-9053;
www.catscradle.com
;
300 E Main St, Carrboro)
Everyone from Nirvana to
Arcade Fire has played the Cradle, hosting the cream of the indie-music world for three
decades. Most shows are all-ages.
Information
Chapel Hill Visitor Center
( 919-968-2060;
www.visitchapelhill.org
; 501 W Franklin St, Chapel
Hill; 8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat)
Durham Visitor Center
(
800-446-8604, 919-687-0288;
www.durham-nc.com
; 101 E Morgan
St, Durham;
8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat)
The visitor center has information and
maps.
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