Chapel Hill Museum, Chapel Hill

Name: Chapel Hill Museum
Address: Chapel Hill, United States

#1 among attractions in Chapel Hill

Museum, Top attraction, History museum

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Chapel Hill Museum was a local cultural and historical museum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The museum was founded in 1996 by leaders of the Town of Chapel Hill's Bicentennial Committee and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2006. In the decade since its founding, Chapel Hill Museum averaged over 20,000 visitors a year and provided education programs to over 3,500 local students a year. The museum closed on July 11, 2010. ()

Established: 1996 (28 years ago)Coordinates: 35°54'59"N, 79°2'51"W

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Downtown Chapel HillChapel Hill United States

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Chapel Hill Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dean Smith Center, Kenan Memorial Stadium, Unsung Founders Memorial, Franklin Street.

1.2 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill
31 min walk • The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, used primarily as the home for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team.
0.6 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill
17 min walk • Kenan Memorial Stadium is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is the home field of the North Carolina Tar Heels. It is primarily used for football. The stadium opened in 1927 and holds 50,500 people. It is located near the center of campus at the University of North Carolina.
~1680 ftSW
Monuments and statues
Unsung Founders Memorial, Chapel Hill
9 min walk • The Unsung Founders Memorial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a memorial located in McCorkle Place, one of the University's quads.
0.5 miSW
Church
Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
14 min walk • Franklin Street is a prominent thoroughfare in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Historic Franklin Street is considered the center of social life for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as the town of Chapel Hill.
0.7 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill
19 min walk • Cary C. Boshamer Stadium is a baseball stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team.
~1240 ftSW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums, Historical place
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill
7 min walk • Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a unit of the university, Morehead receives about one-third of its funding through state sources, one-third through ticket and gift sales, and one-third through gifts and grants.
0.5 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill
13 min walk • The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is located at 101 S.
~1700 ftSW
Monuments and statues, Public art
Silent Sam, Chapel Hill
9 min walk • The Confederate Monument, University of North Carolina, commonly known as Silent Sam, is a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier by Canadian sculptor John A.
~1800 ftSW
Tree
Davie Poplar, Chapel Hill
9 min walk • Davie Poplar is a large tulip poplar tree located in McCorkle Place on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
~1050 ftSW
Botanical garden with varied plantings
Coker Arboretum, Chapel Hill
6 min walk • Coker Arboretum is an arboretum within the North Carolina Botanical Garden on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
0.5 miS
Tower, Sculpture
Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower, Chapel Hill
14 min walk • The Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower is a functioning bell tower located on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is a 172-foot-tall tower with a Roman numeral clock built-in on each of the four sides of the tower. The top of the bell tower holds an observation area. It is topped by a conical spire structure.

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Which popular attractions are close to Chapel Hill Museum?

Nearby attractions include Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill (5 min walk), Coker Arboretum, Chapel Hill (6 min walk), Arthur C. and Mary S.A. Nash House, Chapel Hill (6 min walk), Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill (7 min walk).

How to get to Chapel Hill Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Chapel Hill Museum:

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East Franklin Street at North Boundary Street • Lines: Cl, D, F (2 min walk)