When I encourage friends to visit Chapel Hill, North Carolina--my hometown-- they are surprised that there is anything to do in a college town, other than students and sports. But there is more to Chapel Hill than meets the eye. For starters, it's cool. Bikers, runners, coffee shop dwellers, intellectuals, politicians, protestors and new-aged hippies walk hand-in-hand, engrossed in conversation, amid tree-lined streets and historic neighborhoods. Musicians, artists, moms, jocks and the intellectually curious are all welcome in Chapel Hill. Greenways, trails and paths; museums, concerts and nightclubs; kids museums, art museums and concert halls are all part of the picture. Everyday there is a drop-in-lecture taking place on anything from eradicating HIV in Africa to global warming, author chats, tourism and human trafficking and lighter topics such as Carolina wines, barbecue tips and fruit compote seminars. It's a thinker's town. But it's a gorgeous town and it's fun to walk through the first state supported University-- UNC or "Carolina," as it's referred to. The restaurants are regularly touted in epicurean magazines and celebrities, presidential candidates and world leaders call it home. Come visit.
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