Chapel Hill, NC - (December 12, 2024) – The Chapel Hill/Orange County (NC) Visitors Bureau has published a new edition of its annual Visitors Guide. The 2025 Official Visitors Guide is a comprehensive resource for residents, visitors, meeting and conference attendees and others planning a trip to the Chapel Hill & Orange County, NC area.

The bureau’s new 48-page book, including cover, features Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Orange County and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Find user-friendly listings of accommodations, shopping, attractions & entertainment, outdoor activities, restaurants, coffee shops and nightlife, top festivals and events and helpful resources. Also find downtown parking maps and transportation information. 

This guide was shortened to 48 pages with the cover highlighting fun on Franklin Street while welcoming people to Visit Chapel Hill, Carrboro & Hillsborough, North Carolina. There is new bold photography and also an updated 10 Fun Things to Do While Visiting List.

“Our annual Visitors Guide consistently provides fresh updated content to tens of thousands of annual visitors to Orange County who seek ideas on where to stay, dine, shop and explore,” said Laurie Paolicelli, director of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau. “It’s a resource to give the visitor a well-rounded picture of visiting our destination.”

To request a copy be mailed to you, call (919) 245-4320, or fill out a request form on our website at https://www.visitchapelhill.org/visitors-guide/ or email info@visitchapelhill.org. Free copies can also be picked up at the Welcome Center at 308 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm or Saturday 10 am – 3 pm. An online version of the complete guide can be downloaded as well.

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About Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
As the official accredited destination marketing organization of Chapel Hill and Orange County, the mission of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau is to develop and coordinate visitor services in Orange County and to implement marketing programs that will enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the community. The Visitors Bureau is a department of Orange County, NC Government. For information: www.VisitChapelHill.org.

Cover features fun in downtown Chapel Hill, NC on Franklin Street by photographer Donn Young. 
PDFs and JPGs of front cover https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ozl4-m9LOEF1PBPBmTOu8djz6lmRfRwB?usp=sharing