Museum
Ackland Art Museum
Chapel Hill
Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Sat: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sun: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Hours via Google MapsChecked September 30, 2026
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Things to do in Chapel Hill with kids
Museums and farms & pumpkin patches — 13 places to go with kids in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2 free to enter · most admission $6 to $17.
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Museums in Chapel Hill6
Museum
Carolina Basketball Museum
Chapel Hill
Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday: Closed
No offer on their site
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Museum
Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill
Fridays from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Checked October 8, 2026
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Museum
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Chapel Hill
Friday 2:30–6:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sunday 1:00–6:00 pm
From $16.95 per person
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Museum
The Nest
Chapel Hill
Tuesday–Friday 8:30 AM–10:30 AM and 11 AM–1 PM; Saturday 8:30 AM–10:30 AM and 11 AM–1 PM
From $6 per person
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Museum
The Tax Museum
Chapel Hill
Checked October 2, 2026
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Farm
1870 Farm
Chapel Hill
Saturdays 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
From $18 per person
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Farm
Belle Vie Farm
Chapel Hill
Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat–Sun: 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Hours via Google MapsChecked October 2, 2026
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Farm
Spring Haven Farm
Chapel Hill
Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Sun: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Hours via Google MapsFrom $5 per person
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Farm
Sunrise Community Farm Center
Chapel Hill
10 am to 5 pm on Saturdays
From $8 published price
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Farm
WildSide Farm
Chapel Hill
Mon: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Tue: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Wed–Thu: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Fri: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sat: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM; Sun: Closed
Hours via Google MapsChecked October 9, 2026
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Indoor climbing in Chapel Hill1
What’s on in Chapel Hill
Within 25 miles of Chapel Hill. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.
Sat & Sun17 miFall SeasonMcKee CornField MazeRougemont, NCSep 26 – Oct 31See details
Sat only17 miThe Witch's Haunted Barn & Pumpkin PatchFirefly FarmHillsborough, NCOct 3 – 31See details
Sat & Sun22 miPumpkin Carving with CapybarasLiberty Acres Animal Haven & Equine RescueLiberty, NCOct 5 – 31Check tickets- Until Oct 3017 miNo-Actor Friday at the Haunted BarnFirefly FarmHillsborough, NCOct 9 – 30See details
From Oct 2420 miSpa-Francorchamps GT3 Endurance RaceApex Racing LabCary, NCSat, Oct 24 · 7:00 pmSee details- From Oct 2422 miCozy Panda Pottery Painting + Capybara EncounterLiberty Acres Animal Haven & Equine RescueLiberty, NCSat, Oct 24Check tickets
- From Oct 2520 miWatch Party: Circuit of the AmericasApex Racing LabCary, NCSun, Oct 25 · 3:00 pmSee details
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Free in Chapel Hill
2 attractions in Chapel Hill get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.
The venue says: “Admission to the Ackland is always free.”
The venue says: “Admission to the Museum is FREE.”
What this list covers
Chapel Hill has 13 places to go, mostly museums (6), farms & pumpkin patches (5).
9 of them publish an admission price, 12 publish opening hours.
Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on October 9, 2026.
Common questions
- Is there anything free to do in Chapel Hill?
- 2 attractions in Chapel Hill say on their own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction. Examples include Ackland Art Museum, Carolina Basketball Museum.
- What kinds of attractions are included?
- museums (6), farms & pumpkin patches (5), parks & beaches (1), indoor climbing (1).