Museum
Ackland Art Museum
Chapel Hill
Wed-Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun: 1 to 5 p.m., Mon-Tue: Closed, Second Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Checked September 18, 2026
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Things to do in Chapel Hill
Museums and farms & pumpkin patches — 10 places to go in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Published admission runs $6 to $20.
What this list covers
Chapel Hill has 10 places to go, mostly museums (5), farms & pumpkin patches (4).
5 of them publish an admission price, 5 publish opening hours.
Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on September 18, 2026.
Museums in Chapel Hill5
Museum
Carolina Basketball Museum
Chapel Hill
Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Sunday closed
No offer on their site
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Museum
Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill
Checked September 18, 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 $6 admission
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Museum
The Nest
Chapel Hill
Tuesday–Friday 8:30 AM–10:30 AM, 11 AM–1 PM; Saturday 8:30 AM–10:30 AM, 11 AM–1 PM
From $6 admission
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Indoor climbing in Chapel Hill1
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.”
Common questions
- How much do things to do in Chapel Hill cost?
- Published prices run from $6 to $20 — $6 at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, $20 at 1870 Farm, across 2 attractions in Chapel Hill that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
- 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.
- What kinds of attractions are included?
- museums (5), farms & pumpkin patches (4), indoor climbing (1).