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UNC Visitors Center

Welcome to Carolina

Experience an innovative institution of higher learning, a global research university committed to accessibility and impact, a place with a legacy as old as the United States – and a boundless future. The UNC Visitors Center looks forward to sharing all that is special about Carolina.

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Take a tour

Our in-person Sense of Place tour is a 90-minute walking tour hosted by student guides who share campus history, traditions and the student experience as well as some of the University’s current endeavors in research and innovation. Learn more about our Sense of Place tour.

The Visitors Center also offers a 75-minute walking graduate student tour for students interested in going beyond their undergraduate studies to pursue graduate and professional degrees at Carolina. Hosted by a current graduate student tour guide, these tours provide information on graduate student life at Carolina. Learn more about our graduate student tour.

Polk Place on the campus of U.N.C. Chapel Hill on a sunny fall day. People are seen walking on brick pathways and sitting on the lawn, and a large American flag is flying. Wilson Library is seen in the background.

The UNC Visitors Center, located at 134 E. Franklin Street, is open to guests 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

We hope that you will find our Visitors Guide helpful as you explore Carolina. If you have other questions, you may reach us 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at uncvisitorscenter@unc.edu. For details about parking on campus, check visitor parking. For information and resources about Chapel Hill, visit the Chapel Hill and Orange County Welcome Center.

A mannequin of Rameses in Visitors Center.
  • UNC Visitors Center 134 E Franklin Street Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514Chapel Hill27514

Explore more

  • Long-range aerial image of Morehead-Patterson Bell Towr on a partly cloudy afternoon on the campus of U.N.C Chapel Hill.

    Carolina from above

    Tour campus from a bird’s-eye view and see fall colors around Carolina in this drone fly-through video.

  • Carolina band poses with Rameses

    These numbers show what makes Carolina special

    In this Carolina basketball-inspired video, learn the statistics that put UNC-Chapel Hill above the rest.

  • Rameses in blue horns in the Pit

    Timeless traditions

    Take a sip from the Old Well on your first day of classes to get good grades. Sign your name on the bricks inside the Bell Tower as a senior. Relax in the sun on Polk Place. Carolina is filled with traditions - some that date back for decades and others that are new - that students cherish today.

  • Four students talking and sitting on the lawn of McCorkle Place on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill

    It’s a great day to be a Tar Heel

    “It’s a great day to be a Tar Heel” is a phrase you’ll often hear around Carolina, and for a good reason. Every day, Tar Heels create a positive impact on the world by improving their communities and inspiring change through their talents. They’re artists, scientists, humanitarians, researchers and innovators doing extraordinary things.

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