Visit 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 can’t wait to share all that is special about Carolina. Whether you're a student, staff member or visitor, we can recommend a guided tour, self-directed stroll or many other ways to help you to discover Carolina.

A man and woman walk up the stairs outside the west side of Morehead Planetarium, site of the UNC Visitors' Center.

Welcome to Carolina!

The Visitors Center welcomes you to our dynamic campus. Whether you’re interested in prospective undergraduate tours – provided by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions – or you’d just like to get to know Carolina better, we invite you to walk our storied brick paths and between our stone walls.

Look at the tour opportunities below to find one that fits your interests and for additional resources on visiting Carolina. Call or stop by the Visitors Center for a brochure, recommendations and insight.

Contact the Visitors Center

250 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, N.C.
(919) 962-1630
uncvisitorscenter@unc.edu
Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

  • UNC Visitors Center 250 E. Franklin St.Chapel Hill27514

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    Hanes Art Center115 S. Columbia St.Chapel HillNC27514 |

    Through image and form across a variety of media, tactics and disciplines, Johnson explores social and political issues and injustices, wrestling with boundaries between aesthetic, political and moral orders. He treats representation — not as a hermetic mimetic pictorial tradition —but as an agency to awaken and combat torpor.

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    UNC-Chapel Hill Visitors Center250 East Franklin StreetChapel HillNC27514 | Free

    The UNC Visitors Center welcomes guests to tour our dynamic campus. Whether you’re interested in prospective undergraduate tours – provided by our Office of Undergraduate Admissions – or you’d just like to get to know us better, we invite you to walk our storied brick paths and between our stone walls.

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    UNC-Chapel Hill Visitors Center250 East Franklin StreetChapel HillNC27514 | Free

    The UNC Visitors Center welcomes guests to tour our dynamic campus. Whether you’re interested in prospective undergraduate tours – provided by our Office of Undergraduate Admissions – or you’d just like to get to know us better, we invite you to walk our storied brick paths and between our stone walls.