Orange County Attractions and Activities
Ackland
Museum
The Ackland Art Museum exhibits from a permanent collection of
more than 14,000 works of art from around the world. The Ackland
's holdings are particularly rich in Old Master paintings and
sculptures by artists such as Degas, Rubens and Pissarro; Indian
miniatures; Japanese paintings; North Carolina folk art; and prints,
drawings and photographs. Additionally, the museum exhibits four
to six temporary loan exhibitions annually.
ArtsCenter
The ArtsCenter 's 300-seat theater offers a wide variety of musical
and theatrical events throughout the year, including plays, family
shows, dances, and traditional blues, pop, world music, folk,
and jazz concerts.
Carolina
PlayMakers Repertory Company
NC 's only full-season, non-profit, professional theater. PlayMakers
unites students in the conservatory training program at UNC-CH
with professional actors in quality performances. The company
performs in the Paul Green Theatre, a state-of-the-art facility
seating 500 patrons.
Coker
Arboretum (UNC Campus)
The Coker Arboretum, located on the University of North Carolina
campus, is the oldest of the Garden 's tracts and was founded
in 1903 by Dr. William Chambers Coker, the University 's first
Professor of Botany.
Dean
E. Smith Center Complex (UNC)
The Dean E. Smith Center Complex opened in January 1986 and includes
the Dean E. Smith Center and Koury Natatorium. The Smith Center
is the third largest on-campus arena in the country, with a seating
capacity of 21,572 for basketball games and 21,444 for concerts.
Kenan
Memorial Stadium (UNC)
Kenan Memorial Stadium is where the University of North Carolina
Tar Heels football teams have played since 1927. The stadium seats
60,000+ people. It also features the Hall of Honors, the Heavner
Theater for football archives, display cases of historic artifacts,
interactive kiosks, video presentations and vintage photographs.
Morehead
Planetarium
The Morehead Planetarium, one of the largest planetariums in the
United States, and is located on the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill campus. The Morehead Planetarium Building and grounds,
include a 68-foot, domed Star Theater and Zeiss Model VI Star
Projector, scientific exhibits and classrooms, 24-inch Cassegrain
reflecting telescope and observation decks, Visitor's Center,
art galleries, rose gardens and a massive sundial.
N.C.
Botanical Gardens
The North Carolina Botanical Garden is the largest natural botanical
garden in the southeast. Consisting of 600 acres of preserved
land, it includes nature trails, carnivorous plant collections,
aquatics and herb gardens.
North Carolina
Collection Gallery (UNC)
The North Carolina Collection traces its origins back to the establishment
of the North Carolina Historical Society, organized in 1844 and
its contents illustrates four centuries of the colony and state
of North Carolina’s history.
Orange
County Historical Museum
Museum exhibits the first hundred years of Orange County 's history,
which includes the collection of silversmith William Huntington;
Colonial weights and measures-the only complete set in the US
and portraits of notable Colonial figures.
Orange
County Speedway
Orange County Speedway is one of the fastest 3/8-mile paved ovals
in the nation. The high-banked, wide turns make for fast, close
competitive racing action.
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