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Hillsborough
is served by the Raleigh-Durham
International Airport, accessed from either I-40 or I-540 and about 30
miles to the southwest. The airport is centered
among Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, Durham and the Research Triangle.
Morrisville (the closest to the terminal) and Cary are just to the
south; Durham is the the northwest; Raleigh to the southeast and
Research Triangle Park (RTP) is directly west.
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If you are a history buff, Hillsborough is a required stop. According to the Chamber of Commerce, Hillsborough has more than 100 buildings that date to the 18th and 19th Centuries. They also claim that it was during the 1788 Constitutional Convention, held here, that the demand for a
‘Bill of Rights’ was made unequivocally. No Bill of Rights, no Constitution. As the county seat of Orange County, the county
Visitors’ Center is here – at 150 East King Street. (They also have a Queen Street.)
Hillsborough Visitor Center - Some of
Hillsborough is directly accessible from I-40 and some only from I-85. The Visitors' Center is the latter.
If you are eastbound on I-40, take the I-85 lanes at exit 163 (left exit) and then take exit 164 and turn left onto S. Churton Street (NC-1009 at this point but it becomes NC-86).
If you are westbound on I-40, take exit 261 and turn right on S. Churton Street (NC-1009 at this point but it becomes NC-86).
Follow Churton into town and at King Street turn right. The Hillsborough Visitor Center is at 150 East King Street.
The Hillsborough Visitor Center is open 7 days a week. Of special interest to many visitors is their (free) self guided walking tour printed booklet.
For more information phone 1-919-732-8156.
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Orange County Historical Museum -
The Museum exhibits feature memorabilia from the Colonial, Antebellum, Civil War, and Industrialization eras. Also on display is the only complete set of Colonial weights and
measures in in the U.S.A.
They also have a second-floor gallery which displays works of local artists - a different artist is represented monthly.
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 11a to 4p; Sundays from 1 to 4p. Closed major holidays. Admission: FREE.
For more information about this and the other Orange County
museums, phone 1-919-732-2201 or visit the county's web page at
OCHistMuseum.
If you are eastbound on I-40, take the I-85 lanes at exit 163 (left exit) and then take exit 164 and turn left onto S. Churton Street (NC-1009 at this point but it becomes NC-86).
If you are westbound on I-40, take exit 261 and turn right on S. Churton Street (NC-1009 at this point but it becomes NC-86).
Follow Churton into town and to the museum at 201 N. Churton Street.
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I-40/I-85 Split
- I-85 splits off to head north again, here. I-40 resumes its own exit numbers (and they wonder why folks get confused) to dart southeast to Raleigh and then south to Wilmington. There is a lot of last minute lane switching here so stay alert.
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