Triangle 101

Hwy 15-501, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (map)

2514 University Dr, Durham, NC 27707 (map)

Whose barbecue is better, Texas or North Carolina? Turns out both.

9401 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27617 (map)

157 1/2 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (map)

Where dining in a cave is ultra-cool for college kids.

320 1/2 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603 (map)

460 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (map)

100 E Franklin St 3rd Floor, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (map)

Get a bird's-eye view of downtown Chapel Hill at this Franklin Street brewery and restaurant.

450 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (map)

224 S Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601 (map)

211 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (map)

1505 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27605 (map)

3001 Cameron Blvd, Durham, NC 27705 (map)

2000 Fearrington Village Ctr, Pittsboro, NC 27312 (map)

A wildly romantic inn, unexpectedly plopped in the middle of Pittsboro.

1000 Darrington Dr, Cary, NC 27513 (map)

This full-service day spa offers clients free sessions in a special eucalyptus inhalation room.

614 W Peace St, Raleigh, NC 27605 (map)

Luxurious spa treatments and hair and nail services are offered in a cute, cozy house.

3400 Westgate Dr, Durham, NC 27707 (map)

On the menu: An entire day of pampering, including massage, facials and big, fluffy bathrobes.

409 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701 (map)

Chapel Dr, Durham, NC 27708 (map)

Flying buttresses, stained glass and ornate organs lure half a million visitors here each year.

250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (map)