Hillsborough Visitors Center

I was very grateful for the visitors center during my visit in Hillsborough. I walked around the town and on the Riverwalk a lot, and it was nice to have easy access to clean restrooms and a water bottle filling spot! The lady inside the visitors center was friendly when I stopped in. Glad to see an old building that was preserved and is being used.

My wife and I are new to the area, so we stopped by to learn about Hillsborough. The young lady in there, I think her name was Ann, from Chapel Hill, had studied History, was so warm, friendly and informative. We talked about the history of the area for quite awhile, and even discussed Silent Sam. Since General Johnston stayed in the house the Visitor Center is in during his surrender to General Sherman, we discussed both men and she was well informed about Sherman, she had read a book about him.
I highly recommend anyone stop there even if you are just visiting for the day or, like my wife and I, have moved to the area. You will learn about all of the great historic sites in Hillsborough, get pamphlets, and learn about upcoming events.

Enjoyed our stop at the visitor center. The historic buildings and garden were restful. We had lunch at the picnic tables on site.

Stop here first. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. The 7-minute video is a MUST. Great items to purchase. Bought a couple of interesting books, postcards and walked away with some brochures about the local sites.

Greatly enjoyed our experience! Got to learn some history, swap some stories, and was pointed towards a great to explore/eat! Definitely recommend stopping by on your way into town.

This should be one of your first stops when visiting the area. Hillsborough is full of history. You can tell by talking to the Visitors Center staff that they enjoy sharing local information! Multiple interesting sites are within walking distance of the center.

I really enjoyed popping in here. It's worth it just to look at the architecture of the home it's housed in. They have a 7 minute video that gives a brief rundown of the history of the area. The lady that was working was very helpful and gave lots of recommendations.

We only had a few minutes to stop in to see about a future visit. The lady was very helpful and informative. Hillsborough looks like a town that we will want to come back to look around.

Friendly volunteers in historic building with all the area info a block off the main street.

The wife and I are big on American history and this is a great little town to see. The star of the show is Amanda in the visitors center! Her personality lights up like a Christmas tree as she explains the local history - well, actually, when she explains anything! She is tops at customer service and thinks of things you might not in terms of helps. As a retired historical architect, the house that the visitors center is located in is wonderful to see, a good restoration, and lots of architectural detail. (Call the number posted on the front porch to be let in - it's a Covid distancing thing.) Another big winner is Courtney over in the historic museum a few blocks away! She is very well versed, so just ask a few questions and then stand back and watch her go! You will learn a lot in a modest amount of time as she walks you through the exhibits. Truly worth it - and free! There is fine dining in the same couple blocks at Antonia's (call ahead for a reservation) on Churtan St and the prime rib sandwich at the Wooden Nickle a few doors away is really good! Pick a day to "get away" and drive into this little town. Cruise the streets to see many old historic homes, many with date markers. Or come near the end of a day as we did. We had dinner at Antonia's, and stayed over to "do the town" the next day. Lodging runs from $68 for the night at Microtel to $295 a night at the restored Colonial Inn. Guess which one we picked! Have a great time! Tell Amanda Warren says "Hi!"

LAC (Living Arts Collectives) had a dance wave on my visit. Parking was easy. Area was clean as is across the street from the court house. The lawn was beautiful ❤. Bathroom on site was clean, clean, clean, and stocked.

Very nice place to visit with my bike

Staffed by locals who are very welcoming and friendly. For such a small town, it's surprising how much they came up with to share. If you want advice about where to go or more knowledge about local history, look no further.

I had a wonderful wide-ranging conversation with the lady who was hosting, about Founders, Signers, Generals, and Fathers and Brothers who fought and bled for this nation, at its beginnings, and through some of its darkest days...some Patriots, some rebels and some somewhere in between.

Place is great. All the info u need. I've lived here 15 yrs a d still go there occasionally.

Loved it!
Very informative!

Very nice area. We went to the art fair and it was very festive

Very friendly n knowledgeable, great info n advice on the area

Super cute little place. Kind and informative staff.

Everything you want you know about the history of Hillsborough is there!