Where to stay

Holiday Inn Express, 202 Cardinal Drive. 83 rooms, including 7 suites. Free continental breakfast (6:30am-9:30am), pool, fitness center, 24-hour coffee in the main lobby, 24-hour fax and copy services, easily accessbile from I-85 and I-40, 15 minutes to Durham and Chapel Hill. Rates-$$ (919) 644-7997, Toll-Free (800) HOLIDAY.

Inn at Teardrop, 175 W. King Street. An old-fashioned B&B, 6 rooms. Built in 1769 and enlarged in 1880, the house is furnished with antiques and has a small garden. Rates-$$. (919) 732-1120.

Microtel, 120 Dogwood Street. 71 rooms, including 11 suites. Contintental breakfast, easily accessible from I-85 and I-40, 15 minutes to Durham and Chapel Hill. Rates $/$$. (919) 245-3102.

Southern Country Inn, 122 Daniel Boone Street. 55 rooms, 65 campsites. Located in the Antique Village. Affordable rooms, contintental breakfast, pool, full hook-up campground located behind the motel, easily accessible from I-85 and I-40. Walking distance to many restaurants. Truck parking. Rates-$. (919) 732-8101.

Webb House Bed & Breakfast Inn, 117 E. Queen St. 2 bedrooms and 1 suite, each with its own private bath, view of the gardens, fireplace with gas logs and a touch of the 1800s. Guests may enjoy wine and cheese at 5 pm and cordials and chocolates before bedtime, plus a full breakfast each morning. Walking distance to shops and restaurants. Rates-TBA. (919) 732-8466.