Cary

By plane

Cary is approximately 9 miles (13 km) from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). RDU is served by all major U.S. airlines including Southwest, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines. These and other airlines provide direct connections to most major hubs, including Atlanta, Washington-Dulles, Baltimore-Washington, Chicago (Midway and O'Hare), New York City (LaGuardia), Las Vegas, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Phoenix, and a limited number of international hubs, like London, Paris, and Toronto. Most other major cities in the U.S. are reachable after a single connecting flight.

By car

• Interstate 40 runs just north of Cary and goes to points west including Durham, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Asheville. Two and a half hours east on I-40 is Wilmington and the North Carolina Beaches.
• Interstate 440 serves as the inner loop surrounding Raleigh.
• NC 540 is a toll road which passes through Western Cary, eventually becoming Interstate 540, Raleigh's outer beltway.
• US 1 runs through Cary on its way along the Eastern Seaboard.
• US 64 serves the south of Cary connecting Raleigh with Asheboro.

By train

Amtrak has 2 lines serving Cary. The Carolinian/Piedmont service starts in Charlotte with the Piedmont terminating in Raleigh and the Carolinian continuing towards New York City. The Silver Service stops in Cary on its way to Florida from New York. The station is at 211 North Academy Street.

By bus

GoTriangle offers bus service from Raleigh and from the Regional Transit Center, with connections to Durham, Chapel Hill, and other towns in the Triangle.

The immediate downtown area can be walked but Cary is fairly spread out and is best traveled by car. If you are visiting the area there are several car rental locations nearby at RDU International Airport.

By bus

Cary's bus service is GoCary, and it is also served by the affiliated Research Triangle regional bus system GoTriangle. GoCary lines 1 and 2 are loop routes, while lines 3-6 terminate at the train station.

• North Carolina FC

  address: 201 Soccer Park Drive
  North Carolina FC, renamed from Carolina Railhawks after the 2016 season, are a second division (NASL) professional soccer team that plays in WakeMed Soccer Park, a 10,000-seat stadium that is part of a larger 150-acre multi-use complex. The team plays from April through October and tickets start at $10.

• North Carolina Courage

  address: 201 Soccer Park Drive
  The Courage werere the 2018 champions of the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of the U.S. women's sport. They used to play as the Western New York Flash in Rochester. After the 2016 season, the owner of NCFC bought the Flash and moved them to the Triangle, renaming the team in honor of a former women's pro soccer team in the area. The Courage share WakeMed Soccer Park with NCFC. The season and ticket prices are similar to those for NCFC.

• Fred G. Bond Metro Park

  address: 801 High House Rd
  A 310-acre park that includes 4.2 miles of walking trails, a lake and boathouse, amphitheater, athletic fields, playground, and picnic areas.

• Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

  address: 2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
  Stevens Nature Center at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve has three miles of trails on 150 acres along Swift Creek. The preserve has several plants and trees that are not common to the piedmont region of North Carolina along with bird and wildlife viewing opportunities and various nature programs throughout the year.

• Koka Booth Amphitheatre

  phone: +1 919 462-2025
  address: 8003 Regency Pkwy
  Performance venue in Cary hosting a multitude of cultural events including Diwali and the Dragon Boat Festival.

• Lake Crabtree County Park

  address: 1400 Aviation Parkway
  Even though the park entrance is from the nearby town of Morrisville, significant portions of the park are in Cary. This wooded park has many small criss-crossing hiking and mountain-biking trails, and one 6-mile long trail that goes all around Lake Crabtree.

Golf

If golf is your thing, then check out the many public and private golf courses within Cary.

• MacGregor Downs Country Club

  phone: +1 919 467-0146
  address: 430 St Andrews Ln
  18 holes on the shores of Lake MacGregor, right off Highway 64.

• Lochmere Golf Club

  phone: +1 919 851-0611
  address: 2511 Kildaire Farm Rd

• Cary Towne Centre MallEnclosed shopping center with department stores Belk, Dillard's, J.C. Penney, Macy's and Sears.

• Hot Bread Cafe

  address: 1901 NW Cary Pkwy, Morrisville

• Jimmy V's Steakhouse & Tavern

  address: 107-131 Edinburgh Dr. S

• Sushi Thai

  address: 106 Kilmayne Drive
  Japanese/Thai cuisine. Most entrees between $10-20.

• Dean's Kitchen + Bar

  phone: +1 919-459-5875
  address: 1080 Darrington Dr
  Good seafood place serving farm-to-table fare. Starters $10-16. Entrees $16-35.

Cary doesn't have much in terms of traditional bars, but there are a few taverns and pubs scattered around the residential areas.

Coffee

• La Farm Bakery Two locations, one downtown, one along Cary Parkway. Bakery with an espresso bar as well as a French-American cafe menu.

• Hilton Garden Inn

  address: 1500 RDU Center Dr.