Fayetteville (North Carolina)

By plane

• Fayetteville Regional AirportFlights from Charlotte and Atlanta

Or, fly in to the Raleigh-Durham airport (RDU). The drive south to Fayetteville is 1-1½ hours long.

By train

There is an Amtrak station downtown, with routes leading to points along the East Coast.

By bus

Megabus. Service from Atlanta, Athens, Columbia, Durham, Richmond, and Washington, D.C. Buses stop at the Fayetteville Transit Center, at East Russell Street and Old Wilmington Road.

By bus

The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) serves the Fayetteville and Spring Lake regions, with ten bus routes and two shuttle routes.

• Airborne and Special Ops Museum

  phone: +1 910-643-2778
  address: 100 Bragg Blvd
  A military museum dedicated to the nation's premier warriors. Several eras of Special Operations missions are on display.

• Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex

  phone: +1 910-486-1330
  address: 801 Arsenal Ave
  The historical complex includes the museum building with more than 400 years of history seen in exhibits; the 1897 Poe House, a late-Victorian house museum; and the historic Arsenal Park, the remains of an ordnance factory that served both the Federal and Confederate governments.

Downtown FayettevilleThe downtown area of Fayetteville (Hay Street) has undergone a massive clean-up over the last few decades and now provides a few blocks of tourist-friendly shops and restaurants.

Festival Park, a few blocks away from downtown, is a natural community gathering place featuring weekly outdoor concerts with a Southern, hometown atmosphere.
Carver's Falls. Carver’s Falls is a virtually untouched 55-acre area of forest located in the Sandhills of North Carolina. The area is named after the waterfall that is over 150 feet wide and two stories tall nestled in the heart of the property. For centuries, Carver’s Falls has been closed to the public and few even knew of its existence. The falls are privately held, but can been seen as part of the ZipQuest Waterfall and Treetop Adventure

The Climbing Place

An indoor rock climbing gym in downtown Fayetteville.

• Fantasy Lake Water Park

  address: Hope Mills

Events

Fayetteville's 4th Fridays are monthly celebrations of the arts and downtown Fayetteville, taking place the fourth Friday of every month, from 6 to 10PM open to all ages, visitors enjoy art and entertainment while enjoying the small galleries, bookstores, bistros and shops full of unique items. Exhibits, entertainment and featured artists all come together to bring the art of Fayetteville to everyone at no charge. Businesses in the 4-block radius of historic downtown Fayetteville participate with artistic venues, featuring the arts in all forms. Every month, 4th Friday features a theme or special event, live entertainment, unique restaurants, cafes and shops.

Annual Dogwood Festival (Spring)

A Spring festival with a carnival, car show, games, and concerts.

Dogwood Fall Festival

A Fall festival with live music, food trucks, hayrides, and haunted trails.

Crosscreek Mall is the only mall in Fayetteville, and serves as a home for many major fashion retail chains.
Smaller shops and antique shops can be found near downtown on Hay Street.
Fayetteville also has several flea markets on Bragg Blvd, Raeford Rd and Macpherson Church Rd, all of which sell various eclectic goods on weekends.

Historic Downtown area

• Blue Moon Cafe

  address: 310 Hay St
  Traditional fine dining with enjoyable ambience

• Pierro's Italian Bistro

  address: 217 Hay St
  Romantic Italian restaurant.

• Sherefé

  address: 114 Gillespie St
  A well-established Mediterranean style restaurant featuring Greek and Turkish selections. Dancers entertain on weekends.

Elsewhere

• Luigi's

  address: 528 N McPherson Church Rd
  Named the best Italian restaurant 10 years running by the Fayetteville Observer.

• Haymont Grill & Steak House

  address: 1304 Norganton Rd
  An historic restaurant located in the Haymount neighborhood. (The story goes that when the restaurant opened in the 1950s, the owner was trying to save money by leaving out some expensive neon letters. Now the sign is a historic landmark and cannot be fixed.) The "Hamont Grill" serves steak, Greek specialties, and southern diner food. Their cakes and pies are especially well regarded.

• Mi Casita

  address: (several locations)
  A local Mexican restaurant chain in the Fayetteville area.

The Mash House Brewery on Sycamore Road offers a wide range of brews from Heifeweizen, IPA and Porter. Reasonable prices, a large restaurant area including an outside dining area, and an interesting mix of people in the bar.

• CongosLatin club. Good on Saturday night

• HuskeDowntown club great on Saturday night.

• Caddilac RanchCountry club. Wednesday is $1 special night

• LidosDowntown Club - nice setup.

• Big AppleUrban Club. Wed is Latin night.

• ItzClub, bar, restaurant.

• Speak EasyUrban club. Friday is Latin night.

• The Dog HouseBar, club. Thursday is $1 specials. Tons of people.

• VIA 216Urban club. Friday is Latin night

• Paddy'sIrish pub. Good on Thursday and the weekends

• Marriott Courtyard Fayetteville

  address: 4192 Sycamore Dairy Road

• Suburban Extended Stay Hotel

  address: 3719 Bragg Blvd.
  Free wireless high-speed Internet access.
• The Wingate Inn on Sycamore Dairy Road is centrally situated (along with some other chains) and accessible to the Fort Bragg area as well as downtown. Large, clean rooms with excellent service at both the front desk and housekeeping. Complimentary breakfast from 6AM-9AM. Small fitness room and whirlpool.

• Research Triangle – Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, a trio of cities home to major universities and cultural attractions, not to mention the state capital
• Wilmington – the beach, as well as Battleship North Carolina and Fort Fisher for military history buffs