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Cary is a town in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It is primarily a fast-growing suburb of Raleigh, the state capital; however, in recent years it has begun to develop some economic gravity of its own. Cary is known throughout the area for having a very high population of non-native residents. The name of the city is jokingly referred to as standing for Containment/Concentration Area for Relocated Yankees.

Get in

By plane

Cary is approximately 9 miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU IATA). RDU is served by all major U.S. airlines including Southwest, American Airlines, and Delta Airlines. 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 London, among others. Most other major cities 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.
  • US 1 runs through Cary on its way to points north and south.
  • US 64

By train

Amtrak's Carolinian/Piedmont and Silver Service/Palmetto lines serve Cary. The station is located at 211 North Academy Street.

By bus

Get around

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

See

Do

  • Carolina Railhawks Football Club, 201 Soccer Park Drive. The Carolina Railhawks are a second division (NASL) professional soccer team that plays in WakeMed Soccer Park, a 7,000 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.
  • Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 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, 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.

Buy

  • Cary Towne Centre Mall. Mon-Sat 10AM-9PM and Sun 12PM-6PM. Enclosed shopping center with department stores Belk, Dillard's, J.C. Penney, Macy's and Sears.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Go next

Routes through Cary
GreensboroDurham  W  E  RaleighEND
Washington, D.C.Raleigh  N  S  Southern PinesSavannah
GreensboroDurham  W  E  RaleighWilmington
RichmondRaleigh  N  S  ApexColumbia
LexingtonApex  W  E  RaleighNags Head


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