There are definitely some facts, demographics, and statistics we could have researched and shared about Fayetteville. Let's skip past the fluff and get to the stuff you care about... Things to do! You've got a weekend off in residency and you either need to have some fun or recharge. Here is a list of our favorite spots for walking trails, eating out, coffee, and more. Special thank you to Fred's contribution and in-depth knowledge of Fayetteville's hidden gems

Nature, sports, parks:

Kayaking

• Lazy River Tubing Charlotte & Raleigh NC | Cape Fear Water Tubing Class Durham NC (capefearadventures.com)

• Yakalacky Outfitters NC | Hope Mills NC | Facebook

Baseball

• Fayetteville Woodpeckers Schedule | Schedule | Woodpeckers (milb.com)

Fishing 

• John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center (ncwildlife.org)

• Tackle Loaner Program (TLP) (ncwildlife.org)

Rock Climbing

• Rock Climbing: Triangle Rock Club - Fayetteville | Climbing • Fitness • Yoga

Yoga

• Homepage | Cape Fear Botanical Garden (capefearbg.org)

Camping

• Camping locations and spots for Fayetteville NC (stepoutside.org)

Walking Trails

• Parks and Recreation | Home (fcpr.us)
• Raven Rock Lillington, NC
• Anderson Creek Park Lillington, NC
• Carvers Creek State Park, Spring Lake NC
• Weymouth woods Southern Pines, NC
• Cape Fear river park Fayetteville, NC
• Mazarick park (with tennis courts) Fayetteville, NC
• Smith Lake Recreation area Fort Bragg, NC
• Lake Rim Park near John E Pechmann fishing education center
• Lumber River State Park Lumberton, NC

Downtown:

• Places – Cool Spring Downtown District (visitdowntownfayetteville.com)

Non-coffee

• Pierro's Italian Bistro - 217 Hay St, Fayetteville, NC 28301
• Antonella's Italian Risorante - 300 Hay St, Fayetteville, NC 28301
• Latitude 35 1217- Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28305
• Pan- excellent sandwiches

Coffee and Brunch

• Vagabond - great lattes and seasonal drinks. Small bookshop next door
• Rude Awakening - coffee with outdoor area in back
• Winterbloom -tea, cocktails, great hangout place
• Coffee Scene Prince Charles- has gelato, nice area to work from
• Blue Moon Cafe -brunch
• Friends table - brunch
• Circa 1800- brunch
• Prima Elements- acai bowls, cold pressed juice, yoga, 'healing' experiences

Other Notable Places - Things to Do

• 2nd & Charles- used/new bookstore, manga, collectibles.
• Zipquest- Zip lining adventure in trees
• Blind Cat rescue (in St Pauls) - free relax with non-adoptable cats, non-profit
• Envy Nail and spa - 2132 Skibo Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28314
• Paint a Pottery workshop (16) Just Claying Around Inc. | Fayetteville NC | Facebook
• Escape Room Fayetteville's Favorite Escape Rooms - Book Today Xscape Factor
• Botanical Gardens Homepage | Cape Fear Botanical Garden (capefearbg.org)
• Farmer's Market Farmers Market - Dirtbag Ales
• Candle making- Eco Friendly Luxury Candles - North Carolina | Hummingbird Candle Co.
• Arcade and Bar Our Story | Stop_Button LLC | United States (stopbuttonbar.com)
• Cape Fear Regional Theater - musicals and plays year round
• Cameo Art house theater- indie movies, movie festivals

Good eats outside of Downtown

• Kung Fu Tea
• The Coffee Scene 3818 Morganton Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28314
• Afghan Kabob- good kabobs, rice etc
• Gusto- amazing fire oven pizza, offers cooking classes
• Menkoi Ramen
• Fresh Rolls- great rolled ice cream and boba
• Superior Bakery- will often handout free hot donuts, local award winning bakery
• Dolce Aroma- coffee and very good cake assortments
• Sweet tooth- Home | Sweet Tooth Shop

Bars with Food and Friendly Atmosphere

• Dirtbag Ales-  A resident favorite with lots of events like farmers markets and yoga
• District House of Tabs
• World of Beer- best quality bar food, karaoke nights

Haymount Area

• Curate Essentials- refurbished brewhouse turned handmade collectibles shop, has coffee and baked goods with nice outdoor seating area
• Millers Brew- new coffee shop with nice seating area, employed by friends with developmental disabilities
• Leclaires- collectibles shop, secret back room

Boutique Gyms