Downtown Cary

A nice mix of restaurants and specialty shops awaits you in Downtown Cary. Here, you'll also find the Page-Walker Arts & History Center (in a previous life, a hotel built to serve rail passengers) still standing in the heart of downtown. While the architecture and lunch counters (Ashworth's is a must) recall the past, Downtown Cary's shops and restaurants cater to virtually any craving and underscore a very happening place. Downtown is also the site of the annual Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival -- named a “Top 100” festival -- held every August.

Where it is: Located approximately 20 minutes west of downtown Raleigh.

What's there:
Ashworth Drugs & Village
Bedazzled
Bella Napoli Italian Restaurant
Cary Train Depot
Christy's Restaurant
Ciao
Cindy's House
Java Jive
Matthews House
Page-Walker Arts & History Center
Serendipity
Triangle
Vespa