THINGS TO DO IN DOWNTOWN CARY – YOUR GUIDE TO A WEEKEND GETAWAY

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There’s plenty to do in the daytime too between the fantastic and locally owned coffee shop, bakery, bagel place, ice cream shop, pizza joint, local boutiques and art galleries.

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One of the best things about the downtown area is how easily walkable it is. You can park your car for the day and not have to move it.

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BREW Coffee Bar opened in Cary in 2016 (there’s three locations in the Raleigh area) and Brew does exactly what their name says, brews good quality coffee, in real black ceramic mugs!

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Big Dom’s Bagel Shop

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La Farm Bakery

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So park your car, grab a coffee at BREW and maybe a bagel at Big Dom’s, and simply wander around.

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Guess-White-Ogle House

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THINGS TO DO IN DOWNTOWN CARY – YOUR GUIDE TO A WEEKEND GETAWAY

There’s plenty to do in the daytime too between the fantastic and locally owned coffee shop, bakery, bagel place, ice cream shop, pizza joint, local boutiques and art galleries.

One of the best things about the downtown area is how easily walkable it is. You can park your car for the day and not have to move it.

But if you want to make a real getaway of it, there’s even a charming boutique hotel right here.

BREW Coffee Bar opened in Cary in 2016 (there’s three locations in the Raleigh area) and Brew does exactly what their name says, brews good quality coffee, in real black ceramic mugs!

Get Your Coffee Fix At BREW Coffee Bar

Big Dom’s Bagel Shop

Who doesn’t love a good bagel for breakfast (or anytime of the day?) Big Dom’s Bagel Shop is a grab-and-go bagel shop in downtown featuring hand rolled bagels, biscuits and b’donuts (baked donuts).

La Farm Bakery

it has all the signature offerings from their breads, to pastries, croissants, cookies, tarts and cakes, and they sell Counter Culture coffee from Durham!

So park your car, grab a coffee at BREW and maybe a bagel at Big Dom’s, and simply wander around.

Park Your Car And Wander

Guess-White-Ogle House

The is the finest, most intact and best-preserved example of Queen Anne-style architecture in the Downtown Cary National Register Historic District.

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