Fayetteville, North Carolina

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Fayetteville, designated as an "All America City," is just that. With it's annual Dogwood Festival, Holiday Fair, International Day, and ideal climate with the seasonal changes making it possible to play golf ten months of the year, all ages enjoy this well-educated, culture-aware pleasing community atmosphere. With the distinction of being North Carolina's 4th largest metropolitan area, Fayetteville has a large military presence being the neighbor of Fort Bragg, one of the world's largest military bases, and Pope Air Force Base, plus Fayetteville boasts many nationally and internationally known businesses. Several major industries make their home in an Industrial Park just outside the city limits.

Downtown Fayetteville offers visitors and residents many reasons to come visit, including an arts movie theater and a high tech gaming center; coffee shops and plenty of restaurants, jazz clubs and antique shops and even a Brew House. The downtown area has been undergoing a renovation for the past few years and has become a hub of energy and activity that many residents are excited about.

Fayetteville also offers two universities to advance your learning experience: Fayetteville State University and Campbell University. FSU is part of the University of North Carolina system and is the second oldest institution in the system. It offers 45 bachelor's degrees and 23 master's degree programs. Campbell University is a private Baptist university and offers undergrad degrees and graduate degrees.

Cape Fear Valley Health System is a four hospital system that serves Cumberland County and the five surrounding counties. The system includes a full service diabetes center, a cancer center, a sleep center and a 24 hour urgent care center.

The Cape Fear Botanical Garden offers spectacular views of native and selected ornamental plants on 85 acres. The garden is a few blocks from downtown Fayetteville and features forest trails, formal gardens, a natural amphitheater a camellia garden, a large pond, a daylily garden and a gazebo. A wide array of lakes for swimming and fishing are located in and around the Cape Fear region.

There is also a multitude of museums to visit, including Fayetteville Museum of Art, The Arts Center, Fascinate-U Children's Museum, Museum of the Cape Fear, Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum, Airborne & Special Ops Museum, JFK Special Warfare Museum and the 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum. The North Carolina Zoo is also located in Asheboro, about 2 hours from Fayetteville.

Info courtesy of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce

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