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Food feast. Local farms contribute sustainably raised meats and fresh produce to create four mouthwatering courses, shared with 35 new friends over BYO wine in between tours of the dairy facilities, lazing on the tire swing and, in February’s kidding season, cuddling baby goats in the barn.

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The tour ends at the Inn at Celebrity Dairy, the culmination of all that is good and right about the Triangle’s eclectic side. If you liked the goat cheese at Lantern, Weaver Street Market, Fearrington House Restaurant, the Carrboro farmers market or Magnolia Grill, you can thank Celebrity Dairy, a working organic goat dairy farm. Each spring and fall, the dairy welcomes all to its Open Barn weekends, a feast of goat cheese, farm lessons and baby goat cuddles. The inn’s seven rooms are antiqued but comfortable - there’s a bay window seat in the 3rd-floor attic room (shared bath), and an 1887 log cabin cottage with a private front porch. In the winter, curl up with Wordsworth in front of the fireplace; in summer, take Kerouac out to the front porch, shared with the farm kittens and chickens.

Alex Leviton

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TRIP INFORMATION

DO

A Southern Season

Sixty thousand square feet of the world’s best culinary finds, with a popular cooking school and restaurant. 800-253-3663; www.southernseason.com; 201 E Estes Dr, Chapel Hill; 10am-9pm Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm Sun;

American Tobacco Historic District

Five restaurants, including sushi, pub food and pizza; Friday evening summer concerts; temporary art exhibits and history, next door to the Athletic Park. 919-433-1566; www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com; 318 Blackwell St, Durham;

Ayr Mount and Poet’s Walk

A homage to Revolutionary era homes and gardens. 919-732-6886; www.classicalamerican.org; 376 St Mary’s Rd, Hillsborough; admission $10; tours 11am Wed-Sat & 2pm Thu-Sun

Bynum General Store

Old-time summer front porch music series. bynumfrontporch.googlepages.com; 950 Bynum Rd, Bynum; suggested donation $3-7; 7pm Fri;

Durham Bulls Athletic Park

In 2008, Kevin Costner returned to this iconic stadium to jam with his band. 919-956-BULL; www.durhambulls.com; 409 Blackwell St, Durham; baseball tickets $6-16;

Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail

A historic NASCAR speedway that’s now a 3-mile walking trail reclaimed by nature (and Preservation North Carolina). www.presnc.org; Elizabeth Brady Rd, Hillsborough; admission free; 7am-8pm Jun & Jul, 7am-7pm Apr, May, Aug & Sep, 8am-6pm Mar & Oct, 8am-5pm Nov-Feb;

North Carolina Museum of Art

An international art collection inside, a deluge of films, concerts and events outside. 919-839-6262; www.ncartmuseum.org; 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh; museum admission free, events $3-40; 9am-5pm Tue-Sun, until 9pm Fri;

Weaver Street Market

The “Weave” is not only an expansive coop, but the “town square” of Carrboro with weekly entertainment. 919-929-0010; www.weaverstreetmarket.com; 101 E Weaver St, Carrboro; 7:30am-9pm Mon-Fri, 8am-9pm Sat & Sun;

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518 West

Trendy Italian in the heart of Raleigh’s nightlife district. 919-829-2518; www.518west.com; 518 W Jones St, Raleigh; mains $7-18; 11:30am-9:30pm Mon, to 10pm Tue-Thu, to 10:30pm Fri & Sat, 10:30am-2pm & 5:30-9pm Sun

Allen & Son Barbecue

Slow-cooked BBQ and ribs over real hickory wood with all the fixin’s. 919-942-7576; 6203 Millhouse Rd, Chapel Hill; mains $4-9; 10am-5pm Tue & Wed, to 8pm Thu-Sat;

Angus Barn

Special occasion steakhouse with a gift and cigar shop and a “Wild Turkey” lounge. 919-781-2444; www.angusbarn.com; 9401 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh; mains $19-51; 5:30-10:30pm Mon-Fri, 5-10:30pm Sat, 5-10pm Sun;

Fearrington House Restaurant

A reclaimed village with a romantic inn, restaurant and surrounding shops and farmlands. 919-542-2121; www.fearrington.com; 2000 Fearrington Village Rd, Pittsboro; mains $18-42; 6pm-9pm Tue-Sat, to 8pm Sun

Guglhupf Bakery and Patisserie

A full selection of omelets, small plates and pastries, but the bread basket is everyone’s favorite. 919-401-2600; www.guglhupf.com; 2706 Durham-Chapel