'''Fuquay-Varina''' [http://www.fuquay-varina.org/] is a city of about 7,898 people (as of 2000) in North Carolina. Originally the two separate communities of Fuquay Springs and Varina, which merged upon incorporation in 1909. The town is often referred to simply as "Fuquay", pronounced ['fyu-kwei].
Get in
The main road running through Fuquay-Varina is '''US-401''', from Raleigh and Garner in the north to Lillington and Fayetteville in the south. '''NC-42''' — linking Fuquay to the outskirts of Cary and Durham in the north, and Angier and Kinston in the east — and '''NC-55''' — which runs through Sanford in the southwest to Wilson in the northwest — also run through town.
Get around
See
Historic '''downtown Fuquay''' (S Main Street from Ennis to E Spring) and '''downtown Varina''' (Broad Street and Stewart Street), [http://www.fuquay-varinadowntown.com/]. Historic local landmarks, shopping and eateries.
The '''National Register Historic Districts''' of Fuquay Springs, five blocks of residential homes around S Main Street and Spring Street, and Varina, a block and a half of commercial buildings around Broad Street.
The original '''Fuquay Mineral Springs''' for which the town was named, on S Main Street.
Do
Buy
Learn
The local newspaper is the '''Fuquay-Varina Independent''', 209 E Vance Street, ''+1 919'' 552-5675, [http://www.fuquay-varinaindependent.com/]. Daily newspaper.
Eat
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Sleep
'''Fuquay Mineral Spring Inn and Garden''', 333 South Main Street, Local ''+1 919'' 552-3782 (''Toll Free: 1-866-552-3782''), [http://www.fuquayinn.com] A North Carolina Bed and Breakfast located in Historic Fuquay-Varina, convenient to Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cary, Durham, and Fayetteville.
Get out
'''Raleigh''', about 25 minutes north on US-401, offers world-class music concerts at Alltel Pavilion and the Carolina Hurricanes professional hockey team.
'''Asheboro''', about 2 hours west on NC-55 / US-64, is home to the North Carolina Zoo.