Over the Falls
A Wake Forest staple. Specialty salads, sandwiches, burgers, and the best wings in town, which is why it draws a crowd.
If You Only Have One Evening
Dinner, a drink, and something sweet
The family's own picks, one for each.
Everything you need, within easy reach of the front door. Find your way on the map, then pick a place. Of the 62 spots shown, 18 are within one mile of the house.
Wegmans and a dozen restaurants are directly across the street, downtown Wake Forest is just five minutes away, and downtown Raleigh and RDU Airport are about thirty minutes by car. Tap any spot to see it on the map.
The family's own picks, one for each.
Thirteen spots, from right across the street to downtown Wake Forest. Seven are family favorites.
A Wake Forest staple. Specialty salads, sandwiches, burgers, and the best wings in town, which is why it draws a crowd.
Farm to table, every dish built on local ingredients. An owner favorite.
Authentic Italian inside the walls of a historic home on South Main.
Tacos, mezcal, and craft cocktails built to match them.
Butter burgers, frozen custard, and Wisconsin cheese curds. A family favorite.
Fast casual Mediterranean across the street. Build a bowl or a pita, with juices and desserts.
Austin-born tacos and queso in Grove 98, across the street from the front door.
Fast Italian bowls, pastas, and wraps in Grove 98, across the street.
American fare with the game on, trivia nights, and live music every Friday and Saturday.
Burgers and fries made to order, in Grove 98.
Korean rice bowls built the way you want them, in Grove 98.
Nashville hot chicken tenders and sliders, in Grove 98.
The Texas burger chain, on Dr Calvin Jones Highway.
Breweries in old car dealerships, a piano lounge, a wine bar that is a yoga studio by day. Most of it is on White Street.
Small plates, a long wine list, and premium rums on South White Street.
A top-shelf neighborhood bar in the historic district. Live music every Friday and Saturday night.
A piano cocktail lounge in a restored building in the historic district.
Local brews in a 1930s car dealership, with limited releases you only get in the taproom.
Nordic-inspired drafts, wines on tap, and a full menu.
A yoga studio by day and a wine bar by night.
A husband-and-wife taproom living up to its mission one beer at a time. Worth the short drive.
The Raleigh brewery's Wake Forest brewpub, under a mile from the door.
English-style ales from a Cary brewery, poured at its Wake Forest taproom.
The morning run, the afternoon cake, and a local custard favorite.
Espresso, fresh pastries, and a local artists' gallery in a 1919 building downtown.
Founded by two US Barista Champions. An award-winning local roaster with pastries to match.
Oak-roasted coffee and the sweet cream Moon Milk.
French and Italian pastry traditions in one downtown bakery.
Custom cakes, cupcakes, and fresh-baked desserts. A local favorite.
The region's first all-vegan bakery: cakes, donuts, ice cream, and plenty of gluten-free options.
Small-batch ice cream from a Raleigh favorite.
Frozen custard, a Raleigh-area tradition.
Bundt cakes for the table, across the street in Grove 98.
Wegmans is across the street. The rest is a short drive into downtown Wake Forest.
Across the street. Fresh produce, prepared food, and everything two kitchens need.
Local vendors every Saturday, year round: vegetables, meats, honey, flowers, coffee, jewelry, pottery.
The budget-friendly second grocery run.
A historic warehouse with more than 50 boutique vendors, artist studios, and galleries.
An independent bookstore that is also home to a cafe and a listening room.
A second grocery inside a mile, with a bakery counter worth the walk.
Pour your own candle, shop boutique gifts, and bring your own bottle.
A real butcher counter for the grill night on the roof.
A women's clothing boutique under a mile from the door.
Trails, a lake, a pool with slides, a free disc golf course, and three public golf courses.
117 acres with three miles of paved trails, playgrounds, gardens, a pecan grove, and an outdoor amphitheater.
A lap pool with two water slides and a diving board, plus a new inclusive playground and a butterfly garden.
A free course on the historic seminary campus. Hole one starts behind Carson Hall, and the course is in the UDisc app.
A historic course near downtown for a quick round.
A public course five minutes from the house.
A public course on Camp Kanata Road.
A 65-acre lake with an inflatable water park, kayaks, paddle boards, and scuba.
Paddling, a boat launch, and a 3.2-mile soft trail around the water.
587 acres on Falls Lake: fishing, mountain biking, and a boat launch.
For events in Raleigh or Durham, or when your group is flying in, these spots are all about thirty minutes away.
Home of the Carolina Hurricanes and NC State basketball, and where the big concerts land.
Campus, game days, graduations, and move-in weekends.
The fly-in crew's front door, about half an hour away.
Wine, craft beer, bourbon, a cigar bar, and weekend yoga on 87 acres with a mountain-top feel.
Downtown Raleigh's natural science museum, free to enter and a whole day for a family.
Galleries, an outdoor amphitheater, and a park of trails and sculpture.
Minor league baseball in downtown Durham, the way it should be watched.
55 acres of gardens on the Duke campus, free to walk.
Downtown Raleigh's food hall in the Warehouse District. A dozen kitchens, one table.
For the practical side of a longer stay: a pharmacy, a full gym, urgent care, and a sauna, all close to the front door.
Pharmacy and everyday supplies on Rogers Road.
A full gym in Grove 98.
Walk-in urgent care and primary care on South Main Street.
Private sauna and cold plunge sessions, in Grove 98.
Pick your dates and number of guests. We'll show you which homes are available.
Give us your dates and your group size. We will point you to the home that fits and show you its open nights.