Central North Carolina
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1. Historic Bethabara Park
UniversitySet in a wooded 183-acre wildlife preserve, this was the site of the first Moravian settlement in North Carolina. The reconstructed village showcasing the mid-18th-century community includes the original 1788 Gemeinhaus congregation house, a colonial homestead, and well-maintained medicinal gardens. God's Acre, the first colony cemetery, is a short walk away. Children love the reconstructed fort from the French and Indian War, and hiking trails head off into the hills around the settlement. Brochures for self-guided walking tours are available year-round at the visitor center, where interpreters in period attire help bring this bygone era to life.
2147 Bethabara Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27106, USA336-924–8191Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, tours $4, Visitor center closed Mon., Tues.–Fri. 10:30–4:30, weekends 1:30–4:30 -
2. Old Salem Museums and Gardens
Old SalemFounded in 1766 as a backcountry trading center, Old Salem is one of the nation's most well-documented colonial sites. This living-history museum, a few blocks from downtown Winston-Salem, is filled with dozens of original and reconstructed buildings. Costumed guides demonstrate trades and household activities common in the late-18th- and early-19th-century Moravian communities, and an interactive audio tour tells the stories of the Native Americans, enslaved Africans, and European settlers that lived here. The preserved streets and buildings of the old town are still a functioning community that includes the campus of Salem College. Be sure to stop at Winkler Bakery, where you can buy bread, the pillowy, best-selling sugar cakes, and scrumptious Moravian ginger cookies, baked in traditional brick ovens. Don't miss "America's largest coffee pot," a 12-foot-tall vessel built by Julius Mickey in 1858 to advertise his tinsmith shop. After surviving two separate car collisions, it was moved to its present location at the edge of Old Salem in 1959.
900 Old Salem Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27101, USA336-721–7300Sight Details
Rate Includes: $27, includes admission to Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Museum closed Mon., although the town can be walked through any time of day, Tues.–Sat. 9:30–4:30, Sun. 1-4:30 -
3. Childress Vineyards
Modeled after an Italian villa, this stately winery provides both an atmosphere and a level of quality on par with vineyards in more lauded wine regions. Created by NASCAR driver and team owner Richard Childress, the winery offers more than 30 varieties, including its popular Reserve Chardonnay and Signature Meritage. Within its opulent 35,000-square-foot building, visitors can witness wine making firsthand or have lunch at the Bistro, which overlooks the vineyards.
1000 Childress Vineyards Rd., Lexington, North Carolina, 27295, USA336-236–9463 -
4. Kaleideum North
North MetroThis interactive science museum has 45,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits designed to engage kids of all ages, from a hurricane simulator to an indoor scooter racetrack. There's also a 120-seat planetarium and a 15-acre environmental park with a children's garden and paved walking trails.
400 W. Hanes Mill Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27105, USA336-767–6730Sight Details
Rate Includes: $10, Closed Mon., Tues., and Thurs., Labor Day–May, weekdays 10–4, Sat. 10–5; Sun. 12-5. June–Labor Day, Sun. 12-5, Mon.–Sat. 10–5 -
5. Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
Old SalemThis unique museum on the southern edge of Old Salem showcases the furniture, painting, ceramics, and metalware used in the area through 1820. The bookstore carries hard-to-find books on Southern culture and history.
924 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27101, USA336-721–7360Sight Details
Rate Includes: Self-guided $10, guided tour $20, admission to both the museum and Old Salem Museums and Gardens $27, Closed Mon., Tues.–Sat. 10–5, Sun. 1–5 -
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6. RayLen Vineyards and Winery
This idyllic vineyard on rolling hills 20 miles west of Winston-Salem is an easy escape from city life. In its low-key country setting you can tour the vineyard and discover some of the state's most famous wines, including RayLen's Bordeaux-blend showstoppers Eagle’s Select and Category 5.
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7. Reynolda House Museum of American Art
UniversityThe front yard of this home, built by Camel cigarette founder R. J. Reynolds and his wife, Katharine Smith Reynolds, seems to extend to the horizon. It's the first of many moments of grandeur at the 1917 dwelling that's now an art museum filled with paintings, prints, and sculptures by Thomas Eakins, Frederic Church, and Georgia O'Keeffe. There's also a costume collection, as well as clothing and toys used by the Reynolds children. The home is adjacent to the 134-acre Reynolda Gardens that include flower fields, wooded trails, and a nursery. Next door is Reynolda Village, a collection of shops and restaurants that fill the estate's original outer buildings.
2250 Reynolda Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27106, USA888-663–1149Sight Details
Rate Includes: $18, Closed Mon., Tues.–Sat. 9:30–4:30, Sun. 1:30–4:30 -
8. Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
UniversityThe always-changing exhibits at this expansive but tucked-away museum near the Wake Forest campus showcase artwork—including large-format sculpture displays—by nationally and internationally known artists.
750 Marguerite Dr., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27106, USA336-725–1904Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, Closed Mon. and Tues., Tue.–Sat. 10–5, Thurs. 10–8, Sun. 1–5 -
9. Tanglewood Park
Once land claimed for Queen Elizabeth by Sir Walter Raleigh, this park's amenities include golfing, boating, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, and a large swimming pool with waterslides. There is also a dog park, campground, and an arboretum filled with plants native to the Carolina Piedmont. The Tanglewood Festival of Lights, one of the largest holiday-lights festivals in the Southeast, runs from mid-November to early January.
4061 Clemmons Rd., Clemmons, North Carolina, 27012, USA336-703–6400Sight Details
Rate Includes: $2 per car, Daily dawn–dusk
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