Charlotte Travel Guide

 20 Reviews  Everyone loves a break from the hustle and grind of walking or driving urban streets, so why not try an eco-friendly way to see and learn all about Charlotte. How about a three-hour guided cycling tour of the city, including at least three signature Southern tastings at favorite local restaurants... 

 7 Reviews  Take a day-trip to Asheville Asheville is a mountain city less than 2 hours from Charlotte (hop on I-85 westbound to 26 to Asheville). It is a beautiful location with a rich literary community and tons of arts and crafts. It is right along the famous Blue Ridge Parkway, which is one of the... 

 9 Reviews  A recent planned trip to Carowinds was ruined by the extremely poor customer service in the park. The park was dirty, poorly managed and the employees in the concession areas were extremely dumb. At one concession booth, they not only gave me incorrect change but they also incorrectly charged me and... 

 11 Reviews  Since 1964, Festival in the Park has been bringing good music, good art, and good times to Charlotteans and visitors from around the world. The sounds of "big band music" drift across Freedom Park's lake whose still surface reflects the lights strung from Camelot exhibit tents. The scents of a... 

 4 Reviews  Had a GREAT day today! Went to Discovery Place to check out the Body World exhibit, then watched an IMAX movie there. Walked a block down the street to have some microbrewed beer and a quick lunch at Rock Bottom Brewery, then took a nice horse-drawn carriage ride through the Historic Fouth Ward. The... 

 10 Reviews  The first Tuesday of each month during the school year (September through May), Charlotte Chamber Music presents an opportunity for "...Exhilaration in Under an Hour" in uptown Charlotte by sponsoring free 45 minute chamber music concerts at 12:10 and again at 5:30 PM. Free wine and hors d'oeuvres... 

 7 Reviews  Reedy Creek Park & Nature Preserve is a Mecklenburg County Park in northeast Charlotte. Initially, the land for the park was purchased by the City of Charlotte, but transferred to the county when the two parks departments merged. Later, it was separated into two parks - Reedy Creek Park and Reedy... 

 3 Reviews  Lake Norman is growning by leaps and bounds!! It is a great place to hang out in the summer time and a nice place if you choose to live there. It's about 30 minutes from Charlotte (with I-77 traffic) The Catawba Queen is a old Mississippi boat that you can take up and down the lake. 

 12 Reviews  The Carolina Panthers play in Bank of America Stadium in downtown Charlotte. This is a nice, new stadium with great views and probably the best selection of beer I have ever seen at a professional sports venue. They also had a huge restaurant selection from local JRR's barbecue to Wendy's, Subway,... 

 1 Review  Thompson park is located on East 3rd Street in downtown Charlotte, and is home to St. Mary's Chapel. (I was married at this chapel!) St. Mary's Chapel is open to the public each Friday from noon till four, so that's the best time to visit the park. The chapel has been around since 1892, and was... 

 1 Review and 192 Opinions  If you thought the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington was a swanky place, the Ballantyne Resort might... 

 2 Reviews  Lupies is a great little joint that is always busy and for good reason. The atmosphere is warm and worn, with friendly servers and an old school feel. The building is old, but cool and the neighborhood itself is a bit rough around the edges. Somehow, this adds to the atmosphere. Most nights, there... 

 2 Reviews  On my arrival, Mark and I were off to a tapas restaurant located at the corner of South Boulevard and Woodlawn Avenue called Don Quijote. The ambience even includes the unmistakeable odour of an Iberian restaurant. (How they managed to import that over here, I'll never know.) There were bullfighting... 

 2 Reviews  Mert's is becoming a Charlotte institution. It is already the best Southern restaurant Uptown. It appears to be more expensive than one might expect for this cuisine. The wait staff is very friendly. As I thanked my waitress on leaving Mert's she said, "Come back, hun!" However, it is because of its... 

 2 Reviews  El Loco Pollo is a unique Peruvian restaurant located in a most unlikely place- a strip mall in east Charlotte. There is some method to that madness. The owners pay less rent there and, in turn, can get by with charging lower prices than they would as a stand-alone restaurant. The inside is... 

 2 Reviews  I eat out a lot but will certainly never eat at all of the restaurants in Charlotte. (They open and close too fast to make that a possibility.) I do think, however, that I have eaten at most of the really good ones and a representative sampling of the general fare plus too many of the really poor... 

 1 Review  Well I doubt that this is actually THE original, but it's a good pancake house nevertheless. It's in a nice part of town and is frequented by mostly a yuppie crowd. The menu is full of many varieties of pancake, crepes, waffles, grits, cereals, eggs and the like. You won't go away hungry for sure. I... 

 1 Review  The Cheescake Factory recently opened in South Park Mall (Fall of 2002) and right now the wait is usully pretty long. It's probably the hottest restaurant in town right now, so you might have trouble getting a table. However, this national chain is a great place, serving up great food and incredible... 

 2 Reviews  There are two Cajun Queens, but stick with the original on 7th Street. As you can see by the picture, it's located in what used to be a large home, which gives it a cozy feel. If you want a romantic dinner, eat downstairs, preferably by one of the fireplaces. There is a bar upstairs and a large...