county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
193km
35.58-82.555833
Savannah
Savannah, the historic riverside birthplace of Georgia, was settled in 1733 by British colonists led by General James Oglethorpe and Colonel William Bull. In 1864, when General William Tecumseh Sherman and his Union Army marched in, the mayor of Savannah gave Sherman's men run of the city in exchange for leaving it untorched. As a result, Savannah is one of the few major cities in the South with antebellum charm and architecture remaining intact. Savannah has one of the largest historic districts in the country.
292km
32.08097-81.09077
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina
298km
35.60065-83.50877
Helen
city in White County, Georgia, United States
324km
34.702396-83.727508
Dahlonega
Dahlonega is in Georgia's Historic High Country. It was the site of a major gold rush, claimed the first in the US by local citizens. Gold mining continues to be an important part of cultural identity of Dahlonega and several mines remain open as tourists attractions. It is also home to the University of North Georgia.
354km
34.533-83.983
Sights (33)
Discovery Place
359m
35.2294-80.8408
NASCAR Hall of Fame
485m
35.221599-80.843277
Spectrum Center (arena)
495m
35.225-80.839166666667
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
497m
35.2244-80.8473
Levine Museum of the New South
502m
35.228-80.8389
Mint Museum
599m
35.22442-80.84831
Visulite Theatre
movie theater in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
2.3km
35.213633-80.825963
Bojangles' Coliseum
5.7km
35.205164-80.795103
Carolinas Aviation Museum
9.7km
35.21944444-80.93
Quail Hollow Club
10km
35.1146-80.8426
Pineville, North Carolina
13km
35.085737-80.888167
Carowinds
15km
35.1043-80.9397
Ballantyne Village 5
movie theater in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Someday we will visit Charlotte or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar.
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Charlotte
Charlotte is an ambitious and rapidly growing city in the southern part of the Piedmont of North Carolina. It is the largest city in the state, with a population of 809,856 residents within the city limits. As of 2006, the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury combined statistical area (CSA) had a regional population of 2,589,763, and Charlotte is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. It is the center of finance, industry, technology, and entertainment for the region. It is a renowned financial powerhouse and banking center, with Bank of America's corporate headquarters and Wells Fargo's East Coast Operations in Uptown. It is regarded as the second most important financial hub in the United States, behind New York City. Primarily known in the past as a leading Southern textile and manufacturing center, Charlotte is has modernized and diversified its robust economy through successful applications of urban and economic planning, known as "Vision Plans." It is also developing its fledgling tourist industry; its central core is one of the most visitor-friendly districts in the Carolinas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 308.6 square miles (799km), of which 306.6 square miles (794km) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2km) is water. Charlotte lies at an elevation of 751 feet (229m).
Charlotte constitutes most of Mecklenburg County in the Carolina Piedmont. Charlotte center city sits atop a long rise between two creeks, Sugar Creek and Irwin Creek, and was built on the gunnies of the St. Catherine's and Rudisill goldmines.
The Catawba Native Americans were the first known historic tribe to settle Mecklenburg County (in the Charlotte area) and were first recorded around 1567 in Spanish records. By 1759 half the Catawba tribe had died from smallpox, which was endemic among Europeans, because the Catawba had not acquired immunity to the new disease. At the time of their largest population, Catawba people numbered 10,000, but by 1826 their total population had dropped to 110.
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