ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Bill Davis Racing
  300 Old Thomasville Road • High Point, NC 27260
  336-887-2222
  The home of the 2002 Daytona 500 Champions, this hi-tech facility is a must see for NASCAR fans and you can actually walk through the building and see new cars in development. more...  map

• Maize Adventure
  1615 Kersey Valley Road • High Point, NC 27260
  336-431-1700
  Enjoy an educational outdoor experience at this ten acre cornfield maze that is filled with miles of twisting, turning pathways. Picnic areas are on site and catered lunches are available. more...  map

• Millis Regional Health Education Center
  600 North Elm Street • High Point, NC 27260
  336-878-6713
  A very unique interactive health education center where you can ride a bike with Mr. Bones, the bicycling skeleton, or measure your height against a life-size Michael Jordan. You can also get health tips from TAM, a talking, transparent mannequin, as well as enjoy many more educational and informative hands-on exhibits. more...  map

• World's Largest Chest of Drawers
  508 North Hamilton Street • High Point, NC 27260
  336-884-5255, 800-720-5255
  Known as the Bureau of Information in 1926, this beautifully restored 19th century dresser stands 32 feet high and was originally built to call attention to High Point as the "Home Furniture Capital of the World."  more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Mendenhall Plantation (circa 1811)
  603 West Main Street • Jamestown, NC 27282
  336-454-3819
  An interpretive center of the "Other South," Mendenhall Plantation is a Quaker built plantation that was home to abolitionists who were involved in and supported the movement before the Civil War. A false bottomed wagon used to transport slaves during the days of the Underground Railroad is on display. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  more...  map

• Museum of Old Domestic Life (circa 1858)
  555 East Springfield Road • High Point, NC 27261
  336-882-3054
  Located in a historic Quaker meeting house, this museum is filled with the everyday items necessary to 19th century rural life in a Quaker community. Displays for cloth making, shoemaking, cooking, and farming are on site, as well as artifacts from typical Colonial Quaker homesteads. Tours are available by appointment only.  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• McCulloch Gold Mill (circa 1832)
  6328 Kivett Loop • High Point, NC 27282
  Jamestown
  336-887-2206
  Registered as a State and Local Historic Site, this unique North Carolina treasure offers informative and fun historic tours of the mill plus offers a visit to the Jamestown Rock Quarry. more...

Libraries & Research Centers

• Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library
  1009 North Main Street • High Point, NC 27260
  336-883-4011
  Established in 1970, this library houses the largest collection of books in the world on the history of furniture and is nationally recognized as a center for research on furniture, furniture design, decorating, and architecture. Special tours are available by appointment. more...  map

• High Point Public Library
  901 North Main Street • High Point, NC 27260
  336-883-3660
  Full public library that contains a rich collection of nearly 400,000 books, music recordings, videotapes, audiobooks, periodicals, and newspapers plus features a large genealogy department. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Doll & Miniature Museum of High Point.
  101 West Green Drive • High Point, NC 27261
  336-885-3655
  One of the largest doll museums in the South, this museum contains over 2,200 dolls, dollhouses, costumes, miniature displays, and unusual artifacts, as well as special exhibits including over 115 Shirley Temple dolls, a nativity scene with 50 rare creche dolls, 17 African-American Personality dolls, and other rotating doll and miniature exhibits.  map

• High Point Museum & Historical Park
  1859 East Lexington Avenue • High Point, NC 27262
  336-885-1859
  Explore the history of High Point at this museum that exhibits the development of the town from a small Quaker village, through the establishment of the furniture and textile industries, and to a technology-based international business center. You can also step back in time with costumed guides to tour the many historical buildings on site. more...  map

• Rosetta C. Baldwin African American Museum
  1408 R.C. Baldwin Avenue • High Point, NC 27260
  336-253-1797
  Honoring the Legacy of Rosetta C. Baldwin and other African Americans that made a contribution to the development of High Point is the mission of the Rosetta C. Baldwin African American Museum.  map

• Rosetta C. Baldwin Museum
  1408 R.C. Baldwin Avenue • High Point, NC 27261
  336-256-1797
  An historical museum dedicated to honoring the life of Miss Baldwin, her family, and other African Americans who helped develop the High Point community. Open Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   map

• Sechrest Gallery
  833 Montlieu Avenue • High Point, NC 27262
  Located in Hayworth Fine Arts Center
  336-841-9000
  Located on the campus of High Point University, Sechrest Gallery houses permanent collections of 18th and 19th century British art as well as rotating exhibits.   map

• Theatre Art Galleries
  220 East Commerce Avenue • High Point, NC 27260
  336-887-2137
  Featuring three separate galleries that house changing exhibits from regional artists, this art facility also offers a gallery lecture series, as well as art classes for both adults and children. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Allen Jay Park
  1073 East Springfield Road • High Point, NC 27263
  336-883-3469
  This 21.5 acre park has three ball fields, a playground, tennis courts, a basketball court, picnic shelter and a recreation center.   map

• Gibson Park
  5207 West Wndover Avenue • High Point, NC 27265
  336-454-0259
  A 200 acre park with two ball fields, three shelters, and eight miles of nature trails.  map

• High Point City Lake Park
  602 West Main Street • Jamestown, NC 27282
  336-883-3498
  Enjoy boating, fishing, paddleboat rides, picnic spots, a large outdoor swimming pool, fishing boat and canoe rentals, a miniature golf course, gymnasium, and a playground near a 340 acre lake. This is the location of the annual September festival, "Day in the Park."  map

• Oak Hollow Lake Park & Marina
  3415 North Centennial Street • High Point, NC 27265
  336-883-3492
  A beautiful 1,500 acre park that features an indoor and outdoor tennis center, picnic areas, a scenic overlook, an 18 hole Pete Dye golf course, a children's play area, and a full service 90 site family campground. Boating, fishing, sailing, skiing, and swimming are just some of the recreational opportunities available at this park.  map

• Piedmont Environmental Center
  1220 Penny Road • High Point, NC 27260
  Adjacent to High Point City Lake
  336-883-8531
  Take a part of a unique, interactive ecotourism experience at this environment center that is situated on 376 natural acres and includes hiking trails, a visitor's center, a unique walk-on map of North Carolina, a nature preserve, a nature store, small animal exhibits, and access to the six mile Greenway Trail. more...  map