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Historic Homes & Buildings

• Korner's Folly (circa 1880)
  413 South Main Street • Kernersville, NC 27284
  336-996-7922
  Located in Kernersville, just ten miles east of Winston-Salem, this building is touted the "strangest house in the world." This architectural oddity was built by Jule Korner and rises to 100 feet in height, creating a striking structure that includes 22 rooms on three floors and seven levels with ceilings ranging from six to 25 feet, and no two doors or windows in a room that are alike. The house includes a theatre that was used by the Korner children, 20 unique fireplaces of differing designs, decorative murals by German master Caesar Milch, and elaborate tile and woodwork. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Historic Bethabara Park
  2147 Bethabara Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27106
  336-924-8191
  This 175 acre historic park is dedicated to presenting the history of the religious sect that settled this village in 1753. The Moravians, a German speaking Protestant sect, migrated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania and constructed the village that is the subject of this historical site which features a reconstructed church, many archaeological sites, Colonial gardens, Moravian costumed guides, a reconstructed village, and a visitors center with an introductory video. more...  map

• Old Salem
  610 Old Salem Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  336-721-7300, 888-348-5420
  One of the most authentic and well documented Colonial sites in America, this living historical museum is in an outdoor town setting in which costumed guides recreate common Salem household activities and trades of the 18th and 19th centuries, especially that of the Moravian culture that settled this area. There are many museum shops on site, as well as a tavern, a restaurant, a bakery, and a children's museum. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Diggs Gallery
  601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive • Winston-Salem, NC 27110
  Winston-Salem State University
  336-750-2458
  This 6,500 square foot cultural center and gallery contains arts and exhibits on the community's vibrant African-American culture and features ten to fifteen art exhibitions each year. An array of educational programs are also available. more...  map

• Museum of Anthropology
  1834 Wake Forest Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27109
  Wake Forest University Campus
  336-758-5282
  The only museum in the Southeast that is dedicated to the study and elucidation of world cultures, this museum explores the cultures and people of the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. A large variety of special educational programs are available and a museum gift store is on site. more...  map

• Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
  924 South Main Street • Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  Southern Edge of Old Salem
  336-721-7300, 888-348-5420
  Exploring the history of the decorative arts in the region, this museum is the only museum dedicated to exhibiting and researching original decorative arts of the early South and features 24 period rooms and seven galleries filled with furniture, paintings, ceramics, and much more that was used regionally through 1820. A wonderful book store is also on site that carries current and hard-to-find books on Southern decorative arts, culture, and history.  more...  map

• Reynolda House, Museum of American Art
  2250 Reynolda Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27116
  336-725-5325, 888-663-1149
  The art collection at this museum traces a thread of American art history from the year 1775 to the present day. Ranging from a portrait by the South's premier Colonial artist and works from the Hudson River School to examples of modernism by Georgia O'Keeffe and others, the collection covers a wide and varied range of artistic styles. In addition, there are exhibits that explore historical costumes and decorative arts. The museum is located in a 1912 American country home that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and contains its original furnishings. more...  map

• Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
  750 Marguerite Drive • Winston-Salem, NC 27106
  336-725-1904
  Featuring a unique series of cascading galleries, this art center contains fascinating contemporary American art exhibitions with the exhibits ever-changing to provide several of the Southeast's most impressive temporary exhibits at once. A 300 seat auditorium is also on site that offers contemporary music, drama, film, and dance, as well as lectures and symposia on contemporary art issues. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• C. G. Hill Memorial Park
  5600 Balson Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27040
  Pfafftown
  A fishing lake surrounded by an asphalt walkway and benches for fishing are just some of the features of this park that also offers picnic tables with grills and a gazebo with a courtyard. more...  map

• Horizons Park
  2835 Memorial Industrial School Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27045
  Rural Hall
  This lovely country park, with rolling hills and wooded landscapes, features a picnic shelter that can accommodate 120 people, picnic tables with grills, a softball field, a volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a playground area, a frisbee golf course, and hiking trails. more...  map

• Joanie Moser Memorial Park
  601 Lewisville-Clemmons Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27023
  Lewisville
  Offering many recreational activities, this park features a picnic shelter that can hold 130 people, picnic tables with grills, tennis courts, a softball field, horseshoe pits, a volleyball court, a one-half basketball court, a playground area and a nature trail. more...  map

• Kernersville Lake Park
  6408 Old Valley School Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27284
  Kernersville
  You will find a 60 acre lake for fishing at this beautiful park that also offers pedal boats and fishing boats for rent, a volleyball court, a playground, horseshoe pits, picnic tables with grills, and a picnic shelter that can provide covering for 150 people. more...  map

• Tanglewood Park
  4061 Clemmons Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27012
  336-778-6300
  A great variety of recreational activities are available at this beautiful 1,300 countryside park where you can enjoy hiking, walking, and running trails, picnic areas, playgrounds, canoeing and paddleboating, exquisite gardens, tennis on both hard and clay courts, and two of Golf Digest's top rated golf courses. During the summer months the park hosts a series of symphony concerts and during the holiday season the Festival of Lights is held at the park with over one million lights arranged in various scenes and animated displays. more...  map

• Union Cross Park
  1925 Union Cross Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27105
  Enjoy top grade lighted athletic facilities for softball, basketball and tennis, as well as an unlighted tennis court, a playground, horseshoe pits, picnic tables with grills, and a volleyball court at this lovely park. more...  map

Science & Technology

• Sci Works
  400 West Hanes Mill Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27105
  336-767-6730
  Explore the wonders and mysteries of our world at this science museum that features 25,000 square feet of interactive, hands-on exhibits, as well as a 15 acre environmental park with nature trails, and a 120 seat planetarium. An array of educational programs are available and a gift shop is on site. more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Whitaker Park Manufacturing Center
  1027 Reynolds Boulevard • Winston-Salem, NC 27105
  336-741-5718
  Built in 1961, this center encompasses over one million square feet and was R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's first facility outside of downtown Winston-Salem. The still active center offers tours of the facility which include an exhibition of the history of cigarette advertising as well as paraphernalia. Tours are also available to see the growing and auctioning of tobacco.   map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

• Germanton Art Gallery & Winery
  3530 Highways 8 & 65 • Winston-Salem, NC 27019
  Germanton
  336-969-6121
  This winery and gallery is located in Germanton, a historic village located seven miles north of Winston-Salem that was first settled in 1790 by German immigrants. The winery offers a selection of fine, award-winning North Carolina wines made from succulent French-American hybrid grapes and the gallery offers original fine art and prints by over 80 artists from around the world. more...  map

• Westbend Vineyards
  5394 Williams Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27023
  Lewisville
  336-945-5032
  Set among the picturesque rolling hills on the banks of the Yadkin River on 60 acres of prime vinifera vineyards, this vineyard produces award-winning Chardonnay, Yadkin Fume`, Merlot, Chambourcin, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling wines. more...  map