Plan a Staycation: DOWNTOWN
Last weekend we had our own mini-staycation. It was great to do things around our own city and then be able to come home to our house instead of a hotel. Even better was that there was no long drive or expensive flight, no packing, no meltdowns, and no bad airport food involved. I encourage all of you to try it...plan a day to just hang out in a different part of the city than you usually would. Go out to eat somewhere new or find a cool place for a picnic, whatever your budget allows. Spend the day seeing our city in a new light and enjoying it like a tourist would. May sound cheesy but I swear you will really appreciate the city we live in even more. Each week I will feature an area of town and some things in which your family can do and see.
Charlotte is finally starting to see some life downtown when the work week is over. Find a place to park and just get out and walk around. You may catch a magic show or live music on the sidewalk.
- Where to park:
- Where to eat:
- Newk's on 101 N. Tryon
- Panera on 8152 S. Tryon
- Villa Fransesca on 321 N. Caldwell St.
- Fuel Pizza on 500 S. College St
- Pinky's Westside Grill 1600 W. Morehead (not within walking distance)
- Burger Co. 1500 W. Morehead (not within walking distance)
- Nix Burger and Brew on 201 N. Tryon
- Chickadee's Cafe on 1617 Elizabeth Ave (not in walking distance)
- Basil Thai on 210 N. Church St.
There are plenty of options for eating from fast food to a nice restaurant depending what mood you, and your children, are in!
- What to see and do:
- The Firebird sculpture in front of the Bechtler Museum on 420 S. Tryon St. (free)
- The Green at 400 S. Tryon St. (free)
- Imagnion 300 E. 7th St. (free)
- Public library on 310 N. Tryon St.
- EpiCentre on 210 E. Trade St.
- Panther's Stadium
- Discovery Place (admission costs)
- Blumenthal (for list of performances click, here)
- Mint Museum (uptown)
- Bechtler Museum
- Imaginon
- Nascar Hall of Fame
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