High Point North Carolina

Unusual Adventures

• Laugh at getting lost in 10.5 acres of a twisting, turning, almost never-ending walking corn field Maize Adventure.
• Mine your own gemstones at Gem Dig or pan for gold at Castle McCulloch.
• Take an ecotour or walk on a 3D mapscape of North Carolina at the Piedmont Environmental Center.
• Learn to fish, sail a boat, hike a trail, or play ball in one of numerous educational and recreational programs offered by High Point Parks and Recreation.
• Get a close up view of the planets, stars, comets and other celestial bodies at the Cline Observatory.
• Step-back into the 18th Century at High Point’s Museum and Historical Park and watch a blacksmith at work or try your hand at candle dipping, butter churning, corn grinding, quill pen writing and historic games.
• Come face-to-face with a 36-foot Tyrannosaurus rex model and treat the whole family to a hands-on museum and planetarium adventure at the Greensboro Natural Science Center.
• Ride a bike with Mr. Bones, the bicycling skeleton at the Millis Health Education Center.
• Learn ballroom and line dancing, cross stitch and ceramics, canasta and bridge at High Point’s Roy B. Culler, Jr. Senior Center.

Food & Dining

• Enjoy regional, continental or international cuisine served throughout the City in more than 200 establishments offering fine dining, fast food or family style service.
• Savor a chef in training’s weekly creation at Guilford Technical Community College’s Culinary School just 7 miles from downtown High Point.

Shopping

• Stroll through The Shoppes at Deep River. Patronize your favorite chain store, big box store, watch a movie or discover the unique charm of High Point’s family-owned specialty shops.
• Purchase fresh, local fruits, vegetables and ornamentals directly from the farmer who grew them at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market.
• Acquire that just right look in High Point, the Furniture Capital of the World™, with more than 50 retail locations specializing in furnishings for your home and office.

Events

• Taste test each competitor’s spiced-up and slow-cooked creation at the Great Chili Cook Off or the Barbeque Festival in Lexington. Pick up locally-made jams, jellies, barbeque sauces, chow-chow, and much more at numerous festival events held throughout the year.
• Make a memory for the whole family at the N.C. State Fair, the Dixie Classic Fair, the Central Carolina Fair or any of the 45 agricultural fairs held each year throughout North Carolina.
• See for yourself the renowned ability of our North Carolina’s artisans at numerous local, regional and statewide craft fairs held throughout the year.

Sports & Exercise

• Join the competition in a youth or adult baseball, basketball, or soccer team match at the Greater High Point YMCA, local gyms, or a local community park.
• Watch Friday night high school football rivalry at High Point’s A.J. Simeon Stadium and Athletic Complex and tap your foot during the marching band’s half time show.
• Step through aerobics, Zumba till you drop, stretch with Yoga and move through Tai Chi postures at High Point’s YWCA and at several privately-owned athletic clubs.

Golf

Play golf every day of the year.  North Carolina has 600 golf courses and High Point has four, including Pete Dye-designed Oak Hollow. There are 50 more courses in the immediate area. Watch PGA’s annual Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield in neighboring Greensboro. Or, schedule your foursome and take the 70-mile excursion to Pinehurst, recent home to the U.S. Open and voted “the Best U.S. Golf resort” in 2008 by Travel and Leisure Golf readers.

College Sports

• High Point University Panthers
• NC A&T Aggies
• UNCG Spartans
• Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Pro Sports

• The Carolina Hurricanes’ NHL home is in Raleigh, a 90-minute drive east.
• Three minor league baseball teams call our neighboring cities home:
  • To the east, the Greensboro Grasshoppers
  • To the west, the Winston-Salem Warthogs
  • To the south, the Thomasville Hi-Toms
• North of High Point is Brown’s Summit, home to the USL Carolina Dynamo and Lady Carolina Dynamo soccer teams.

All Data From High Point NC Website:

https://www.highpointnc.gov/