Entertainment Districts

Albemarle, North Carolina

Downtown Albemarle presents restaurants and bars serving Stanly County near Lake Tillery and the Uwharrie National Forest.

Apex, North Carolina

Downtown Apex presents a preserved small-town Main Street with restaurants and bars serving the Triangle's western suburbs.

Asheville, North Carolina

Biltmore Village is the most atmospherically historic neighborhood in Asheville — a George Vanderbilt-planned village adjacent to the Biltmore Estate where outstanding restaurants, excellent craft galleries, and the remarkable proximity to the largest private home in America create an entertainment district of extraordinary Gilded Age significance. The Biltmore Estate's extraordinary scale (8,000 acres, 250 rooms, a working winery) and Biltmore Village's remarkable preservation create an entertainment district of genuine American Gilded Age heritage significance.

All Souls Crescent, Asheville, NC 28803

Asheville, North Carolina

Biltmore Village near the Biltmore Estate presents boutique shops and restaurants in a historic Tudor-style village adjacent to America's largest private home.

Asheville, North Carolina

Downtown Asheville presents one of the highest concentrations of craft breweries per capita in the United States, earning the city the nickname 'Beer City USA.'

Asheville, North Carolina

River Arts District is Asheville's most vibrant arts neighborhood — a former industrial district along the French Broad River where over 200 working artists have studios, creating the most concentrated working artist community in the American South. RAD's extraordinary density of working studios (visitors can watch potters, glassblowers, painters, and sculptors at work) and its remarkable transformation from industrial decay to artistic renaissance create an arts district of genuine American arts community significance.

Riverside Dr, Asheville, NC 28801

Asheville, North Carolina

River Arts District along the French Broad River presents converted industrial warehouses housing artist studios, breweries, and restaurants in Asheville's creative heart.

Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

Atlantic Beach presents beachfront bars and restaurants along North Carolina's Crystal Coast barrier islands.

Banner Elk, North Carolina

Downtown Banner Elk presents restaurants and bars serving the Sugar Mountain and Beech Mountain ski resort communities in the High Country.

Beaufort, North Carolina

Beaufort's historic waterfront presents restaurants and bars in one of the oldest towns in North Carolina, a Crystal Coast sailing and fishing tourism hub.

Belmont, North Carolina

Downtown Belmont presents restaurants and breweries on the Catawba River, a revitalized mill town in Charlotte's western suburbs.

Black Mountain, North Carolina

Downtown Black Mountain presents galleries and restaurants in a small mountain town east of Asheville along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Blowing Rock Village presents boutique shops and restaurants in a scenic Blue Ridge Mountains resort town along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Boone, North Carolina

Downtown Boone presents restaurants and bars serving Appalachian State University's campus community in the High Country mountains of western North Carolina.

Brevard, North Carolina

Downtown Brevard presents restaurants and bars serving the Brevard Music Center summer festival community in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Burlington, North Carolina

Downtown Burlington presents restaurants and bars serving Alamance County between Greensboro and Durham.

Burnsville, North Carolina

Downtown Burnsville presents a mountain-town square with restaurants serving Yancey County near Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi.

Carrboro, North Carolina

Carrboro adjacent to Chapel Hill presents a bohemian arts and music scene anchored by Cat's Cradle and the Weaver Street Market community green.

Cary, North Carolina

Downtown Cary presents a revitalized historic Main Street of restaurants and bars serving one of the Triangle's largest and fastest-growing suburbs.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill presents the University of North Carolina's primary bar and restaurant corridor, one of the Triangle's most storied college-town nightlife strips.

Charlotte, North Carolina

The area surrounding Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte presents sports bars and restaurants serving Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC game-day crowds.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Camp North End presents a converted industrial complex with breweries, food halls, and event spaces on a former missile-manufacturing site in Charlotte.

Charlotte, North Carolina

NoDa (North Davidson) is Charlotte's most vibrant arts and entertainment neighborhood — a mile-long stretch of converted mill buildings housing art galleries, bars, live music venues, craft breweries, and restaurants in Charlotte's oldest arts district. Home to the Evening Muse listening room, NoDa Brewing, and dozens of independent bars and music venues, NoDa serves as the authentic heart of Charlotte's creative community distinct from the uptown corporate entertainment complex surrounding Spectrum Center.

North Davidson St, Charlotte 28205

Charlotte, North Carolina

NoDa (North Davidson) is Charlotte's most vibrant arts and entertainment district — a former mill village where outstanding independent galleries, excellent craft bars, and the remarkable creative transformation of historic textile buildings create Charlotte's finest arts entertainment experience. NoDa's extraordinary emergence from an underutilized mill village to Charlotte's creative capital and its remarkable concentration of independent arts establishments create an entertainment district of genuine North Carolina arts district cultural significance.

N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28206

Charlotte, North Carolina

NoDa (North Davidson) presents galleries, breweries, and live music venues in Charlotte's historic arts district, home to the city's monthly Gallery Crawl.

Charlotte, North Carolina

NoDa (North Davidson Arts District) is Charlotte's most beloved entertainment neighborhood — a former textile mill district transformed into the city's most vibrant concentration of craft bars, restaurants, galleries, and music venues. The Neighborhood Theatre, multiple craft breweries, and an extraordinary concentration of independent businesses create an entertainment ecosystem that has made NoDa the creative heart of the fastest-growing major city in the Southeast.

N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28205

Charlotte, North Carolina

Plaza Midwood presents eclectic bars and restaurants along Central Avenue, one of Charlotte's most bohemian and independently owned entertainment corridors.

Charlotte, North Carolina

South End is Charlotte's most fashionable entertainment district — a rail trail-connected corridor where the former textile mill buildings have been converted to outstanding restaurants, excellent rooftop bars, and vibrant entertainment venues. South End's remarkable transformation (it has been called Charlotte's most successful urban renewal success story) and its extraordinary density of outstanding independent establishments create an entertainment district of genuine North Carolina urban development significance.

S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Charlotte, North Carolina

South End along the Rail Trail presents breweries, rooftop bars, and restaurants in one of Charlotte's fastest-growing entertainment neighborhoods near the light rail line.

Charlotte, North Carolina

U.S. National Whitewater Center on the Catawba River near Charlotte presents an outdoor recreation and concert venue combining whitewater rafting with a live music amphitheater.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Uptown Charlotte presents EpiCentre and Seventh Street corridors of bars and restaurants surrounding Spectrum Center and Bank of America Stadium.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Uptown Charlotte is the most rapidly transforming city center in the American South — a Tryon Street corridor where the remarkable financial district (Bank of America and Wells Fargo headquarters), outstanding restaurants, and the extraordinary Spectrum Center create an entertainment environment of considerable American financial and sports city significance. Charlotte's remarkable position as the second-largest banking center in America creates an uptown entertainment culture of unusual professional sophistication.

Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Cherokee, North Carolina

Cherokee, home to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, presents Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort entertainment alongside cultural tourism near Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Clayton, North Carolina

Downtown Clayton presents restaurants and bars serving one of the Triangle's fastest-growing towns southeast of Raleigh.

Concord, North Carolina

Concord near Charlotte Motor Speedway presents restaurants and bars serving the fast-growing Cabarrus County suburbs and NASCAR racing fanbase.

Davidson, North Carolina

Downtown Davidson presents restaurants and bars serving Davidson College's campus community north of Charlotte on Lake Norman.

Durham, North Carolina

American Tobacco Campus is one of the most successful historic preservation and entertainment development projects in American history — a 500,000-square-foot Bull Durham tobacco factory complex transformed into restaurants, bars, offices, and the DPAC. Its extraordinary adaptive reuse of Bull Durham's historic industrial architecture, its role in anchoring downtown Durham's remarkable revitalization, and its concentration of outstanding dining and entertainment create one of the South's most remarkable entertainment districts.

318 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701

Durham, North Carolina

American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham presents restaurants and bars in restored historic tobacco warehouse buildings, anchoring the city's downtown revitalization.

Durham, North Carolina

American Tobacco Campus is the most dramatically successful historic adaptive reuse project in the American South — the former Lucky Strike cigarette factory (where the famous radio broadcast "LS/MFT — Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" originated) now converted to outstanding restaurants, technology companies, and entertainment venues. Durham's extraordinary reinvention of its tobacco heritage and the ATC's remarkable combination of historic architecture and contemporary creative tenants create an entertainment district of genuine American industrial transformation significance.

318 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701

Durham, North Carolina

Durham Central Park hosts the Durham Farmers Market and outdoor concerts, anchoring a growing entertainment corridor adjacent to the American Tobacco Campus.

Durham, North Carolina

Ninth Street near Duke University presents an eclectic mix of restaurants, coffee shops, and bars serving Durham's campus-adjacent community.

Eden, North Carolina

Downtown Eden along the Dan River presents restaurants and bars serving Rockingham County's former textile-mill communities.

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Downtown Elizabeth City along the Pasquotank River presents restaurants and bars serving northeastern North Carolina near the Outer Banks.

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Downtown Fayetteville presents restaurants and bars serving the Fort Liberty military community, one of the largest Army installations in the country.

Franklin, North Carolina

Downtown Franklin presents restaurants and bars serving the 'Gem Capital of the World' in North Carolina's far southwestern mountains.

Gastonia, North Carolina

Downtown Gastonia presents restaurants and bars serving Gaston County west of Charlotte.

Goldsboro, North Carolina

Downtown Goldsboro presents restaurants and bars serving the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base military community in eastern North Carolina.

Graham, North Carolina

Downtown Graham presents a historic courthouse square with restaurants and bars serving Alamance County.

Greensboro, North Carolina

Downtown Greensboro along Elm Street presents restaurants, breweries, and live music venues in a revitalized historic Piedmont Triad city center.

Greenville, North Carolina

Downtown Greenville presents a college-town bar and restaurant corridor serving East Carolina University's campus community in eastern North Carolina.

Henderson, North Carolina

Downtown Henderson presents restaurants and bars near Kerr Lake serving north-central North Carolina near the Virginia border.

Hendersonville, North Carolina

Downtown Hendersonville's Main Street presents restaurants and bars serving western North Carolina's apple-growing region south of Asheville.

Hickory, North Carolina

Downtown Hickory presents restaurants and bars serving the furniture-manufacturing region of North Carolina's foothills.

High Point, North Carolina

Downtown High Point presents restaurants and bars serving the Piedmont Triad's furniture-manufacturing capital, home to the biannual High Point Market.

Hillsborough, North Carolina

Downtown Hillsborough presents a preserved colonial-era Main Street with restaurants and bars between Durham and Chapel Hill.

Holly Springs, North Carolina

Downtown Holly Springs presents restaurants and bars serving one of the Triangle's fastest-growing towns south of Raleigh.

Huntersville, North Carolina

Birkdale Village in Huntersville presents an open-air mixed-use development with restaurants and bars serving Charlotte's Lake Norman suburbs.

Jacksonville, North Carolina

Downtown Jacksonville presents restaurants and bars serving the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune military community in coastal North Carolina.

Kannapolis, North Carolina

Downtown Kannapolis presents the North Carolina Research Campus district alongside restaurants and bars in a former textile-mill town north of Charlotte.

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

The Outer Banks barrier islands present beachfront bars and restaurants near the Wright Brothers Memorial, one of the most visited coastal tourism destinations on the East Coast.

Kinston, North Carolina

Downtown Kinston presents restaurants and bars serving eastern North Carolina's tobacco-heritage region near the Neuse River.

Lake Lure, North Carolina

Lake Lure presents restaurants and marina bars along the scenic mountain lake made famous as the filming location for Dirty Dancing.

Laurinburg, North Carolina

Downtown Laurinburg presents restaurants and bars serving Scotland County in the Sandhills region of North Carolina.

Lenoir, North Carolina

Downtown Lenoir presents restaurants and bars serving the furniture-manufacturing foothills region near the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Lincolnton, North Carolina

Downtown Lincolnton presents restaurants and bars serving Lincoln County in the Charlotte metro's western foothills.

Linville, North Carolina

The Grandfather Mountain area near Linville presents mountain-resort restaurants and shops serving High Country tourism traffic on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Lumberton, North Carolina

Downtown Lumberton along the Lumber River presents restaurants and bars serving Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina.

Marshall, North Carolina

Downtown Marshall along the French Broad River presents galleries and restaurants in a small Madison County mountain town north of Asheville.

Matthews, North Carolina

Downtown Matthews presents a walkable historic corridor of restaurants and bars serving Charlotte's southeastern suburbs.

Mebane, North Carolina

Downtown Mebane presents restaurants and bars serving the fast-growing corridor between Greensboro and Durham.

Monroe, North Carolina

Downtown Monroe presents restaurants and bars serving Union County southeast of Charlotte.

Mooresville, North Carolina

Downtown Mooresville, known as 'Race City USA' for its NASCAR team headquarters, presents restaurants and bars on Lake Norman north of Charlotte.

Morehead City, North Carolina

Morehead City's waterfront presents seafood restaurants and bars along the Crystal Coast, gateway to the Cape Lookout National Seashore.

Morganton, North Carolina

Downtown Morganton presents restaurants and bars serving the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina.

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Downtown Mount Airy, the real-life inspiration for Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show, presents restaurants and bars along a preserved small-town Main Street.

Murphy, North Carolina

Downtown Murphy presents restaurants and bars serving North Carolina's far western mountain region near the Georgia and Tennessee borders.

Nags Head, North Carolina

Nags Head on the Outer Banks presents oceanfront bars and restaurants near Jockey's Ridge State Park's massive sand dunes.

New Bern, North Carolina

Downtown New Bern along the Neuse and Trent rivers presents the historic birthplace of Pepsi-Cola alongside restaurants and bars in North Carolina's second-oldest town.

Newton, North Carolina

Downtown Newton presents restaurants and bars serving Catawba County in the North Carolina foothills near Hickory.

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

Ocean Isle Beach presents beachfront restaurants and bars along North Carolina's southern coast near the South Carolina border.

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Pinehurst Village presents upscale restaurants and bars serving one of America's most historic golf resort communities in the Sandhills region.

Pittsboro, North Carolina

Pittsboro's historic courthouse square presents restaurants and shops serving Chatham County southwest of the Triangle.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh presents restaurants and rooftop bars along the pedestrian corridor leading to the North Carolina State Capitol.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Glenwood South presents Raleigh's densest concentration of bars and nightclubs, a converted warehouse district that anchors the city's downtown nightlife scene.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Glenwood South is Raleigh's most vibrant entertainment district — a tree-lined avenue where outstanding restaurants, excellent craft cocktail bars, and the extraordinary creative energy of the Research Triangle create North Carolina's finest urban entertainment experience. Glenwood South's remarkable concentration of outstanding independent establishments and its beautiful Bungalow-lined streetscape create an entertainment district of genuine North Carolina capital city cultural significance.

Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603

Raleigh, North Carolina

Moore Square in downtown Raleigh presents restaurants and bars around a historic city square, part of the East Raleigh entertainment revival.

Raleigh, North Carolina

North Hills presents an upscale open-air shopping and dining development with restaurants and bars serving north Raleigh.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh's Brewery District along Person Street and North Boylan Avenue presents one of the highest concentrations of craft breweries in the Triangle region.

Reidsville, North Carolina

Downtown Reidsville presents restaurants and bars serving Rockingham County near the Virginia border.

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Downtown Rocky Mount presents restaurants and bars serving the Coastal Plain region between Raleigh and the Outer Banks.

Salisbury, North Carolina

Downtown Salisbury presents one of the largest National Register historic districts in North Carolina, with restaurants and bars in a well-preserved Piedmont railroad town.

Saluda, North Carolina

Downtown Saluda presents a historic railroad-town Main Street with shops and restaurants in the Blue Ridge foothills south of Asheville.

Shelby, North Carolina

Downtown Shelby presents the historic Don Gibson Theatre and restaurants around a preserved courthouse square in the Piedmont foothills.

Smithfield, North Carolina

Downtown Smithfield presents restaurants and bars serving Johnston County southeast of Raleigh.

Southern Pines, North Carolina

Downtown Southern Pines presents restaurants and bars serving the Sandhills golf and equestrian tourism region near Pinehurst.

Spruce Pine, North Carolina

Downtown Spruce Pine presents restaurants and shops serving the mineral-mining region of North Carolina's High Country.

Statesville, North Carolina

Downtown Statesville presents restaurants and bars serving Iredell County in the North Carolina Piedmont.

Sylva, North Carolina

Downtown Sylva presents restaurants and bars in a mountain town near Western Carolina University, gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains.

Tryon, North Carolina

Downtown Tryon presents equestrian-culture restaurants and bars near the Tryon International Equestrian Center in the Blue Ridge foothills.

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Downtown Wake Forest presents a historic Main Street of restaurants and bars serving the Triangle's northern suburbs.

Waxhaw, North Carolina

Downtown Waxhaw presents antique shops and restaurants in a preserved small-town square south of Charlotte near the South Carolina border.

Waynesville, North Carolina

Waynesville's Main Street presents galleries and restaurants in a mountain town gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains west of Asheville.

Weaverville, North Carolina

Weaverville's Main Street presents galleries, breweries, and restaurants in a small mountain town just north of Asheville.

West Jefferson, North Carolina

Downtown West Jefferson presents galleries and restaurants known as the 'Mural Capital of North Carolina' in the state's northernmost mountain county.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Brooklyn Arts District in Wilmington presents converted historic buildings housing galleries, bars, and event venues north of downtown.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington Riverwalk along the Cape Fear River presents restaurants and bars in a historic port city district, popular for its riverboat cruises and downtown revival.

Wilson, North Carolina

Downtown Wilson presents restaurants and bars serving eastern North Carolina's tobacco-heritage region.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Downtown Winston-Salem's Trade Street Arts District presents galleries, restaurants, and bars in the historic Moravian tobacco-manufacturing city.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Old Salem Historic District presents a preserved 18th-century Moravian settlement with restaurants and living-history programming in Winston-Salem.

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Wrightsville Beach presents beachfront bars and restaurants along one of North Carolina's most popular coastal surf towns near Wilmington.