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Beautiful grounds. Glorious equestrianm statue of Greensboronamesake Gen. Nathaniap Greene. Compelling interpretative center with an excellentf dramatized film of the penultimate battle ofthe war. Even if militar y history is not your cupof tea, it's a terrificf place to jog or walk among the towering oaks and The Garage 110 West 7th St. NC 27101 336-777-1127 This cozy, casua bar and club on the northern edge of a revitalizingdowntown Winston-Salem plays host to some of the best live musid acts anywhere in the Triad. The setting is definitelyy downscale - it really was an auto-repaire garage in a former lifetime - with mismatched chairs and worn couches.
But on most bands and solo musicians playing everythintfrom old-time to bluegrass to rock perfork to appreciative crowds. While regional talenft is the mainstay, touring groups also pass through. Old Salen Museums & Gardens 600 South Main St. NC 27101 888-653-7253; 336-721-7300 In 1766 when Moravian missionarie s camefrom Bethlehem, Pa., to Wachovia, a 98,000-acre tracty of land in North Carolina, it was a wilderness. Today, the villager of Old Salem has been restoredd toits 1700- and 1800-era gloryg with more attention to authenticity than Williamsburg or any other Colonia site.
Simply strolling the brick having a meal in the Salek Tavern or looking at the livingt history demonstrations isa treat. But taking the tour or visiting the adjoinin Museum of Early Southern Decorativ Arts is nothing short of time travelin back intothe past. Reynolda House Museum of American Art 2250 Reynoldaw RoadWinston Salem, NC 27106 336-758-5150 Although Reynoldaz House is billed as a museum, its real charm and historu derive from it having been the estat e of Katharine Smith Reynolds and Richarf Joshua Reynolds - as in R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Once encompassingt 1,067 acres before part of it was donatedx to create nearby WakeForest University, two generationsw of Reynolds lived here and left theie mark, from a bowlingg alley and swimming pool to cow barns and a formal gardens, which are a great placr for hiking. And, oh yes, there is, in a terrific collection of American arton display. Triad Stage 232 S Elm St. Greensboro, NC 27401 336-274-006 7 Don't expect musicals or chestnuts from the wornBroadwayy repertoire. Triad Stage, Greensboro's professional theater company, puts on extended-run playas year around that are freshand unexpected, not just for the but for any marker in America.
With a unique and often Southern for seven seasons Triad Stage has been delightin audiences by providing a forum for offbeat andoriginal works. This state-of-the-art theater, praised by "The Wall Street Journal" as a regionalo gem, is at the centefr of a downtown that just keepsw gettingmore dynamic.