Recreation and Activities Outside of the Hospital
Winston-Salem “City of the Arts”
- NC School of the Arts and Winston-Salem symphony (discount tickets for housestaff)
- Museums and Visual Arts - Offering the regions most impressive exhibits
- Piedmont Jazz Festival - Annual celebration of Jazz
- NC Wine/Beer Festival - 6 wineries located in the Yadkin Valley area
- Tanglewood Festival of Lights - Largest Christmas light show in the South
- Dixie Classic Fair - Regional fair held in Winston-Salem each October
Sports Fanatics
- Wake Forest University ACC Sports
- 2 fitness centers located within Medical Center and YMCA 2 blocks away
- Community intramural sports: softball, volleyball, soccer, dodgeball
- Winston-Salem Warthogs - Minor league baseball
- NASCAR - This is where it all started
- Carolina Panthers - NFL Football in Charlotte, NC
For the History Buff
- Old Salem - Original colony of Winston- Salem founded 1766
- Reynolda House and Gardens - RJ Reynolds Estate
- Graylyn Manor - Former home of Bowman Gray
- Mount Airy - “Original Mayberry” home of Andy Griffith
- Biltmore Estate - Mansion built by George Vanderbilt in Ashville, NC
A Breath of Fresh Air
- Winston-Salem Parks & Recreation
- 75 parks with soccer/baseball/football/basketball/tennis/trails/pools
- Tanglewood Park - In Forsyth county with golf/tennis/horses/fishing/boating/biking
- More than 10 public golf courses in Winston-Salem area
- Salem Lake - Boating/fishing/seven-mile trail for biking and running
- NC Snow Skiing - Ski Mountain and Beech Mountain only 1 ˝ hours away
- Snowshoe, WV - All the perks of a western ski town but only 4 hours away
- White water rafting - Nantahala and French Broad rivers about 2-3 hours away
- Pilot Mountain - Rock climbing/camping/fishing/trails
- Grandfather Mountain - Wildlife reserve/mile high swinging bridge/hiking
- Blue Ridge Parkway/ Appalachian Trail
- NC beaches and The Outer Banks
What to do with that paycheck
- Hanes mall - Over 200 stores
- Reynolda Village - 30 boutiques/restaurants
- Downtown Arts District - More than 20 galleries/café’s
- Historic West End - At least a dozen antique/consignment shops
- Concord Mills Outlets - Located just north of Charlotte
Don’t forget the socialites
…and much more
- First Street Draught House
- Fox and the Hound English Pub and Sports Bar
- Ziggy’s Live Music
- Speak Easy Jazz Club
- Downtown Summer Music Series
- Alive After 5 on Thursday nights May-September
- Fourth Street Jazz & Blues on Friday nights May-September