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 ½  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

• 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

…and much more