Grand Bohemian Charlotte: Uptown’s Art-Filled Escape
The Grand Bohemian wraps Uptown in art: a boutique hotel where chandeliers, curated galleries and a bohemian heart turn a business district stay into a...
Month : October 2026
Kimpton Tryon Park: A Boutique Tower Over the Park
Facing Romare Bearden Park, Kimpton’s Tryon Park is Uptown’s boutique tower with a view: artful rooms, a buzzing lobby and the kind of rooftop that...
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte: Five-Star Green Luxury in Uptown
Charlotte’s only five-star address is also a green pioneer: a LEED Gold tower on East Trade Street with just 146 rooms, so service stays personal....
The Duke Mansion: A 1915 Myers Park Landmark of Gardens and Grace
Behind its gates on Hermitage Road, beneath Myers Park’s famous willow oak canopy, the Duke Mansion keeps Charlotte’s grandest story. Built in 1915 and expanded...
Charlotte’s Spraygrounds: The Free Splash Map for Hot Days
When Carolina summer turns the volume up, Charlotte answers with water, and it is free. Mecklenburg County’s spraygrounds, playful fields of fountains, misters and dump...
Ray’s Splash Planet: Charlotte’s Indoor Water Park Day, Rain or Shine
When the forecast frowns, Charlotte families head for the sunniest room in the county. Ray’s Splash Planet, Mecklenburg County’s one-of-a-kind indoor water park in Uptown,...
ImaginOn: The Charlotte Library Where Stories Leap Off the Page
Part library, part theater, all wonder: ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center is Charlotte’s gift to its children, a gleaming Uptown building where the...
Festival in the Park: Freedom Park’s Autumn Art Tradition Since 1964
Some Charlotte traditions are measured in generations, and Festival in the Park is one of them. Since 1964, this beloved autumn weekend has turned the...
Charlotte International Arts Festival: When Uptown Becomes an Open-Air Stage
Each fall, Blumenthal Arts throws open the doors of the city itself. The Charlotte International Arts Festival fills Uptown’s theaters, plazas and sidewalks with artists...
Fourth Ward: Charlotte’s Victorian Garden District in the Heart of Uptown
Every city has a neighborhood that feels like a secret. In Charlotte it is the Fourth Ward, where gas-lamp streets, Victorian cottages and pocket gardens...
