Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
BY THE NUMBERS: CHARLOTTE’S TOP ATTRACTIONS<br />
536,000<br />
VOLUME (IN GALLONS) OF WATER<br />
moved per minute in the three<br />
whitewater channels at the US<br />
National Whitewater Center, also<br />
home to zip lines, climbing walls<br />
and biking trails.<br />
7,500<br />
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF MIRRORS<br />
on the 17-foot-5-inch-tall Firebird<br />
sculpture in the plaza of the Bechtler<br />
Museum of Modern Art, which<br />
features works by Joan Miró, Andy<br />
Warhol and Pablo Picasso.<br />
45<br />
WIDTH (IN FEET) of the Harvey B.<br />
Gantt Center for African-American<br />
Arts + Culture, one of Charlotte’s<br />
skinniest landmarks. (What it<br />
lacks in width, it makes up for in<br />
incredible art exhibits.)<br />
FARM FRESH<br />
If you need a break from barbecue, visit the<br />
Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market at City<br />
Plaza for locally grown produce and artisan<br />
bites. It takes place Wednesdays from 10am<br />
to 2pm through Oct. 27.<br />
Free Ride Using public transportation can be daunting to outof-towners,<br />
but the eco-friendly R-LINE makes getting around<br />
downtown Raleigh easy—and free. Buses run every 10 to 15 minutes,<br />
and connect you to restaurants, shopping, museums, hotels and<br />
anything else you may want to see or do. godowntownraleigh.com<br />
TRAVEL REPORT: NORTH CAROLINA<br />
-321<br />
TEMPERATURE (IN DEGREES<br />
FAHRENHEIT) of the liquid<br />
nitrogen used in the Sub Zero<br />
show at Discovery Place<br />
DID<br />
YOU KNOW?<br />
Duplin Winery (97<br />
miles from Raleigh/<br />
Durham airport) is the<br />
largest muscadine<br />
winery in the<br />
world.<br />
HOT<br />
PROPERTY<br />
GEORGE<br />
VANDERBILT’S<br />
250-ROOM<br />
CHATEAU AT<br />
THE 8,000-<br />
ACRE BILTMORE<br />
ESTATE IS<br />
HOME TO<br />
ORIGINAL<br />
RENOIRS,<br />
A CHESS<br />
SET THAT<br />
BELONGED<br />
TO NAPO-<br />
LEON AND<br />
AN INDOOR<br />
BOWLING<br />
ALLEY. (LIFE<br />
IN AMERICA’S<br />
LARGEST HOME<br />
SOUNDS LIKE<br />
IT WAS PRETTY<br />
CUSHY.) TAKE A<br />
SELF-GUIDED<br />
TOUR OF<br />
THE MAN-<br />
SION BEFORE<br />
EXPLORING<br />
THE EXPANSIVE<br />
GARDEN AND<br />
SAMPLING AT<br />
THE ON-SITE<br />
WINERY.<br />
BILTMORE.COM<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2010</strong> GO MAGAZINE<br />
063
Change language