• Attend a thrilling theatrical performance at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Three Blumenthal venues welcome Broadway shows, the Charlotte Symphony and Opera Carolina. They host independent theater performances and artists such as Wynton Marsalis, comedian Paula Poundstone, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bruce Hornsby, and more.

• Tour the Mint Museum Uptown and its Craft + Design collection, as well as outstanding collections of American, contemporary, and European art. Stop at the more intimate Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, or the Harvey B. Gannt Center for African-American Arts + Culture; check the line-up for concerts or lectures at the Knight Theater.

• Stroll through the Levine Museum of the New South. Located just a few blocks from The Dunhill Hotel, this oustanding cultural institution features a variety of exhibits that chronicle the post-Civil War history of the American South.