Top Things to do in Winston Salem
The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Winston Salem, North Carolina (NC)
Discover the best top things to do in Winston Salem, United States including Triad ECO Adventures, Carolina History & Haunts Historical Ghost Tour of Winston-Salem, Bethabara Park, Old Salem Museums & Gardens, Theatre Alliance, West End Historic District, Home Moravian Church, Salem God's Acre Cemetery, Kaleideum North, Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
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1. Triad ECO Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 266 reviews
Open 24/7 by Appointment or by chance ! Triad ECO Adventures (& Triad TROLLEYS) offers world-class Segway Tours, eBIKE Tours, PaddleFit Standup Paddleboarding (SUP) Instruction, and Private/Daily TROLLEY Excursions throughout Winston-Salem, NC and beyond! Pick a day, pick a time, pick a tour, grab a Group! Tours and class options happily customized upon request for birthdays, weddings, events, family picnics, and YOUR special occasion. Boutique warehouse also available for local sales of Segway PTs, SUPs, eBIKEs, caps, t-shirts, new and used equipment. Discounts for 3+ and again 7+ booking together!
2. Carolina History & Haunts Historical Ghost Tour of Winston-Salem
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 74 reviews
Historical Ghost Walking Tour Guided By the Eerie Glow of Candlelight. We will guide you along the old streets of the West End Historic District of Winston-Salem and share with you the ghost stories, traditions, superstitions, and quirkiness of this old city. 90 Minute Tour. Reservations required. Open All Year. Check website for most recent availability. 336-905-4060.
3. Bethabara Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 143 reviews
Site where Moravian immigrants first settled in North Carolina, this 195-acre area includes a museum and a Moravian church and offers hiking, birdwatching and many varieties of trees.
Reviewed By PeruTravelFamily - Sebring, United States
Take a few hours and enjoy roaming the grounds here at Bethabara park. In addition to the historic buildings there are many trails along the stream and in the woods. Plenty of places for a picnic or an afternoon outdoors. Don't miss the beautiful garden area.
4. Old Salem Museums & Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,257 reviews
One of America’s most comprehensive history attractions. The museums, the Historic Town of Salem, and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), along with award-winning heirloom gardens, engage visitors in an educational and memorable historical experience about those who lived and worked in the early South.
Reviewed By 731MarthaT - Belmont, United States
We got full activities tickets and after 5 hours on Saturday afternoon we did almost everything at a leisurely pace. We started at Muddy Creek cafe for a yummy outdoor lunch while a blue grass band played, to all the 200 year old interactive buildings and wonderful docents in period dress throwing pots or woodworking and telling the history - to St Philip’s Moravian historical African American Church - all was a step back in time. The visitors center staff was wonderfully helpful and a perfect start to our visit. Tomorrow will be a visit to the museum - since it’s going to be overcast or rainy. A truly unique must do weekend destination.
5. Theatre Alliance
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By lisarG7285JL
We love attending performances at Theatre Alliance. The productions are wonderfully engaging. A very intimate setting with first rate acting from local talent.
6. West End Historic District
7. Home Moravian Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 73 reviews
Founded in 1800, this church contains the largest Moravian congregation in the world.
Reviewed By NCteacher486 - Winston Salem, United States
If you’ve visited and toured Old Salem and learned its unique history, you will especially enjoy seeing the interior of Home Moravian Church. It is open daily with docents to explain more about the worship and teachings of this earliest Protestant denomination. A special treat is attending one of the several Christmas Eve Love Feasts held at Home Moravian Church. Music, hot coffee and a Love Feast bun (a spiced potato roll) along with the story from Luke's Gospel are featured. Everyone also receives a lighted handmade beeswax candle to hold while singing “Silent Night” in the darkened church. A lovely way for families to remind their children of “the reason for the season.”
8. Salem God's Acre Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 296 reviews
This is the active graveyard of the Salem Congregation, a group of 12 Moravian Churches. It has been in continuous use from 1771 to the present. The graveyard is open to the public for quiet and respectful visits. Our website has a full description of allowed uses, but there are signs also posted.
Reviewed By 579sharong - Clarksboro, United States
This is a beautiful stop while walking leisurely through old Salem. Seeing all the tombstones at equal height and reading some of them was part of the experience that made it so worthwhile. Highly recommend taking the time to visit .
9. Kaleideum North
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4.5 based on 145 reviews
Kaleideum is an interactive museum of arts, sciences, and exploration formed by the merger of The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks in July 2016. The two museums merged into a single organization to reimagine learning and better meet the needs of our diverse community by providing more access to informal science discovery and cultural experiences. Our Mission: Inspiring wonder, curiosity, and lifelong learning in our children and community through interactive play and discovery. We achieve this through the overlapping lenses of literacy, the arts, and STEM. Our Vision: We envision a creative, innovative learning ecosystem that equips and empowers us all to make a difference in our ever-changing world.
Reviewed By Sailingaway1976
We have gone to Sciworks (now Kaladium) for 11 years and love it! Always great exhibits and tons for kids and adults to do! Easy access for handicapped parking. Love the hands on atmosphere and my 11yo son never gets tired of going!
10. Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 634 reviews
Discover Reynolda House, the centerpiece of the Reynolda Historic District in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Explore the restored 1917 mansion of Katharine and R.J. Reynolds. An orientation video, oral history kiosk and audio tours, included in your admission fee, provide a unique window into the family and the life they lived. Enjoy masterpieces of American art and special exhibitions in both the historic house and the museum's new exhibition wing. Shop and dine in Historic Reynolda Village. Then, stroll the formal gardens, greenhouses and woodland walking trails of Reynolda Gardens. The Wake Forest University campus, adjacent to Reynolda, is accessible by walking trail or by car.
Reviewed By BevSoo - Gaithersburg, United States
This museum sounded interesting so we visited there. I spent a lot of time in the little gift area/shop because they had some very pretty and interesting items. The art on the walls was very different from other museums. I thought I might just run past them but they really got my attention and I ended up studying most of them. The written info about the years they were created made it even more interesting. They had a lot of cover pages from the Saturday Evening Post and they were delightful. There was also a display of clothing, hats, and shoes from the 1920's, period furniture, and old toys. There was an Aoli organ and it actually played music while we were there. We went to the different floors by taking an antique elevator. The lower level had a pool and squash court. Very fascinating place and docents and knowledgeable guards to answer any questions or direct us to various places of interest. The gardens are probably lovely in warmer months, but it was cold and rainy when we went, so we couldn't really walk around outside. I definitely recommend this museum.
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