Reddit reviews Secret Charlotte: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Public Art Walking Tour (self-guided)


Historic Fourth Ward is super cute to stroll through and has a bunch of beautiful Victorian homes. You could stop into Alexander Michael's for a drink.


If you have a car... Le's Sanwiches has really good bahn mi. It's not near anything "interesting", and is located in an Asian mall that looked all-but-abandoned, which gave our sandwich run a memorable urbex vibe, lol. This was years ago, but I can't imagine the mall is too different now. This is a pretty random suggestion, tbh, and I wouldn't call it a "must see". Although the sandwiches are good.


If you get the hankering for sweets (or savory snacks) at odd hours, Amelie's French Bakery in NoDa is open 24 hrs and offers a nice atmosphere to chill. They're known for their salted caramel brownies.


7th Street Public Market has a bunch of really good food vendors & local retailers.


Papi Queso Food Truck is really fucking good. (In fact, if you look through my reddit history, you'll see me stanning for them years ago)

The urban greenways offer a different view of the city if you like to walk. Not something tourists usually think of.


Lazy 5 Ranch is a drive-through safari. I haven't been, but apparently it's a blast. It's family friendly/touristy, but you stay in your own car, so does it really matter?


This article isn't bad. The Common Market (original location) is a gathering place for the alternative, so it's p chill and always has good people watching. They're open til bar close on the weekend, and you can buy alcohol at retail prices and hang out and drink it onsite. Their selection of beer and wine is great.


"3 Locals-Only, Secret Stops For Food In Charlotte"


There's also this book, which I stumbled upon while searching for inspiration. Can't vouch for it.



^(Disclaimer: I grew up in CLT but haven't lived there for a couple years, so please tell me if anything is wildly out of date)