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[quote=Anonymous]I live in Charlotte. It's dreadfully full, and full of southern bros in their Clemson polo shirts.

There's nothing in Charlotte that you can't see or do (and likely a better version) in the DC area. And the museums are pricey, imo, but that might just be my DC "museums are free!" attitude. I find the Whitewater Center to be really expensive for what it is. Uptown is not where the action is, it's small and bland and built for bankers who work 9-5 Monday-Friday.

Public transit is pretty garbage. The light rail consists of one line with considerable headways. You definitely have to drive from the airport to Uptown, out to the Whitewater Center, and anything not right on the light rail. Depending on where the show is, you may have to drive.

There are six bazillion breweries. Gilde is a German brewery that opened a location in Charlotte, and their brewmaster here is from Berlin. So if German beers and food are your thing, hit it up. Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is German-inspired and has a very Munich style biergarten. Other breweries I like are Wooden Robot, Resident Culture (both of those are regularly invited to Snallygaster), Divine Barrel, Birdsong, and Triple C. Asheville's Burial Beer Co. has a Charlotte location. My favorite bar is Brawley's, which is a mostly outdoor neighborhood dive-y place that everyone also brings their kids to during the day.

There is a nice hidden gem: McGill Rose Garden and Rosie's. Get a glass of wine, enjoy the garden. Then walk down the street to Birdsong.

When I have a day off and no kid, DH and I usually brewery hop. Weekends we'll head out to McAdenville to kayak on the South Fork. If the Knights are home, we'll take in some minor league baseball (but again, you can get MLB in DC, so......and it's a rather generic and bland minor league experience that wishes it was major league; Charlotte in a nutshell).

Uptown, I don't know there's any good brunch places. Again, it's a corporate 9-5 place. There are some places in South End, but I can't vouch for any of them because I can't remember the last time I did a proper brunch. Midnight diner is Uptown, and it's an old school diner place. Not sure if that's the vibe you're looking for.[/quote]

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