Last Wednesday I had the chance to visit downtown Charlotte, since I am working in Statesville for the summer and am only about 45 minutes North of the city. While not initially for pleasure, the trip quickly turned into a nice touristy visit. I was able to take a little tour of downtown Charlotte and see some of the businesses that line the streets of the Queen City. I loved all the quaint little shops and restaurants and my favorite stop: the Belk Theatre. Although I was not able to go inside, I was able to see it from the outside and take a look at all the banners posted on the windows promoting their performances. Hopefully I can go back to see Lion King sometime this summer!!! If you are interested here's their link: http://theatercharlotte.com/?gclid=COLHid-A8bcCFWRp7Aod9TEAYQ.
Belk theatre from the streets of downtown Charlotte.
View of the IMAX theatre from atop a parking deck.
I think this is where I would live...love the look of these apartments!
I made another quick stop at the near-by Starbucks and learned that I should not go to Starbucks in the CITY in the MORNING! The line was crazyy long - well, at least for a small-town Southern girl who walks in her local Starbucks and is known by name and is served right away. The photo doesn't do it justice...
Line at Starbucks in downtown Charlotte.
Lastly, I was able to get a couple pictures of a near-by skyscraper that caught my eye. The design was extremely intricate and I loved the structure of the building - my nerdy artistic eye came into play. To the left of the building they had a Charlotte philanthropy museum. I was not able to go inside, ***note, if you are planning on visiting the museums downtown or the Belk Theatre, they don't open until 10. The museum looked really cool from the window and is definitely a place I hope to visit on my next trip to Charlotte.
Building in downtown Charlotte, museum is to the left.
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