Easy stadium. Parking was $5, could just be free. No security walked right in. Came for one of…read moretheir last fireworks shows of the year on a Saturday. It was a shame the team were in silly Oat Milk uniforms rather than their usual rotations. Was able to get paper tickets which was nice. Small merch store. Didn't eat anything, was curious if they were any crawfish but didn't see any. Did find a craft beer stand selling $4 12oz Carolina beer! Deal! Got to meet Conrad. Firework show was good, a little short. Saw Gavin Fien make his MiLB debut. Parking lot was a little jammed getting out, we just waited til it cleared out.

Wanted to love this as a fan but the fact that this stadium allows hecklers to store their signs in…read morethe stadium and encourages the taunting of 19 years old is sad. Especially when they are saying things that hit below the belt. Music is ok. Food isn't great. Not the best minor league stadium by any means.

Went to a BeeGees Tribute band concert. The sound system was…read moregreat. All attendants were very professional & kind. Nice theater with 1000 person capacity. Only advice, arrive early so you can park. If raining, bring an umbrella as there is no cover above the entrance.

This cinema was so clean, it smelled clean and the bathroom had toilet paper that wasn't all over…read morethe floor lol. Love the upgrade with the new seating. I would recommend!

So I went to this theater a long time ago and I have been trying to see this employee Megan but I…read morehave not seen her, So I have decided to write this review anyways. She was so quick and so helpful. She was the only one there at the time due to it being not long after 11, but she was shy but nice and helpful and made my experience worthwhile. I told her I was taking her picture for something, and she said okay so I feel like posting it is okay. But shoutout to her for her good work!

We had such an amazing time at Lake Hickory Haunts!! We have been to many haunted houses and I must…read moresay I absolutely love Lake Hickory because you only get in line one time and then you walk through all of the haunts. When you exit one haunt you are on a path for a minute or two and then enter the next haunt. I love that so much! It makes for such a fun, continuous, seamless experience. No worry about not seeing everything or running out of time. The layout is so cool! I really enjoyed their midway. You can grab some water and a snack, use the bathroom, take pictures with scare actors, and even go in an escape room all on their midway. The haunts themselves were super cool because there were unexpected and different things in the haunts. This is not the same stuff you see everywhere. Highly recommend!

This is my second time visiting Lake Hickory Haunts and I am very impressed by the haunted…read moreexperience and their Midway of Mayhem. The actors are top notch both on the haunted trail and on the midway. The decorations are incredible and spooky, you can tell the put a lot of thought into making your experience special. Since I visited in 2024 and 2025, I think I need to wait a few years before visiting again to help refresh the experience for myself. They did move somethings around from last year, but I remembered too much. Even so, I still got spooked a few times!

I love it here. I am a very science-y girl, I love anything to do with science and medicine. So, of…read morecourse, I started coming here a few years ago. The planetarium shows are gorgeous, my particular favorite was one about monarch butterfly migration. The Aquarium and reptile section is so cool, you get to see these massive tortoises and an alligator named Lucy, pet sting rays, fish of all kinds, etc. You can also explore the human body section and the physics section, where you can play on a special pulley system on a physics playground. There is also a section with insects where you can take a closer look at different types of preserved butterflies. And, every three years or so, they hold a butterfly exhibit where you can watch the butterflies flutter about. They'll even give you some sugar water on your finger, and butterflies will come flocking to you and even land on you! I had the privilege of being present for it last year and butterflies landed on me left and right, I absolutely felt like Snow White! All in all, the Catawba Science Center is a family friendly learning environment that is perfect for field trips of all kinds. You won't regret visiting!

The Catawba Science Center is located next to the Hickory Art Museum in the SALT complex so I…read morestopped here too. It was about $15 to visit the museum. I had reciprocity but didn't think to ask about it and they didn't ask like is done at the other museums. The Science Center was on the small side and a lot of the exhibits were out of order. The exhibits they had seemed geared more to younger children. So there wasn't a lot there. I never found my way to the aquarium as that is apparently in another building and that was not mentioned. The planetarium show wasn't starting until 2pm so that was disappointing. I will go back with my reciprocity to see the building I missed.

So far this is my favorite fair grounds in all the Carolinas. Parking adjacent to the fair is…read morereasonable at $2.00. Main gate is a short walk across the field where you surrender another $5.00 to actually enter the grounds where you are greeted first the the Teen Queen and then by some new orange tractors and other wheeled agricultural machinery. Inside the first exhibit hall are booths of the county extension office, the farm bureau, beef council, dairy heirs, news papers, insurance agents, roof and siding shills, and some hack pushing his "new testaments" who was unable to satisfactorily explain omitting the "old testament". Further along is a cattle barn with a few milkers being tended and then the poultry barn with more chickens then I've seen in a long time: all manner of leghorns, rhode island reds, asils, comets, bantams... and two turkeys. Kinda bummed about the absence of horses, goats, and bunnies but maybe they'll arrive later in the week... Way out back is a red clay short track where crazy fast go carts were making time in a perpetual left-hand drift. Think there's going to be a demolition derby there end of the week, not for sure though. The midway is the midway; a variety of fair foods (customary and odd renditions of gyros, dogs, burgers, pizza, funnel cake, sausage, cobbed corn, ices, ice cream, and more funnel cake) scattered among modestly interesting rides (rotor, swings, cages, whirly-whirl) the usual assortment of games of chance with hucksters oing their level best to separate fools from moneys, and attractions (chainsaw carving, EMTs, rappers on parade, illusionists, and Iowa ninjas!) All things considered it was a pretty nice way to spend an evening. A little walking around with my best girl, sharing near-lethal doses of sugar and fat in the cool crisp late summer air. Tractor pulls would have been great, and bunnies.

When one of your favorite breweries hosts its own Beer Festival, you go, plain and simple…read more Fonta Flora is now in its 4th year running State of Origin at the Courthouse Square in Downtown Morganton. You might be able to even call it an "invitational", as breweries from around the state and country are "invited " to show us, the craft brewing supporters/lovers, what they can make using local and sometimes foraged ingredients. This is not your mainstream, run of the mill festival - the word "boutique" has been used to describe it. From the eclectic music, to the ticket limit, to the well-chosen food trucks (Vitamina T, BZL bus, the Hop!!), you get to experience the cream of the "local" crop. Just look at the names of who had representation - Burial, Zebulon Artisan Ales, Jester King, Haw River, Arizona Wilderness, Creature Comforts, New Grass, Legion, Free Range, Salud Cervezeria, Birdsong, Trophy and on and on. Some of these beers are even made just for this event. Buy a ticket - get your band - bring a blanket - more importantly, bring your friends and get ready to have a great time. Viva Fonta Flora! Long Live Fonta Flora!

I was invited to a wedding that was happening at this location. The wedding was 70 people which…read moreeveryone fit inside and the dance floor was located outside (covered overhead but still open). I loved that the windows opened wide and one side of the building completely opened up. The view was beautiful! It was all nature. I had no contact with the employees when planning the wedding but it did rain the day off and they were quick to wipe down the chairs before we sat down and the waiters were attentive. The bridal and groom suites were huge and beautiful. Everything was clean and the decoration were great!

It's beautiful there. They have a nice space in the back overlooking the vineyards the sky and the…read moreskyline of trees. The patio, the covered outside space and the inside all beautiful. It's a "small" and intimate atmosphere. I hate the gravel parking lot especially because it's hard to walk in heels and people are coming dressed up.