Built in 1928, the Art Deco R.J. Reynolds Building served as the tobacco company's headquarters until 2009. It was once the tallest building south of Baltimore and served as the inspiration for the design of the Empire State Building in New York City. In 2016, the property was opened as the Kimpton Cardinal Hotel in downtown Winston-Salem. King suite The hotel has 174 … [Read more...] about Southern Stays: The Kimpton Cardinal Hotel
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The South’s Most Unique Christmas Cookie
As the holidays near, you'll likely be enjoying some sweet treats. But Winston-Salem boasts a truly unique dessert known as the Moravian cookie. The religious group from Eastern Europe settled here in the 1700s and brought over their traditions and customs. Today, there's a culinary trail devoted to the culture around the city where you can see how they lived and how their … [Read more...] about The South’s Most Unique Christmas Cookie
Weekend Guide to Winston-Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Originally settled in the 1700s by the Moravian Church, Winston-Salem brought together two separate cities. It developed throughout the 1800s and 1900s with the rise of the tobacco industry as companies like R.J. Reynolds. It became one of the largest cities in the region throughout the 1920s and is a part of the area known as the Triad, which also … [Read more...] about Weekend Guide to Winston-Salem
Southern Stays: The Historic Brookstown Inn
Originally home to Winston-Salem's first factory, the Historic Brookstown Inn was established as a Moravian cotton mill in 1837. A few years later it became a flour mill and then an abandoned building before its 1970s designation as a historic landmark. In November 1984, the Historic Brookstown Inn opened downtown. In 2013, a cat named Sally became the hotel's mascot, which … [Read more...] about Southern Stays: The Historic Brookstown Inn
Visiting Old Salem Museum and Gardens
Before there was the city of Winston-Salem, there was just Salem. Settled by members of the Moravian faith from modern Czechia, an offshoot of the Protestant denomination, Salem was originally called Wachovia. It was founded in the 1700s and included both municipal and residential buildings for members of the church. The church owned the land and could ask members to leave … [Read more...] about Visiting Old Salem Museum and Gardens
