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Around Blue Ridge Estates you will find various towns and cities that range form small to large, here is a brief description of the closest. The largest city is Charllote, N.C., it is just 2 hours away. A complete metropolis camparable to any mayor city in the US. You can reach Charllote from just about anywhere landing on its international airport (Charlotte Doouglas). For more info on Charllote visit: The second largest city is Winston-Salem N.C. is only 75 minutes away from Blue Ridge Estates. Winston-Salem has everything that a major city has: restaurants, shopping, and hospitals. An indoor shopping mall, Hanes Mall can be found in Winston Salem with all the major brand name retailers. Just outside of Winston-Salem is the Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) some major airline carriers fly into and out of Piedmont there are also some car rental desks located at the airport. Uncover more about Winston-Salem at: http://www.visitwinstonsalem.com/ Mt. Airy N.C. is just west of Winston Salem, about a 48 minute drive from Blue Ridge Estates. Mt Airy is the town that Andy Griffith based the town of Mayberry after in the Andy Griffith Show. Andy grew up in Mt. Airy but he did not want to disturb his childhood home Mt. Airy with throngs of tourists or fans of the show so instead of naming the town in the show directly after his home town, he decided on calling it Mayberry. Mt. Airy is the largest city that is closest to Blue Ridge Estates, it has all the amenities of a big city such as: hospitals, restaurants, franchises, strip malls and an indoor shopping mall the Colonial Mayberry Mall here you can find name brand retailers such as: JCPENNY, KMART, Bath and Body Works, and other assorted retailers. Downtown Mt. Airy or Main Street is a quaint picturesque area with shops and restaurants lining both sides of the street. Well worth a visit and just 48 minutes away from Blue Ridge Estates. Find out more about Mt. Airy at: http://www.visitmayberry.com Galax VA. Is situated just 15 minutes north of Blue Ridge Estates in the beautiful state of Virginia. Galax is smaller than Mt. Airy it is the closest town with major retailers, Walmart , Lowes, McDonald’s, Movie theater and assorted shops and restaurants are all in Galax. Galax’s downtown Main Street seems to be a trip back into time your typical main street USA. More can be discovered about Galax by exploring their website at: Sparta N.C. is 18 minutes southwest of Blue Ridge Estates a small town in comparison with Galax. The town of Sparta is made up of several strip malls with a typical southern courthouse in the center of town. There are several gas stations, a self car wash, Taco Bell, several restaurants/cafes, hospital, supermarket and other assorted retailers. Sparta is also the future home of the teapot museum as seen on ABC’s Nightline. Discover more about Sparta by visiting their website at: http://sparta-nc.com/ |