Asheboro

By car

• Charlotte - Either Interstate 85 North to US 64 east, or NC 49 (a smaller road traversing the country) (1.5 hr)
• Greensboro - Take Interstate 73 South (30 min)
• High Point and Winston Salem - Take Interstate 74 east (30 min and 45 min respectively)
• Raleigh - US 64 West (1.5 hr)

By bus

PART Route 10 offers service from Greensboro with connections to other cities.

Car, although biking and walking is possible in some areas such as the "downtown area" around Sunset Ave, Fayetteville St, and Salisbury St. The chains catering to tourist and passerby are mostly on Dixie Drive (US 64).

• North Carolina Zoo

  phone: +1 800 488-0444
  address: 4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro
  The zoo's 2,600 acres, split into two sections featuring wildlife from Africa and North America, makes it the largest natural habitat zoo in the world. The North American section features wildlife from the Pacific Northwest, the swamps of the Southeast, the deserts of the Southwest, and the Prairies, as well as fauna found locally in North Carolina. The African section features wildlife from the African savannas, as well as popular lemur, chimpanzee, and gorilla exhibits. The zoo also has an aviary which resembles a tropical forest setting.

• Richard Petty Museum

  phone: +1 336 495-1143
  address: 309 Branson Mill Rd., Randleman
• Downtown Asheboro A nice collection of antique stores, thrift shops, bakeries, specialty shops, and cafes, as well as a nice park. Of note are the Art Deco town hall on Church Street and the Neoclassical courthouse on Worth Street. Suitable for an hour or two of strolling and enjoying small-town life.

• Seagrove Pottery Seagrove is a small community south of Asheboro, famous for its pottery. A huge number of potters operate out of homes and small workshops in and around the town.

• Taste of Asia

  phone: +1 336 626-7578
  address: 127 E Taft Ave
  Good Thai food on South Fayetteville Street.

• Something Different

  phone: +1 336 626-5707, +1 336 626-5740
  address: 1512 Zoo Parkway
  Variety of cuisines, middle eastern, Italian, on Zoo Parkway just south of Dixie Drive.

• The Dixie III

  phone: +1 336 625-8345
  address: 715 E Dixie Dr
  An excellent Southern food restaurant, good value, and local favorite.

• Dixie Express

  phone: +1 336 626-5885
  address: 711 W Dixie Drive
  Owned by the same family as the Dixie III, a good local fast food option. Excellent milkshakes, hot dogs, and sandwiches. Try a hot dog "all the way": mustard, chili, slaw, and onions.

• Burrito Brothers

  phone: +1 336 328-0168
  address: 1019 N Fayetteville Street
  Authentic Mexican food.

• America's Roadhouse

  phone: +1 336 633-1234
  address: 818 East Dixie Drive (Hwy 64)
  Known for steaks, ribs, chicken, and seafood. They also have "exotic" foods on the menu like the Buffalo Burger, Ostrich Burger, Aligator Tail, and Frog Legs.

• The Table

  phone: +1 336 736-8628
  address: 139 S Church St

• Henry James BBQ

  phone: +1 336 625-1649
  address: 2004 S Fayetteville St
  Known for hush-puppies and and good BBQ, all food is cooked fresh.

Until recently, Asheboro was one of the country's largest dry towns.

• Carolina Tap House

  phone: +1 336 203-POUR
  address: 1528 Zoo Parkway
  Asheboro's only self serve taproom.

Almost all hotels are on Dixie Drive (Hwy 64). More lodging can be found in the nearby cities of Greensboro and High Point.

• Hampton Inn Asheboro

  phone: +1 336 625-9000
  address: 1137 E. Dixie Drive

• Fairfield Inn and Suites Asheboro

  phone: +1 336 626-9197
  address: 920 Executive Way

• Piedmont Triad
• Research Triangle - visit the state capital, Raleigh, the revitalizing city of Durham, or the college town of Chapel Hill
• Charlotte, the largest city in the state

If you are so inclined, the surrounding area has lots of small farms, country churches, and occasional oddities (look for the former-schoolbus-turned-house in the tiny community of Erect) which may provide for a pleasant afternoon in the country.