Things to Do in High Point

With snowy manes aflutter in the wind and tawny haunches trotting leisurely along paved streets, Bo and Doc—the horsepower behind Camel City Carriage Company—dutifully ferry passengers around Winston-Salem’s city center. Piloting Bo and Doc on public and private tours, sisters and company founders Toni Phillips and Gina McClamrock, along with their father, Ron, happily regale passengers with interesting and invented area history as well as recommend restaurants for post-ride feasting. The old-timey carriage’s striped cover shields riders from inclement weather, keeping precipitation and rainbows’ ends from infiltrating tours.

The Piedmont Family Fun Fest, which spreads out across Proehlific Park's 22 acres, is divided into five themed sections. At Music City, guests enjoy the musical styling of the band Big Bang Boom, as well as other live music acts every hour and ogle an array of instruments at the instrument petting zoo. At Circus Town visitors can mingle with resident clowns and face painters and take a quick lesson in circus arts such as juggling plates and performing acrobatic skills.

Meanwhile, Sports World houses the Greensboro Grasshopper mascot, an obstacle course, and a rock-climbing wall, as well as areas where visitors can try their hand at sporty games that incorporate softball, football, golf, and soccer. In a separate area of the park, guests escape to another realm at Fantasy Land, replete with fairies, pirates, dragons, a light-saber display, and a puppet show. Finally, Toys for Big Boys features a display of Italian cars, including Lamborghinis and a giant meatball with wheels, as well as boats and motorcycles.