Thinking of traveling to Charlotte, NC for your next assignment? Here’s a chance to get acquainted with the Queen City before you arrive. 

<div>Thinking of traveling to Charlotte, NC for your next assignment?</div>


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  Here&rsquo;s a chance to get acquainted with the Queen City before you arrive.
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<h2>1. Sports</h2>

<p>Charlotte loves its Sports!</p>

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  The Charlotte Hornets have returned to the city under new ownership by NBA
  Hall of Famer, Michael Jordan. Home games are played at Charlotte&rsquo;s Time
  Warner Cable Arena, which is also the venue for the city&rsquo;s Ice Hockey
  Team, the Checkers. The Charlotte Knights attract a huge crowd during baseball
  season. Charlotte&rsquo;s international soccer franchise includes two
  leagues;the Eaglesand the Lady Eagles. Game days for the NFL&rsquo;s Carolina
  Panthers are so packed they often shut down the city. As for the college
  sports scene, Charlotte&rsquo;s largest local University, UNC, is proud of its
  football team, the 49ers. The school annually enrolls over 27,000 students, so
  there&rsquo;s always plenty of green and white walking around town. NASCAR
  racing is huge in Charlotte. The Charlotte Motor Speedway packs in 134,000
  fans during racing weekends.
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<h2>2. Cuisine</h2>

<p>Charlotte is proud of its southern-style cooking.</p>

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  Love ribs?Charlotte&rsquo;s slabs are delectable. And the secret, apparently,
  is in the vinegar-infused barbeque sauce.
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  For the best fried chicken, the locals head straight to Price&rsquo;s Chicken
  Coop, which has been in business for 50 years! It&rsquo;s no frills&mdash;just
  cash-only takeout for exceptionally delicious Southern fried chicken and a
  side of fries, gizzards, hush puppies, or slaw. It might not be your go-to for
  healthy, but you&rsquo;ve got to taste it just once!
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  Looking for a Southern-style Breakfast? Charlotte has tons of restaurants
  serving up their own twist on comfort food. Shrimp and grits with fried green
  tomatoes and goat cheese, biscuits and gravy, collards and cornbread, sweet
  potato ravioli, crab cakes Benedict, the list goes on.
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  While its name is misleading, Charlotte&rsquo;s legendary non-alcoholic
  beverage, Cheerwine, is one of North Carolina&rsquo;s favorite
  thirst-quenchers. The locals describe it as a magically refreshing carbonated,
  cherry-flavored, super sugary drink that tastes different from any liquid
  refreshment out there.
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<h2>3. Arts and Culture</h2>

<p>Charlotte is dedicated to art and culture.</p>

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  In addition to diverse restaurants, night clubs, shops, bars, and breweries,
  the center city district (referred to as uptown, not downtown) offers several
  state-of-the-art live performance venues and museums with amazing exhibits and
  internationally-acclaimed collections.
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  The Fillmore Charlotte, a Live Nation Entertainment venue, stages all sorts of
  amazing concerts and events throughout the year. The addition of a new
  750-capacity venue, The Underground, is located just steps away from the
  Fillmore and gives local and touring bands a place to grow.
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  If you appreciate mid-20th century art, spend an afternoon at The Bechtler
  Museum of Modern Art, a 36,500 square feet modern structure that is itself a
  work of art.
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  The Mint Museum, located in a federal-style building that once housed the
  Charlotte Mint, holds the largest public collection of work from
  Charlotte-born artist Romare Bearden as well as works from over 900 American
  artists between the late 1700&rsquo;s and 1945. Add to that a vast collection
  of contemporary art plus a well-curated assemblage of ancient American art and
  artifacts dating back 4,500 years.
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  Blumenthal Performing Arts is the spotlight for the Charlotte Symphony
  Orchestra, Opera Carolina, Charlotte Ballet as well as nationally touring
  Broadway productions and local theater performances.
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<h2>4. Walkability</h2>

<p>Charlotte is easy to get around and gets two thumbs up for walkability.</p>

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  Charlotte&rsquo;s Center City is easy to navigate, thanks to the city planners
  who laid out the blocks in smart patterned grids. Getting around the charming
  outlying neighborhoods is not as straightforward, but Charlotte has many mass
  transit options&mdash;including one of the largest urban bike sharing programs
  in the southeast&mdash;which makes it easy to get where you&#39;re going, no
  matter where in town you may be.
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<h2>5. Healthcare</h2>

<p>Charlotte delivers premium healthcare.</p>

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  Charlotte&rsquo;s Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center has been a
  cornerstone of the community since 1903. With 7,000 employees and over 700
  physicians on staff, it is one of the largest medical centers in the region
  and is recognized statewide and nationally for its outstanding quality care,
  excellent patient satisfaction, and ongoing philanthropic efforts.What&rsquo;s
  more, the Medical Center is designated a Magnet hospital by the American
  Nurses Credentialing Center, which is the nation&rsquo;s highest honor for
  excellence in nursing. That is no small feat&mdash;only 5 percent of hospitals
  in the country have achieved this honor!
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  <h2>6. Roots</h2>

  <p>Charlotte&rsquo;s roots date back to the American Revolution.</p>

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    Charlotte and its county seat of Mecklenburg were founded in 1768 when
    British loyalists named the area after England&rsquo;s King George
    III&rsquo;s new bride, Queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg. Hence the
    nickname Queen City.
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  <h2>7. Largest City</h2>

  <p>Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina.</p>

  <p>And the second-largest city in the southeastern United States!</p>

  <h2>8. Forward-Thinking</h2>

  <p>
    Charlotte is forward-thinking. Although Charlotte is proud of its rich and
    intricate history, the city is quickly emerging as an epicenter for
    commercial trade&mdash;as evidenced by the many construction cranes spanning
    the city&rsquo;s skyline.
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  <h2>9. Best Place to Live</h2>

  <p>
    Charlotte is rated among the best places to live in the U.S. for its quality
    of life, climate, and affordability.
  </p>

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    The city&rsquo;s culture, culinary sophistication, hospitality, walkability,
    and unique feel draws people from all over the world and entices them to
    visit, stay, and settle down.
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Charlotte, North Carolina. A Blend of Old-fashioned Southern Charm and Cosmopolitan Bustle