Welcome to Winston Salem!

Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 185,776; in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17,483 raising the population to 203,259. It is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fifth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is a prominent municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to the tallest office building in the region, the Wachovia Center. It is often referred to as the "Twin City" for its dual heritage, although "Camel City" is another popular nickname, referring to the city's prominent tobacco industry (after Camel cigarettes). Many locals, however, use the shortened name "Winston" in informal speech. "The Dash" is another nickname for Winston-Salem, referring to the hyphen between Winston and Salem. Winston-Salem is the home of Wake Forest University, a nationally distinguished private university.

Some of the top choices for visitors around the city include:

Old Salem
610 Old Salem Road, Winston Salem, NC 27101
336-721-7300, 888-348-5420
Old Salem Museums & Gardens is America's most comprehensive history attraction. Our four museums - the Historic Town of Salem, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), the Old Salem Children's Museum, and the Old Salem Toy Museum - engage visitors in an educational and memorable historical experience about those who lived and worked in the early South.

Dixie Classic Fair
421 West Twenty-Seventh Street, Winston Salem, NC 27105
336-727-2236
Long ago before the towns of Winston and Salem merged, there was a Fair in the area. What is now known as the Dixie Classic Fair began as a grain exhibition in Salem in 1882. The Piedmont Tobacco Fair started 15 years later, and the two Fairs joined to become the Winston-Salem Fair. The Fair moved to the current Fairgrounds in 1952 and in 1956, the name was changed to the Dixie Classic Fair for Northwest North Carolina..

Tanglewood Festival of Lights
Highway 158 West, Winston Salem, NC 27105
336-778-6300
After fifteen seasons, Tanglewood Festival of Lights continues to be one of the largest and most spectacular light shows in the southeast. From storybook scenes to Holiday themes, over one hundred displays with nearly a million lights fill Tanglewood Park with the entire splendor and joy of the holiday season.