Gotta do NCQMA in Salisbury, NC, in August if you like NASCAR. Check out all the HQs for racing teams. Go during the week, and you'll probably run into some drivers. If you have a youngster, they're really good about giving kids autographs and stuff. Also great museum, downtown Charlotte is great, and the tour of Charlotte Speedway is pretty cool. You can also drive to the mountains. Not too far and fabulous. Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Pkwy, awesome.