Sarah Crosland

Secret Charlotte

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Where in Charlotte can you]] - get up-close with the "Miracle on the Hudson" plane? - indulge in conspiracy theories about occult symbols in public murals? - see a giant head sculpture by a notorious Czech artist? - eat something called burgushi? - hear a parking garage that sings? - watch a giant dragon blow smoke? Whether you're riding at top speeds around the twenty-four-degree bank of a NASCAR track turn, exploring the history of Charlotte's gold rush and the seventeen-pound nugget that started it all, or eating ice cream at a Dairy Queen that's a designated historic site, it's impossible to be bored in the Queen City with a copy of Secret Charlotte: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. From delightful surprises to hair-raising theories, in these pages you'll find answers to the questions around town you didn't even know you had. Filled with fascinatingand often bizarrestories about the locales that define Charlotte's culture and history, this is the city's ultimate scavenger hunt.

Produktdetails

• Secret
• Verlag: Reedy Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781681060699
• ISBN-10: 1681060698
• Artikelnr.: 47365905

Autorenporträt

Sarah Crosland is the director of the Charlotte Observer's Content Studio, which includes numerous local publications such as SouthPark Magazine and CharlotteFive daily newsletter. She's the author of the books 100 Things to Do In Charlotte Before You Die and Food Lovers' Guide to Charlotte. A longtime writer and Charlotte enthusiast, she covers the city for a variety of national magazines and websites.