Charlotte, NC

Place: Charlotte, NC
Weather: Showers, 56/78F
Route: From Great Smoky Mountains National Park 200 miles east on I-40E, I-26E, US-74E, and I-85N.

Population: 872,498 (2018)
Nicknames: The Queen City, The Hornet's Nest
Popular Places to Visit: NASCAR Hall of Fame, Levine Museum of the New South, Mint Museum Uptown.
Nonfiction books: Kratt, Mary. Charlotte, North Carolina: A Brief History.
Gallard, Frye. The Dream Long Deferred: The Landmark Struggle for Desegregation in Charlotte, NC.

Photos:

Downtown skyline (from inc.com)

The Mint Museum (from mintmuseum.org)