Fellow travel nurses are living in Hickory so decided to explore the City. On the outskirts much is available..

A movie theater..

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and some other necessities..

However, in traveling further I found more to Hickory than stores. There is a college,

a museum area,

and a downtown alive with community theater,

a renovated train station with a restaurant,

and a myriad of shops including a billiard hall, yoga studio, coffee shops, church, and a playground for children. The City has done a fine job infusing a variety of venues to bring folks back to this area and on my Valentine’s Day visit it was bustling with patrons.

Another interesting downtown piece was the building murals. Catch a glimpse..

But my favorite was…

Tomorrow: More of Hickory, North Carolina,..