Just south of downtown
Sunnyside–Central Terrace
A layered National Register historic district, with a street pattern and architecture shaped by the city's expansion.
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Salem by Saunders · A Winston-Salem journal
Winston-Salem.
Where my story began.
I started my real estate career here with my family in 2017 and learned to see more than the address in front of me. This guide follows that curiosity—from Old Salem and downtown to the neighborhoods and people that give the city its character.
A city, not a shortlist
Start at the heart.
See how it all connects.
Old Salem, downtown's galleries and restaurants, the parks and residential streets beyond: each tells another part of Winston-Salem's story. Follow the city's center outward, wherever your curiosity takes you.
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Begin here · Historic attraction
Old Salem.
Where the story begins.
Step into the preserved town of Salem and encounter a history told through the streets, buildings, gardens and collections of Old Salem Museums & Gardens.
It's more than a picturesque setting: the museum explores Moravian settlement and the experiences of Black and Indigenous people connected to the region.
Explore the Old Salem neighborhood Museum admission and visitor guideFollow the connection: The Winston-Salem Strollway runs between the Old Salem Visitor Center and downtown's Fourth Street area. Explore the route.
Next · The downtown scene
The city in
full color.
Downtown moves between the dining and storefronts of Fourth Street, the studios and galleries of Trade Street, and new uses for old industrial spaces around the Innovation Quarter.
Explore downtownMoving beyond downtown
And then,
the neighborhoods.
From Sunnyside and Ardmore to Buena Vista and nearby Clemmons, explore the places surrounding Winston-Salem's historic center.
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Southwest of downtown
Ardmore
Historic cottages, parks and a large neighborhood whose boundaries extend beyond its National Register district.
On the northwest side
Buena Vista
A chapter in the city's westward growth, told through residential streets, older houses and the Reynolda Road context.
Into nearby Clemmons
Clemmons West
A suburban extension of the wider region, distinguished by its residential streets and community recreation.