There’s something about Charlotte. This growing city, named after the Queen of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, may be the only place in the South where you can jump from a boisterous trip to the Nascar Hall of Fame to a trendy rooftop bar overlooking the city’s skyline. From the bustling financial metropolis uptown to the sprawling oak-lined suburbs, the city truly lives up to its slogan—it has a lot. Charlotte plays gracious host to a wide range of folks, from the Carolina Panthers, to Ricky Bobby in Talledega Nights, to you. We’ve rounded up 10 new finds that even some of the locals haven’t heard about yet.