By High Point calls itself the Home Furnishings Capital of the World, and for one week each spring the High Point Market turns this Triad city into the global center of furniture design. The rest of the year, High Point is a friendly, walkable destination with a quirky giant landmark, a top-rated children’s museum, a buzzing downtown ballpark, and easy access to lakes and trails. Whether you are visiting for the day or you live nearby and want fresh ideas, here are the attractions worth your time.
The World’s Largest Chest of Drawers
No trip to High Point is complete without a photo in front of the city’s most beloved oddity. The World’s Largest Chest of Drawers stands roughly 36 feet tall, originally built in 1926 as a “Bureau of Information” to celebrate the city’s furniture trade. Two oversized socks dangle from a drawer, a nod to the region’s hosiery history. It is a free, two-minute roadside stop that sums up High Point’s character better than any brochure.
Address: 508 N. Hamilton Street, High Point, NC 27262. There is no admission and no set hours; pull over, snap your photo, and move on to the next stop.
Nido & Mariana Qubein Children’s Museum
If you are traveling with kids, this is the headline attraction. Named North Carolina’s 2022 Visitor Attraction of the Year, the Nido & Mariana Qubein Children’s Museum packs two floors of hands-on exhibits into a bright downtown building. Children can climb, build, role-play, and explore areas that nod directly to High Point’s furniture-making heritage, with standout spaces designed for both toddlers and older kids. Plan for a couple of hours; most families end up staying longer than they expect.
Plan Your Visit
- Address: 200 Qubein Avenue, High Point, NC 27262
- Phone: (336) 888-7529
- Hours: Tuesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays.
- Admission: $15 per visitor. Parking is free.
- Website: qubeinchildrensmuseum.org
High Point Museum and Historical Park
For a free, low-key dose of local history, the High Point Museum tells the story of the Piedmont through exhibits on furniture, textiles, transportation, and military history. The real charm is outside in the adjacent Historical Park, a small living-history campus with restored buildings including the John Haley House (1786), the Hoggatt House, a working blacksmith shop, and a little red schoolhouse. On Saturdays you may catch costumed interpreters and the smell of woodsmoke from the blacksmith’s forge.
- Address: 1859 East Lexington Avenue, High Point, NC 27262
- Phone: (336) 885-1859
- Hours: Museum open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The historic buildings in the park are typically staffed on Saturdays.
- Admission: Free
- Website: highpointnc.gov/Museum
Truist Point and the High Point Rockers
Downtown’s anchor is Truist Point, a modern ballpark that has done more to revitalize the city center than almost anything in recent memory. It is home to the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League and to Carolina Core FC soccer. A Rockers game is one of the best-value nights out in the Triad: affordable tickets, fireworks nights, themed promotions, and a relaxed atmosphere where you can wander the concourse with a local beer. The Rockers open their 2026 home season on April 21 with a 63-game home schedule, so there are plenty of dates to choose from.
- Location: 301 N. Elm Street, High Point, NC 27262 (front office at 303 Gatewood Avenue)
- Phone: (336) 888-1000
- Tickets and schedule: highpointrockers.com
The bars and patios surrounding the ballpark, including outdoor spots like Cahoots, make the area worth a visit even on non-game days.
Furnitureland South
You cannot talk about High Point without talking about furniture, and Furnitureland South is the jaw-dropping flagship of that industry. Billed as the world’s largest furniture store, it spans more than a million square feet of showrooms just outside High Point in Jamestown. Even if you are not buying a sofa, the building itself is a spectacle: an enormous highboy dresser greets you out front, and the design galleries are genuinely fun to wander. Locals come for serious furniture shopping; visitors come for the sheer scale of it.
- Address: 5635 Riverdale Drive, Jamestown, NC 27282 (about five minutes from the High Point furniture district)
- Phone: (336) 822-3000
- Hours: Monday through Thursday and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Friday until 7 p.m.; closed Sunday.
- Website: furniturelandsouth.com
The Great Outdoors: City Lake Park and the Greenway
High Point is surprisingly green, and the centerpiece is High Point City Lake Park on the shore of Oak Hollow and City Lake. In the warmer months the park comes alive with a swimming pool complex featuring water slides and a lazy river, plus paddle boats, mini golf, a carousel, picnic shelters, and a playground. It is a classic summer-day destination for Triad families.
- Address: 602 W. Main Street, Jamestown, NC 27282
- Seasonal hours: The park operates on extended daily hours in summer (roughly 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. or later); water features are seasonal, so check before you go.
- Website: highpointnc.gov City Lake Park
For free, year-round recreation, the High Point Greenway links several city parks along a paved multi-use path that is great for walking, running, and biking. Oak Hollow Lake to the north is the spot for paddling, fishing, and sailing if you want to get out on the water.
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm
One of High Point’s most charming family stops, All-A-Flutter Farms is a working butterfly farm where guided tours walk you through the full monarch life cycle inside flight houses full of fluttering wings. It is seasonal (summer through early fall, when the butterflies are active) and tours often require timing your visit, so call ahead or check the website before driving out.
- Address: 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, High Point, NC 27265
- Website: all-a-flutter.com
More Ways to Play: Kersey Valley and Castle McCulloch
Thrill-seekers head to Kersey Valley, an outdoor adventure complex offering ziplines, laser tag, axe throwing, escape rooms, and its hugely popular seasonal haunted attraction in the fall. Nearby, the historic Castle McCulloch, a stone gristmill estate dating to 1832, hosts events, gem mining, and seasonal celebrations in a genuinely castle-like setting. Both sit just outside town and make easy add-ons to a High Point itinerary.
Where to Stay
High Point’s hotels fill up fast during the spring and fall furniture markets, so book early if your visit overlaps those weeks. You will find reliable, bookable options ranging from extended-stay and full-service hotels near the convention district to more budget-friendly properties along the interstate corridors connecting High Point to Greensboro and Winston-Salem. Browsing hotels through Expedia’s High Point travel guide is an easy way to compare rates and locations, and staying centrally puts you within minutes of the ballpark, the children’s museum, and downtown dining.
Plan Your Trip
A practical tip: if you are coming during a High Point Market week (typically April and October), expect downtown traffic, packed restaurants, and limited hotel availability across the entire Triad, so reserve lodging weeks in advance. Outside of market season, High Point is uncrowded and easy to explore in a single day, with most attractions clustered within a short drive of downtown. For current hours, events, and seasonal details, the official Visit High Point attractions guide is the best place to confirm before you go.