Get in
[edit]By bus
[edit]CATS offers bus service from Charlotte seven days a week.
Get around
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Map of Matthews
See
[edit]- Matthews Heritage Museum, 232 North Trade St, ☏ +1 704-708-4996. Th–Sa 10AM–4:30PM. $4 for adults, $2 for age 11–17, free for 10 and under.
- Train Depot and Visitor Center, 210 Matthews Station St, ☏ +1 704-847-3649. M–F 9AM–5PM, Sa 10AM–4PM. Learn about the history of the town and check out the souvenirs for sale.
- 1 Center of the Earth Gallery, 7448 Valleybrook Rd., ☏ +1 704-996-3256, [email protected]. Mondays by appointment only, Tu-F 11AM-5PM, Sa noon-5PM. Probably Charlotte's best-known gallery, and one of the cornerstones of the arts district. Provides corporate art to numerous major corporations, and represents several dozen artists of significance. Worth a look, though the prices may put off casual buyers.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Domino's Pizza, 7900 Stevens Mill Rd, ☏ +1 704-882-5100.
- Cici's Pizza, 804 Windsor Square Dr, ☏ +1 704-845-5002.
Drink
[edit]- Matthews Ale House, 107 N Trade St, ☏ +1 704-846-7904.
- 1 Breakman's Coffee and Supply, 225 N Trade St, ☏ +1 704-841-7867.
Sleep
[edit]- Sleep Inn, 9900 Matthews Park Drive, ☏ +1 704-841-1660.
- Country Inn & Suites, 2001 Mount Harmony ch Rd, ☏ +1 704-846-8000.
- Courtyard-Charlotte Matthews, 11425 E Independence Blvd, ☏ +1 704-846-4466.
- Comfort Inn, 9701 E. Independence Blvd, ☏ +1 704-845-5911.
- Hampton Inn, 9615 Independence Pointe Pkwy, ☏ +1 704-841-1155.
- Best Western Charlotte/Matthews, 2501 Sardis Road North, ☏ +1 704-845-2810.
Go next
[edit]Go west on US-74 to get to Charlotte. Heading east will take you immediately to Monroe, and eventually the beaches near Wilmington.
For hiking, Kings and Crowders Mtns. are nice - only an hour away.
| Routes through Matthews |
| Asheville ← Charlotte ← | W  E
|
→ Indian Trail → Lumberton |
Ends at   ← Mint Hill ←
|
N  S
|
→ Charlotte → Fort Mill |