High Point

High Point is on I-85 but, a short cut from I-40 is (at exit 196) US-311 south from I-40 into High Point. 

Visitors' Center - The first place to stop should be the High Point Convention and Visitor's Center at 300 S Main Street (which is also US-311). The visitors center is right in the middle of it all but, more importantly, they have a nice, printed tour guide which directs you to a series of tour stops. These may include Furniture Discovery Center, a hands-on educational museum; High Point Historical Museum & Park, for insights into the furniture city's history; The World's Largest Chest of Drawers, a four-story building shaped like an 18th century chest as a tribute to The Home Furnishings Capital of the World™ Market Square, a former furniture factory built in 1900 and listed on the National Historic Register and Replacements, Ltd., the world's largest china, crystal and flatware inventory with a rare Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate collection.
  For more information phone 1-800-720-5255 (toll Free).

Angela Peterson Doll & Miniature Museum - One of the south's largest doll museums, featuring more than 2,200 dolls, miniature displays, dollhouses, costumes and unusual artifacts, and includes the lifelong collection of one woman. Also a special exhibit of over 115 Shirley Temple dolls, 17 African-American Personality dolls, and other rotating doll and miniature exhibits. Groups and individuals welcome. Group guides by reservation.
(courtesy HPCVB)
  Open Monday through Saturday from 10a to 4:30p; Sundays 1 to 4:30p. (Closed Mondays from November through March, inclusive). Admission fee.
  For more information phone 1-336-885-3655. (No web site.)
  Located adjacent to Furniture Discovery Center at 101 W. Green Drive - which is just around the corner from the visitors' center.

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Furniture Discovery Center - This unique museum simulates a modern furniture factory. Here, you can actually see how furniture is manufactured. Very popular are their famous Kupjack miniature bedrooms, the Furniture Hall of Fame and, yes, a talking tree. There are even some hands-on exhibits.
  Open Monday through Friday from 10a to 5p; Saturdays from 9a to 5p and Sundays from 1 to 5p. (Closed Mondays from November through March, inclusive). Admission fee.
  They have abandoned their website but we are told that the museum is still operating. Planetware has some information at planetware.
  For more information phone 1-336-887-3876.
  The museum is located at 101 W. Green Drive, just around the corner from the visitors' center - next door to Angela Peterson Doll and Miniature Museum.

The Atrium Furniture Mall - You want to shop for some furniture? The Atrium Furniture Mall houses over 20 distinctive galleries representing almost 700 furniture lines. You will find such styles as 18th Century European, Contemporary, Shaker, Traditional, Ultra-modern and much, much more. Many of the galleries also offer interior design services. All provide packing and nationwide shipping.
  Open Monday through Friday from 9a to 6p; Saturday from 9a to 5p. Closed Sundays.
  As an example, one of their regular clients for their big annual show is the Catawba Furniture Mall of Hickory, NC. For more information phone 1-336-882-5599 or visit their web site: Catawba.
  The Atriam Furniture Mall is located just a block south of the visitors' center (430 S. Main Street).