It's called the Reynolda Mile, this stretch of Reynolda Road, and in one mile you can travel through time.

Your first stop is Reynolda House, Museum of American Art. It has renowned collections of fine art, costumes, furniture and architecture, and masterpieces from three centuries. And that's to say nothing of the house itself, and the gardens.

Across Reynolda Road and down a few blocks is SECCA, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. There, you find art, installations, and performances that are, shall we say, a long way from the 1800s. Just up the road, at Wake Forest University, is the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery, where the exhibits include up-and-coming student artists, a peek at the future.

And that's just on this one mile. The rest of Winston-Salem's museums await. You're going to need another day, or two.

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Experience art through time. Begin with MESDA, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts. Continue on to Reynolda House, Museum of American Art, and then to the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery at Wake Forest University's Scales Fine Arts Center. Finish with SECCA, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art.

Experience art across cultures. Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University lets you immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the African diaspora in our state's largest African American exhibition space. Also on campus are the incredible Biggers' murals, Ascension and Origins, part of Delta Fine Arts' permanent collection of paintings and sculpture by nationally-recognized African American artists born in North Carolina. You can find the rest of the collection, and changing exhibits, at Delta Arts Center. Finally, the Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University exhibits cultural objects from the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

Experience art, science and culture across all ages, for children and the child in all of us: Old Salem Children’s Museum, and the Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem (different places within a few blocks of each other, and both worth the trip), and SciWorks, where it's fun to learn about science.

Experience your special interests. The Old Salem Toy Museum showcases a vast collection of antique toys: dollhouses and trains, menageries and miniatures, and much more. The Winston Cup Museum pays tribute to the Cup's 33-year history, and includes race cars, trophies, uniforms, helmets, and more.

Want to experience more? Cultural Corridors: Let our Cultural Corridors project be your guide to the Reynolda Mile. Order a free guided tour cassette or CD, here.