Greensboro sits in the central Piedmont of North Carolina, once the textile capital of the state and now increasingly a center for transportation and education, with five universities calling it home.
The city's most significant claim to history is its role in the civil rights movement. On February 1, 1960, four Black college students sat down at the whites-only Woolworth's lunch counter on South Elm Street and refused to leave. That act of protest helped shape the strategy of the entire civil rights movement. The International Civil Rights Center and Museum, housed in the original Woolworth building, tells that story and is the most important thing to see in Greensboro.
Beyond the history, Greensboro is a pleasant city with a revitalizing downtown, a growing restaurant scene, and easy access to the North Carolina countryside. The young professional scene is still developing, but the universities keep things lively.