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Places in Hickory

Coffee, cafés & 4,537 local spots in Hickory

4,537 places in Hickory: 471 places to eat and drink, 645 shops, 225 things to do and 36 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
4,537
103 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
471
11 per 1,000 residents
Shops
645
89 gifts · 26 antiques · 25 books
Things to do
225
50 outdoors · 42 arts · 38 landmarks
Places to stay
36
0.8 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Hickory have?

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The map

Where Hickory gathers

419 of Hickory’s 4,537 places sit within a five-minute walk of 1st Ave NW.

1st Ave NW
419places in a five-minute walk of 1st Ave NW9% of Hickory’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

471 places to eat & drink

324 restaurants, 81 cafés & treats, 54 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

225 things to do

95 fitness & sports, 50 parks & outdoors, 42 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 42 arts & culture →
Shops

645 shops

147 home & hardware, 90 clothing, 89 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

36 places to stay

36 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

2,793 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

367 schools, churches & public places

Where Hickory learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Hickory and its neighbors

Hickory has the most places per resident of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Hickory103Granite Falls80Conover77Newton62Long View8.4

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.

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