Lexington, NC During the last century, Lexington was known as a furniture and textile center. It is also famous for its “Lexington Style” barbecue. The Lexington Barbecue Festival is held in October each year and draws over 100,000 visitors to the city and is rated as one of the nation’s top 10 rated food festivals.

Lexington offers the advantage of small town living with the progressive attitudes and opportunities of more urban areas. The town of 20,000 provides residents, business owners and visitors an excellent quality of life. The city grew from a rich agricultural and manufacturing heritage but has now embraced lucrative industries such as motor sports racing technology and viticulture.

Lexington is also home to the Bob Timberlake Gallery, Richard Childress Racing Museum and Childress Vineyards.