This wonderful town is celebrating its centennial (100th birthday) throughout 2009. The southern charm of its downtown is a major draw for its 26,000 residents where they shop and dine among the 100+ local downtown businesses. This downtown Wake Forest area is an official historic district. The commutes to Raleigh and Research Triangle Park have been simplified with the addition of Rt. 540. This is a family oriented town loaded with new residential communities and many located on golf courses. One of those golf course communities is Heritage Wake Forest (The Heritage Golf Club) where in addition to golf in your backyard you'll also find custom built homes, swimming an tennis club, greenway parks, soccer complex, and neighborhood schools. A fun destination for the entire family in Wake Forest is the “Factory” where residence of Wake Forest and surrounding towns go to eat, shop and play. This place has it all, such as skateboarding, ice hockey, soccer, baseball, YMCA, go-carts, ice cream shop, jewelry & gifts, dance, coffee shop, deli, pizza, etc. Some of the more popular Wake Forest communities are Heritage Wake Forest, Stonegate and Wakefield. |