Don't act dumb, use common sense, trust your gut. Winston has some sketchy areas, but they're not hard to avoid. Trade St. isn't a bad location and there are some really cool stores on that stretch.

I recommend visiting Reynolda House/Gardens and Old Salem during your visit here in June. :) Both are easily walkable in a couple hours - Old Salem not being far from Sweet Potatoes.

Broke my tailbone when I was 14 due to my sister hitting the back of my sled with hers, causing me to spin out and go ass-first against a tree. Some of the worst pain of my life, and it wasn't until my late 20s when I could sit on hard surfaces without pain jolting up my back again.

We did some dangerous crap when we were growing up in the mountains. Looking back, I'm honestly surprised the broken tailbone was the worst injury any of us sustained with all the stunts we pulled. I can comprehend the teens thinking that this was going to be a fun experiment --it's awful it ended this way for them.