Hickory NC is also one of the nicest places to live in the United States. I've been blessed to live nearby Hickory for the last 35 years. All the small cities and towns in the Catawba Valley and WNC Foothills are really special, with lots of kind and hard-working people. Come along with me on this partial driving and partial walking tour of Hickory. We'll see the downtown, some of the primary shopping areas, the motor mile, main connector streets and thoroughfares. I'll do my best to get some additional regions in coming months. And yes this is a pretty affordable area (so far).