Thinking of moving here!

My husband and I live in the Lake Norman area of NC right now and are looking to move somewhere long term, ideally within view of the mountains.

There is a lot of stuff to do in our current area, so we want to make sure when we do move that there is somewhat of a comparable landscape when it comes to restaurants, entertainment, etc. I see there are quite a few local businesses and stuff in Roanoke, but are there chains of familiar restaurants and things to do that will be recognizable to us?

It’s not that we aren’t willing to look into the local stuff, we just want to make sure there are places that we recognize from home in case we need them, if that makes sense!

Let me know your thoughts!