Waxhaw, North Carolina; a mid-sized metropolis with a small town feel. Whether you have lived here your whole life or transplanted here in recent years, there are a few things that every Waxhaw resident is familiar with. Keep reading to see if you can relate!

1. You love Stacks.

Pancakes please!

2. You know the Waxhaw Song.

Here's a refresher, though.

3. You never miss the Fourth of July parade and fireworks in downtown.

USA! USA! USA!

4. You love First Fridays.

Come one, come all!.

5. You have been to the Museum of the Waxhaws.

Probably in an elementary school field trip.

6. You feel like there is something new being built every month.

Or more like you barely know where you are if you are a college student returning home.

7. Everything is 15 to 20 minutes away.

But seriously, you know it's true.

8. You know that there are more places to buy pizza than one town needs.

Fox's, Pizza Hut, and the list goes on.

9. You have taken pictures on the train tracks.

You rule breaker, you.

10. You know that The Waxhaw Creamery is the bomb.

Enough said.

From knowing your favorite dish at Stacks to being a real rule breaker and taking pictures on the train tracks, from waiting anxiously for the firework show to begin to visiting our local museum, if you are a Waxhaw resident you have done it all. If not, or if you happen to be new in town, use this list to give you ideas of things to explore! Waxhaw is not only the perfect place to grow up, it is the perfect place to call home.