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Carolina Adventures

Get out and enjoy North Carolina! These stories should help get you started.

Drive-through History

The Historic Albemarle Tour is a rich cultural resource

Tryon Palace Celebrates 250 Years

History is on full display at NC’s first state capitol

Fire on the Mountain in Spruce Pine

Blacksmith festival brings thousands to Western NC town

Pittsboro: Southern Charm with a Twist

Down-home cooking, eclectic gifts and … wild cats?

Goldsboro: Plenty to See

Great food, a vibrant downtown (and jets!) make this a worthy destination

Discovering Ancient Libations

Sample the drink of Vikings on the NC Mead Trail

Creedmoor Gallery Hosts National Teapot Show

See extraordinary teapots in a virtual gallery

Learn About Women Who Changed the World

Traveling exhibit commemorates the women’s suffrage movement

Canton: A Reinvented Mill Town

This mountain gem is worth a stop off I-40

Local Flavors at Yadkin Valley Wineries

The Surry County Wine Trail winds through a rich viticultural area

Take a Dragon by the Tail

Test your driving skills on a legendary road in Western NC

War Grave Beneath the Waves

The HMT Bedfordshire rests as a British memorial in NC waters

Hit the High Country Slopes

Boone is the gateway to the ‘Ski Capital of the South’

NC Festival is a Bear Lovers’ Paradise

Celebrate black bears and blackberries in Plymouth

Spend a ‘Day at the Docks’

Hatteras Village celebrates the community’s heritage and resilience