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Giant Elephants Roam a 40-Acre African Wildlife Park Hidden in North Carolina
Some trips start with a simple plan, a cooler of snacks, and zero big expectations. Then you round a shady…
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7 North Carolina Apple Orchards Where Cider Donuts Are Worth the Mountain Drive
I once pulled over at a plain little farm stand in the North Carolina…
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The Raleigh Hot Dog Stand That Hasn’t Changed Its Recipe in Decades
Some of the best food in North Carolina comes from places you could easily…
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The Prime Rib at This North Carolina Steakhouse Has Kept Diners Coming Back for Generations
Some of the best meals in North Carolina hide behind plain doors and dim…
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These 8 North Carolina Museums Let You Explore for Free This Winter
Some of the best winter days start with a cold walk and end somewhere…
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This North Carolina Thrift Store Packs Mid-Century Furniture and Designer Finds Into Every Aisle
Some of the best afternoons in North Carolina start with a quick stop you…
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This North Carolina Rescue Cat Café Lets You Sip Coffee While Adoptable Cats Curl Up Beside You
I walked in expecting a quick cup of something warm and walked…
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For One Day Only, 103 Historic Log Buildings Swing Open at This North Carolina Festival
I almost drove right past the quiet country road, thinking it led to nothing…
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This Sprawling North Carolina Flea Market Turns a Quick Browse Into an All-Day Treasure Hunt
You pull off the highway thinking you will poke around for twenty minutes…
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This Earthen Fort on the North Carolina Coast Still Guards the Shoreline Where a Civil War Battle Raged
I pulled off a beach road in North Carolina expecting a quick stretch…
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A $15 Ferry From Cedar Island, North Carolina Carries Your Car to Ocracoke in About Two Hours
Some of the best trips in North Carolina start at the end of a quiet road where you least expect them. You…
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For 17 Years, This European-Style Christmas Market Has Turned a Corner of North Carolina Into Germany
I pulled off a busy road expecting a quick bite and a short stroll…
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8 North Carolina Paper Craft Shops Where ‘Just Looking’ Wrecks Every Scrapbooking Budget
You walk in planning to grab one sheet of cardstock, and somehow you leave…
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Vinyl Records Meet True Antiques in This Giant Kinston Mercantile Where North Carolina Treasure Hunters Need a Shopping Cart
Some of the best afternoons in North Carolina start with a plain storefront…
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This Little North Carolina Coastal Town Feels Like It Walked Straight Out of a Nicholas Sparks Novel
Some places sneak up on you, and you only realize how much you love…
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Pedal 27.5 Paved Miles of Riverside Woods and Wetlands on This Easy North Carolina Greenway
Some of the best outings in North Carolina start in a plain little parking…
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This Hollywood Cowboy Built a Whole Wild West Town Down a Quiet North Carolina Back Road
You turn off a sleepy country road in North Carolina, roll down a long…
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The Whole Country Is Talking About This North Carolina Public High School and Its Top National Ranking
You might drive past it on a regular weekday and think it is just…
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Sure, You’ve Ridden a Train, but Have You Spent 4.5 Hours Crossing North Carolina’s Mountains on One?
I figured a train ride would be a quick, sleepy little outing, maybe…
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12 Ocracoke Island Restaurants That Make the Ferry Ride Worth an Entire Weekend
Some of the best meals in North Carolina are waiting at the end…