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Aurora Fossil Museum
400 Main Street - - Aurora, NC 27806 - 252.322.4238 -
Learn about great geologic forces over millions of years that created the Coastal Plain. Explore two rooms of fossilized bones, teeth, shells, and coral on display.
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Badin Historic Museum
60 Falls Rd. - - Badin, NC 28009 -
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Biltmore Estate in Asheville
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Blueridge ParkWay
With elevations that range from less than 650 to nearly 6,050 feet, the gently winding road offers spectacular mountain scenery as it threads its way from the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. Along its 469-mile length, distant vistas are complemented by pastoral landscapes, replete with log cabins and split-rail fences. At the same time, the Parkway boasts a surprising variety of plants and wildlife. For those who want to experience these resources first-hand, there are more than 300 miles of hiking trails and a full range of other recreational and educational opportunities, including nine campgrounds, 11 picnic areas, and more than a dozen visitor centers. Concessionaire-operated lodges, restaurants and other facilities, located at intervals, offer all the essential travel services.
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Cape Fear Museum
814 Market Street - - Wilmington, NC 28401 -
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Stretched over 70 miles of barrier islands, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a fascinating combination of natural and cultural resources, and provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities.
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Carolinas Aviation Museum
Douglas Airport - - Charlotte, NC
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Carowinds Park
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Charlotte Metro Zoo
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Charlotte Museum of History
3500 Shamrock Drive - - Charlotte, NC 28215 -
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Cherokee Indian Reservation
cherokeeinfo@cherokee-nc.com
The Great Smokies cover the seven westernmost counties in North Carolina including Cherokee, with the northern fringe of the Smokies in Tennessee. Also, sixty percent of the National Park is in North Carolina...so Cherokee is the ideal headquarters for a real Smokies vacation.
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Chimney Rock Park
Chimney Rock Park is the natural fulfillment of your trip to the mountains. Take a deep breath of refreshing mountain air, become invigorated by our hiking trails, and let your cares fade away in the cool mists of Hickory Nut Falls. This is the perfect place to reconnect with nature and spend time with family and friends. The Park, located 25 miles southeast of Asheville, North Carolina, offers the best of the mountains in one place-spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, Nature Center, Native Plant Nursery, a variety of special events and much more.
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Civil War Confederate Prison Site - Salisbury, North Carolina
202 Government Road - - Salisbury, NC 28144 -
Although the last brick of the prison is gone the monuments are still there. Site contains many unmarked graves of fallen Union soldiers. Please visit this site for many great pictures and some history.
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Cotton Patch Gold Mine
28127 -
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Cradle of Forestry - Pisgah National Forest
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CSS Neuse - NC's Ill-Fated Ironclad
2612 W. Vernon Ave. (U.S. 70 Bus.) - - Kinston, NC 28502 -
Amazingly, nearly 15,000 artifacts were recovered from the ship. The Neuse collection, one of the largest for a Confederate naval vessel, provides valuable insight into nineteenth-century shipbuilding and naval warfare.
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Discovery Place
301 North Tryon Street - - Charlotte, NC 704-372-6261 -
jimh@discoveryplace.org
One of the top hands-on science museums in the nation, Discovery Place provides ever-changing, entertaining facilities that foster experiences in areas that range from life science to space exploration. More than a half-million people from all over the United States visit Discovery Place, its IMAX Dome Theatre and its planetarium each year.
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Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine
Hwy. 226S - - Spruce Pine, NC 28777 -
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Historic Carson House
1805 Hwy. 70 West - - Marion, NC 28752 - 828.724.4948 -
Historic plantation home in the Blue Ridge mountains
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Historic Fontana Village
P.O. Box 68 Hwy. 28 North - - Fontana Dam, NC 28733 - 1-800-849-2258 -
Fontana Village is about as far removed from the bustle of everyday life as one can imagine. No, you won’t find any traffic congestion or neon lights.
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Lake Junaluska
28745 -
info@lakejunaluska.com
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Linville Caverns
The cavern was discovered in the 1800's by men intrigued by the mystery of fish swimming out of the mountain. Since then, extensive research has been done to acknowledge the history, folklore, geology and biology of Linville Caverns. One can only marvel at the endless information this underground wonder has to offer. The mystery is still alive.
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Morrow Mountain State Park
49104 Morrow Mtn. Road - - Albemarle, NC 28001 - 704.982.4402 -
momo@vnet.net
Enjoy the gifts of nature surrounded by the remnants of a once mighty range of peaks. Upon first encounter, the Uwharrie Mountains may seem like a mountainous mirage. These steep, rugged hills—unusual topography for the area—form a stark contrast with the rolling countryside of the piedmont plateau.
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NC Ferry System
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NC Museum of History
5 East Edenton Street - - Raleigh, NC 27699-4650 - 919.715.0200 -
Since its founding in 1902, the North Carolina Museum of History has been an exciting place to explore North Carolina history.
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North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame
119 Knob Hill Road - Lakeside Park - - Mooresville, NC 28117 -
"Our Mission is to celebrate and enhance the rich heritage of motorsports and its cultural contributions to our lives."
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North Carolina Zoo at Asheboro
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Old Salem Online
900 Old Salem Road - - Winston - Salem, NC 27101 -
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Reed Gold Mine
9621 Reed Mine Road - - Stanfield, NC 28163 - 704.721.4653 -
The restored underground tunnels date to the 1830s. The reconstructed stamp mill represents machinery of the 1890s. It is operational and demonstrated daily from April through October.
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Rowan County's Dan Nicholas Park
28144 -
Dan Nicholas Park is a 350 acre park located 8 miles southeast of Salisbury on Bringle Ferry Road. The park offers recreational activities for all age groups. It is open year round and contains a 10 acre lake for paddle boating and fishing, named in honor of Mrs. Murtis Nicholas.
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Rowan County's finest attraction - Dan Nicholas Park
Bringle Ferry Road - - Salisbury, NC 28144 -
Please visit one of Rowan County's top attractions.
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Spencer & Rowan County's North Carolina Transportation Museum
411 South Salisbury Avenue - P.O. Box 165 - Spencer, NC 28159 - 1.877.628.6386 -
The North Carolina Transportation Museum is fully accessible to persons with disabilities. Wherever possible, access to exhibits is facilitated by wheelchair lifts, and our friendly staff. Certain exhibits and programs do have limited accessibility due to narrow door openings on railroad passenger cars. For additional details, please contact us. The Southern Railway was formed in 1894, and Samuel Spencer, the Railway's first President, began looking for a location to build the Railway's repair shops. It was to be halfway between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, GA. John Henderson, a Senator from Rowan County, purchased 144 acres of area farmland and sold it to Southern Railway at no profit.
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Tanglewood Park
4061 Clemmons Road - - Clemmons, NC 27012 - 336.778.6320 -
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The Lost Colony Symphonic Drama
When The Lost Colony opened on July 4, 1937, the New York Times was there. In his review of the play, drama critic Brooks Atkinson said, “Paul Green has written a history with a compassion that turns its characters into unconscious symbols of a brave new world.”
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Tryon Palace Historic Site & Gardens
P.O. Box 1007 - - New Bern, NC 28563 - 1.252.514.4900 -
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Visit Linville Falls
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Welcome To "The Albemarle"
.....History for North Carolina -indeed for the Nation- begins around the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds. From Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony to existing homes that stood decades before the Revolutionary War to modern-day river towns, this is a land of rich heritage.
Tom Johnson Camping Center
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