While exploring the state’s 100 counties for many years, we’ve also been writing about them in our blog. You can explore the state from the mountains to the sea, by narrowing your search to the following sections and categories.
The Latest and Most Recently Updated NC Travel Blog Posts
We’re also constantly working on new North Carolina travel guides and updating current ones every day. Here are a few of the latest and most recently updated blog posts.
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NC Travel Chat #13: Hanging Out with 3 Wonderful Toe River Artists Inside their Studios
For this episode of NC Travel Chat, we followed up on the previous one, which was with Toe River Arts Executive Director Nealy Andrews. This episode consists of two on-site interviews with Toe River Artists who reside in Yancey County. Toe River Artists Interview Summary The first person we met was Kenny Pieper of Pieper Glass. He showed us around…
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NC Travel Chat #12: The Incredible Toe River Arts w/ Nealy Andrews
Nealy Andrews is the Executive Director of Toe River Arts. She shares how her team is helping area artists and communities in Yancey and Mitchell counties.
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NC Travel Chat #11: North Carolina’s First Microbrewery w/ Uli Bennewitz
Uli Bennewitz is the owner of Weeping Radish, North Carolina’s first and oldest microbrewery. He joined NC Travel Chat to share his life and business journey.
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NC Travel Chat #9: Kate Pearce from Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh
Kate Pearce joined NC Travel Chat to talk about Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, simply known by many of us in the area as Dix Park.
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NC Travel Chat #8: Beverly Mooney from Millstone Creek Orchards in Ramseur, Randolph County
For NC Travel Chat, we talked with Beverly Mooney, the owner of Millstone Creek Orchards in Ramseur, Randolph County, North Carolina.
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NC Travel Chat #7: Talking Barbecue and More w/ Gerri Grady of Grady’s in Dudley
Gerri Grady has owned Grady’s Barbecue in Dudley, Wayne County with her husband Steve since 1986.
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Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary (7 Things We Love About It!)
The trails at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve are why we first came here but all the fun around the Stevens Nature Center is why we’ll keep coming back.
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10 Movies Filmed In North Carolina (and Set Here, Too!)
If you’re looking for something fun to watch while staying inside, start with these movies filmed in North Carolina, and set here, too!
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Cape Fear Botanical Garden in Fayetteville: THE Greenspace for ALL Days Out!
Fayetteville’s Cape Fear Botanical Garden sits on 80 acres of pristine beauty and is a must-visit, especially during your next free day or weekend in the area.
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Grassy Creek Falls in Little Switzerland: A Short Walk to A Most Beautiful Waterfall
Grassy Creek Falls in Little Switzerland is an incredible 25-foot multi-level cascade waterfall that sits on private property but remains open to the public. It’s a short walk from the parking lot and even your room at Switzerland Inn if you’re fortunate enough to be staying there. And while this hike near Spruce Pine is not as well-known as some…
