1. Take a bike ride along the coast at sunrise or sunset.
2. Dance to live music with a fresh, tropical cocktail in hand at Tiki Pier at Carolina Beach.
3. Catch, clean, and cook fish at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head.
4. Hang glide above the sandy dunes at Kitty Hawk.
5. Wander through Fort Macon State Park and take in some history and vitamin D.
6. Travel back in time and explore preserved buildings at historic Corolla Village.
7. Surround yourself with the drama and mystery at a performance of The Lost Colony.
8. Have your camera ready when you come across wild mustangs in the dunes of Corolla.
9. Take a ferry and cut across the waves en route to the sandy beaches of the Crystal Coast.
10. Climb to the top of a lighthouse and take in the view.
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In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nostalgic burger joints are like time machines, delivering something extra special that keeps us coming back.
This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.
