This eastern town along the Pungo River catches an eclectic mix of travelers. Each one adds another line to the curious story of this place.
Traveling By Trail: The Mountains-to-Sea Trail
The Mountains-to-Sea Trail might not have the cachet of the Appalachian Trail, and is even partly theoretical, but for hikers looking for a more varied path, it’s right up their alley.
North Carolina’s Sweet Potato Queen
One teacher and a group of fourth graders in Wilson believed we needed a state vegetable. So they wrote letters until legislators listened.
Southern on Purpose: House-Autry Mills
Thanks to House-Autry Mills in Four Oaks, chicken is crispier, biscuits are fluffier, and more kitchens smell like home.
North Carolina’s High Road: The Cherohala Skyway
Only 18 miles of the Cherohala Skyway run across North Carolina. But those miles, cutting and rising above the Great Smoky Mountains, are some of the prettiest you’ll drive anywhere.
A Sense of the World
Students perceive the Martha Franck Fragrance Garden through touch, smell, and sound — experiencing nature’s wonders they’ll never see.
Durham
When the tobacco industry left town, so did a piece of Durham’s spirit. But two decades after American Tobacco produced its last cigarette here, a reinvented campus on the same site thrives with businesses built for the future, giving the city a new soul, rising from the ashes.
The Hidden Garden
Throughout her career as a radiologic technologist, Frances Apple relied on the high-tech tools of her trade to reveal her patients’ conditions. Today, she uses those same X-rays to peer at the beauty within some unexpected subjects.
The Postcard Collection of Durwood Barbour
Durwood Barbour of Raleigh preserved forgotten places and memories with 8,000 postcards from across the state.
