From the Wright Brothers’ first flight to the Greensboro Four sit-in, the disappearance of the Lost Colony to the construction of Biltmore Estate, history happens here in North Carolina. These kinds of stories from North Carolina’s history are abundant, surprising, and revolutionary.
That’s why we’re introducing a new weekly email newsletter in 2017 that features one stunning story from our state’s history from that week’s past. Sign up below to begin receiving this email each Monday. Let’s get to exploring.
A new mobile museum helps visitors understand the deep history of the country’s first incorporated African American town, its faith born of resilience, and, most important, its hopes for the future.
Satisfy your curiosity by visiting some of our state’s wild, wonderful, and yes, sometimes (lovably) wacky museums, big and small.
Western North Carolina is at its most stunning when autumn arrives and the leaves burst into color. Before you head out leaf-peeping this fall, check in weekly to see what colors our experts are seeing at 22 of our favorite mountain spots.
When the threads of life get tangled, there’s one place where North Carolina knitters go to get advice, share joys and sorrows, and create something together: the couch at their favorite yarn shop.
