Marvel at panoramic views of Lake Lure and the Blue Ridge Mountains from atop the chimney, look up at the tallest waterfall in a North Carolina state park, and fall in love with the Hickory Nut Gorge.
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The Beach Road: A Stop-by-Stop Guide to Exploring NC Highway 12
From its northernmost point in Corolla to its southern terminus on Cedar Island, this scenic byway — bound between sound and sea — links the islands and communities of the Outer Banks.
Beyond Biscuits in New Bern
For the owner of The Country Biscuit, welcoming diners is the fulfillment of a decades-long dream. And diners’ dreams come true when they try the glazed biscuit doughnut holes.
Black Bears
Black bears are the embodiment of North Carolina’s adventurous spirit, immense and wild.
39 Legendary North Carolina Seafood Restaurants
After nearly a century — or just a couple of years — these seafood restaurants have become coastal icons, the places we know, love, and return to again and again.
