Mountain magic — and adventure — abounds in this small town on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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The North Carolina Winery Guide
What you need to know when you're planning a visit to wineries and vineyards in our state.
Essential Travel Tunes for a North Carolina Road Trip
The next time you take a road trip, roll down your windows and turn up the volume on Our State’s curated Spotify playlist featuring 45 songs by North Carolina artists.
Our State Knows Best: Travel
Three North Carolina travel experts share their best tips for planning a trip, their favorite routes and destinations across the state, and a little advice: Travel is all about what you see between where you are and where you’re going.
Main Street Moments: Cornelius
Spend a day boating on Lake Norman and then pull up to the dock for a sunset dinner in this charming lakeside town near Charlotte.
Downtown: Waxhaw
This small Piedmont town might have only one traffic light, but it has plenty more to offer for those who stop to look.
Neighborhood: Downtown Saluda
This little mountain town has it all: arts and outdoors, music and a museum, restaurants and retail — plus passionate people who make it all happen.
Paradise at 4,500 Feet
High on Toxaway Mountain, one of the state’s best-kept secrets unfolds like a fairytale. Southern Highlands Reserve is a native plant arboretum, a research center, a living laboratory. Most of all, it’s a place of unparalleled beauty.
A Weekend in West Jefferson
Our three-day itinerary will help you make the most of a getaway to this artsy mountain town.
