This spring, pick sun-warmed strawberries, unwind among the vines, and try creamy farm-fresh cheese on an agri-tour out east — and pssst … you might just meet some baby goats.
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A Tasty Trip to NC’s Backbone of Barbecue
Take a bite out of local barbecue in Goldsboro and Wayne County, where the slow-cooked, pit-smoked tradition is better than ever.
The 1960s: Close Call over Wayne County
On a quiet night in 1961, a plane from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base accidentally releases two thermonuclear bombs near Goldsboro. Only later do North Carolinians learn how close they came to the brink of disaster.
A Weekend in Goldsboro
From tucking into delicious barbecue with a view of Air Force jets to exploring a historic village on the Neuse River, we’ll tell you where to eat, play, and stay in this eastern North Carolina city.
Around Town: Goldsboro
This Wayne County community sits at the junction of the past and the present, celebrating the first while enjoying the second. Like the jets taking off from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, the sky’s the limit for the town’s future.
Downtown Goldsboro is Flying High
Goldsboro’s downtown is poised for takeoff — boutiques, a taproom, and even a burger-and-sushi joint have all opened in the once-sleepy town center. From airmen passing through to longtime locals, now everyone’s got a place to be a regular.
City Portrait: Goldsboro
Wherever you go in this Wayne County city, you’ll find yourself crossing railroad tracks.
McCall’s Bar-B-Que
These two men do barbecue on a big scale, but not by sacrificing quality. In barbecue-loving Goldsboro, they wouldn’t dare.
Ready for Takeoff at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Go for a ride in the clouds with the men and women who work at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, and the impressive work they do opens up before your eyes like the horizon.
