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Travel

3 Kid-Friendly Trails to Trek

Explore an island in the middle of the state, search for Venus flytraps among the wetlands, and keep your eyes open for fairies alongside bright blooms on these engaging trails.

by Rebecca Woltz & Katie Schanze
Travel

14 Homegrown Fruit Festivals

Celebrate a bounty of berries, melons, peaches, figs, muscadines, and apples at fun North Carolina festivals from mountains to coast.

by Hannah Kaufman
Drink

Tea & Toasts in Hendersonville

A Southern Cup draws on the long tradition of teatime, giving customers a place to gather and celebrate one another.

by C.A. Carlson
Living in North Carolina

Wilderness Refined in the Southern Mountains

Among the stone and pine in our southern mountains, monied gentry built their summer homes and established towns that helped define the area.

by Jeremy B. Jones
Food

4 Incredible Breakfasts at North Carolina B&Bs

Where you lay your head at night is only half of the bed and breakfast experience. At these four inns, the recipe for a great stay includes an elaborate morning spread.

by Rebecca Woltz
Travel Guides

A Guide to Downtown Hendersonville

This western North Carolina city offers fine dining, shops, and galleries — plus a vibrant history — in a cozy mountain setting.

by Katie King & Connor McNeely
Travel

Up, Up, and Away: 8 Outdoor Adventures Reaching New Heights in Hendersonville

Unwind at a vineyard with a view, go apple picking and cider sipping, paddle the French Broad, and watch the sun set behind the mountains on a trip filled with wild wonders.

by Lara Ivanitch
Features

Game for Fun in Wilmington

The gift of a board game helped move a man to the first square in a career at play.

by Tim Bass
Travel

O Little Town of Steam Engines

For members of a model railroad club in Hendersonville, a love of toy trains that started with a simple track beneath the Christmas tree now stretches across western North Carolina.

by Jeremy B. Jones
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