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Our State Knows Best

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.

by Anna Grace Thrailkill
Features

A Guide to Getting Lost: A Map of North Carolina for Nature Lovers

A curious North Carolina nature map — snapped up at a yard sale — reveals new wonders, old landmarks, and what we’re missing in a paperless world.

by Michael Parker
Central

Rhythm & Brews in Lexington

At High Rock Outfitters, explorers, beer enthusiasts, and music lovers find the perfect place for a tune-up.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Food

Paddling for Pie on the Roanoke River

The Roanoke River is home to snakes, bears, bobcats — and perfect, old-fashioned pie. Two sisters set off in search of a slice and find so much more.

by Robyn Yiğit Smith
Food

Slice Pie Company in Raleigh

A father-daughter baking team started their Raleigh-based pie business after a win at the state fair, but their family’s baking secrets go back generations.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Features

The Magic of a Local Bookshop

Your local bookshop is more than a cozy retreat: It holds thousands of lives, millions of truths, the comfort of countless stories — and, as one novelist found out, always a little magic.

by Jill McCorkle

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