In Asheboro, come face to face with incredible animals at the world’s largest natural habitat zoo.
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The North Carolina Zoo
Generations of North Carolinians have made memories at the world’s largest natural-habitat zoo.
Mother’s Day in North Carolina
This year, celebrate moms by shopping at mother-daughter-owned businesses, visiting sweet animal moms at the North Carolina Zoo, reading essays on motherhood, and attending a succulent-potting workshop in Wilmington.
Bragging Rights: 10 Lesser-Known Reasons We’re Proud to Call North Carolina Home
Explore some of the state’s finest cultural superlatives — from founding the nation’s first state-supported symphony to building its first miniature golf course.
12 Piedmont Traditions
Welcome to the heart of North Carolina! From iconic foods to industries that shaped a region, the center of our state is rich in history and traditions.
Cute Cub Alert!
In 1972, legendary photographer and Grandfather Mountain proprietor Hugh Morton took this 10-week-old bear cub on a trip across North Carolina.
Our Natural Habitat
Should you pick that flower? Should you dig up that moss? An exhibit at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro makes us think twice about our everyday surroundings.
