Find out what three experts have to say about picking the perfect apple, baking the most delicious pie, and searching for the hard-to-find heirloom varieties of our state’s favorite fall fruit — plus the one apple they’d eat for the rest of their lives.
Stroll past sculptures at Davidson College, go paddleboarding on Lake Norman, and eat outstanding tapas at Kindred restaurant in this sophisticated small town near Charlotte.
Memories of hitchhiking across North Carolina — and the United States — in the 1970s never dimmed for this author.
For Black families in the 1950s, the ribbons of asphalt that crisscross our state could be dangerous obstacle courses: Most hotels and other businesses denied African-Americans basic services. Many travelers of color looked to the Green Book to find safety on the open road and community in our towns and cities.
Dig into delicious barbecue, see incredible birds at the Carolina Raptor Center, explore Latta Plantation, and sip a martini in this small town with a big list of things to do near the Queen City.
Mountain magic — and adventure — abounds in this small town on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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.
The brilliant greens of our forests and valleys, the chirping of cicadas, the cool relief of our breezes: Settle in on porches across the state to soak up the sights and sounds of North Carolina, one gentle rock at a time.
This small Piedmont town might have only one traffic light, but it has plenty more to offer for those who stop to look.
