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Appalachian Craft Center
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
Downtown Asheville has a lot of great stores where you can buy traditional crafts made by local artists. One of the best is Appalachian Craft Center. You'll find quilts, homemade...
Boutique
Emerald Village
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
The North Carolina Mountains are famous for gems, and Emerald Village is a fun place for kids to get their hands on some. The mine tour takes families through an...
History Museum
Special Collection
Forest Discovery Center
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
This forest conservation educational center is a small treasure. Kids go underground to see what lives under the forest floor, scramble around finding animals for a scavenger hunt, and play...
Science & Nature Museum
French Broad Rafting Expeditions
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
For an adventurous take on family bonding, take a whitewater rafting trip over the French Broad River. Tailor your adventure to your family's tastes and...
Rafting
Latta Plantation Park
Charlotte, North Carolina
The Historic Latta Plantation House has it all—costumed re-enactors, a bird of prey rehabilitation sanctuary, and pony rides....
History Museum
Zoo
Wildlife Sanctuary
Horseback Riding
Looking Glass Falls
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
If you drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway and US 276, you'll have no doubt why Transylvania County is known as the "Land of Waterfalls." One of the most popular...
Hiking
Roadside Landmark
Back Country Outfitters & Guides
Outer Banks, North Carolina
Drive to the northern-most tip of the Outer Banks, and the development stops. Living here on this rugged coastline, as they have for the past 400 years, is a...
Sightseeing Tour
Wildlife Sanctuary
Charlotte Museum of History
Charlotte, North Carolina
This museum gives a great sense of Charlotte's past, but kids are drawn more to the museum's "backyard," where kids love feeling the vibrations of the largest bell in America with their bare hands....
History Museum
Concord Mills
Charlotte, North Carolina
If your child is itching to spend that allowance, there's no better place to do it in North Carolina than Concord Mills, home of more than 200 stores and a go-cart racetrack....
Racetrack
Shopping Mall
Malaprop's Bookstore
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
Malaprop's is a hip place for book-loving kids and adults in the heart of downtown Asheville. With an eclectic selection of books, knowledgeable booksellers, and a large café, it's...
Bookstore
Boutique
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