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Things to Do in North Carolina

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La Zoom Tours

North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina

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There's no more enjoyable way to get to know Asheville than aboard the big, purple, art-deco, bio-diesel-fueled bus. The tour guides tell the story of Asheville's past...

  • Sightseeing Tour

Paper Skyscraper

Charlotte, North Carolina

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Quirky, surprising, and irreverent, Paper Skyscraper is not your typical card store. Although it has the city's best selection of cards and stationery, it boasts much more: books, home furnishings, jewelry, and very good chocolate. ...

  • Boutique

University Place

Charlotte, North Carolina

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Just a ten minute drive from Uptown, University Place provides a great home base to relax and unwind in the evenings when visiting Charlotte....

  • Boating

  • Hiking

  • Live Music Venue

  • Bazaar

  • Shopping Mall

Back Country Outfitters & Guides

Outer Banks, North Carolina

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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

Appalachian Craft Center

North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina

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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

Western North Carolina Nature Center

North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina

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Get to know the plants and animals that live in the Appalachians at the WNC Nature Center. Interactive education programs that bring kids up close...

  • Nature Center

  • Wildlife Sanctuary

Carowinds

Charlotte, North Carolina

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One ticket admits lucky kids to both the theme park and the water park that caters to both the fearless and mellow....

  • Theme Park

  • Water Park

  • Amusement Park

Latta Plantation Park

Charlotte, North Carolina

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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

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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

Charlotte Museum of History

Charlotte, North Carolina

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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

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