|
North Carolina Tourism and Sightseeing - Page 3
|
- Page 3
|
Where is North Carolina?
|
|
|
North Carolina
|
|
|
|
| Your request returned more than 500 results. Please narrow down your search criteria with our custom search. |
|
|
 Enlarge
|
The Greensboro Children's Museum
A hands-on, interactive & educational play place for kids!
Category: Greensboro Museum in North Carolina
Description of this Greensboro Attraction: The Greensboro Children's Museum is a hands-on, interactive, and educational play place for children newborn through age 10 and their families. The 37,000 square foot facility in downtown Greensboro Museum provides quality educational programming and a wide variety of exhibits in “Our Town” that invite young visitors to learn while they play, explore, touch, discover, create and imagine. Children can go grocery shopping in a pint-sized market, fly a real DC-jet, pretend to be a fireman riding a real fire truck, put on a play in the Theater, pretend to be a dentist in the Health Center, cook up a meal in Nonie’s house, be a conductor on our new train or learn how to grow vegetables in our new Edible Schoolyard. Infants and toddlers even have fun here playing on the soft mats and crawling in the tunnels of our Tot Spot area. It’s where play is a smart adventure!
The Greensboro Children’s Museum’s mission is to provide children with an interactive, educational learning experience that will enhance their daily lives and open heir hearts and minds to an understanding of the world in which they live. GCM is a private not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization.
The Greensboro Children’s Museum is located at 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro NC 27401, 336-574-2898, www.gcmuseum.com. The Museum is open seven days a week and has an admission charge of $6 for children 1+ and adults. Children under 1 are free. There is a reduced price admission for seniors and military families and half priced admission costs ($3) on Friday nights and Sundays.
|
|
Add
The Greensboro Children's Museum
to your free online travel itinerary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enlarge
|
Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic River
A Wild and Scenic River located in Pisgah National Forest.
Category: Collettsville National Park near Lenoir, North Carolina
Description of this Lenoir area Attraction: Designated as a “Wild and Scenic River”, Wilson Creek offers one of the most scenic wilderness areas. Residents and visitors can enjoy swimming, kayaking, fishing, camping, and hiking. Wilson Creek is nestled along the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest. Dispersed primitive camping is allowed throughout the forested area, staying at least 100 feet from any water. Camping is allowed on Pisgah National Forest land only! Camping on private property is prohibited. There are several campgrounds in the area. Wilson Creek is one of the best fishing destinations in the region. The Wilson Creek Gorge to Brown Mountain Beach sometimes has class III, IV, and V rapids, which often has many dramatic drops and is quite challenging. The area has a visitor/education center to promote the outstanding values of Wilson Creek.
The center is open from April 1 – May 31 (10:00 am to 4:00 pm – Sunday 1 to 4);
June 1 – August 31 ( 10:00 am to 6:00 pm – Sunday 1 to 6);
September 1 – November 30 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm—Sunday 1 to 4).
|
|
Add
Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic River
to your free online travel itinerary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enlarge
|
Allen Toussaint - Presented by PineCone, Feb 18, 2010
Classic New Orleans jazz and blues Concert 8:00PM
Category: Raleigh Concert event in North Carolina
Description of this Raleigh Event: Allen Toussaint is one of America’s greatest musical treasures. Singer, pianist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, the New Orleans native has been making hit records for more than 40 years. His indelible influence on American music reaches deep into the roots of rhythm and blues, pop, country, musical theater, blues, and jazz. Backed by an all-star jazz combo, Allen Toussaint will perform selections from his vast and legendary catalogue, along with tunes from his 2009 release on Nonesuch Records, titled The Bright Mississippi – an album that reinterprets some of the classic New Orleans jazz and blues standards of the past.
http://www.rosebudus.com/toussaint or www.pinecone.org for more info.
PineCone Box Office: 919-664-8302
|
|
Add
Allen Toussaint - Presented by PineCone
to your free online travel itinerary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Carolina Travel Articles
|
|
|
