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North Carolina Tourist Attractions
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North Carolina Tourist Attractions
Tourist attractions in North Carolina - Theme Parks, Tours, Museums, National Parks, Historic Sites & More!
Below is a list of attractions in North Carolina to help you plan a North Carolina Vacation! Find detailed information on the North Carolina tourist attraction entries by clicking on their links. Narrow your search by selecting from a specific North Carolina attraction category on the left hand menu.
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Explore All Of North Carolina's Regions
You can find North Carolina tourist attractions and activities in all of North Carolina's regions: Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Lenoir, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem and Other.
Featured North Carolina Tourist Attractions and Activities
Please visit our North Carolina featured listings - Trans-Siberian Orchestra at RBC Center, Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Joel Coliseum, Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium, Monster Jam at Greensboro Coliseum and Monster Jam at RBC Center.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail
Category: State of North Carolina National Park in North Carolina
Description of this North Carolina Attraction: The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,174-mile footpath along the ridgecrests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in northern Georgia. The trail traverses Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) is used by day, weekend and other short-term hikers, section-hikers and thru-hikers. Thru-hikers hike the entire length of the Trail in one season.
The A.T. began as a vision of forester Benton MacKaye and was developed by volunteers and opened as a continuous trail in 1937. It was designated as the first National Scenic Trail by the National Trails System Act of 1968. The Trail is currently protected along more than 99 percent of its course by federal or state ownership of the land or by rights-of-way. Annually, more than 4,000 volunteers contribute more than 185,000 hours of effort on th
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Asheville Outdoor Center family fun center
calm water float trips & Gem Mining
Category: Asheville Scenic in North Carolina
Description of this Asheville Attraction: Family friendly A.O.C offers calm water river trips in Asheville, NC through the Famed and Fabled Biltmore Estate Property. Our self guided float trips are easy, fun, and relaxing river trips in a canoe, a kayak, or raft. We also offer express tubing trips, and new for 2009 Gem Mining. Mine for precious stones, fossils, and minerals. Beautiful riverside facilities, picnic tables, vollyball, horsheshoes, basketball, childrens playplace, tether ball, ping pong, foosball, lots of room to strech out and play. Riverside access, scenic views of the historic French Broad River 3rd oldest in the world! Great place for events, reunions, corporate meeting, parties. Lets us show what great qualities Asheville, the French Broad River and the Asheville Outdoor Center have to offer!
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Blandwood
National Historic Landmark-House Museum
Category: Greensboro Historic Site in North Carolina
Description of this Greensboro Attraction: Blandwood's story begins in 1795, predating the founding of the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, (1808,) when Charles Bland built a simple four-room, two-down, two-up Federal style clapboard farmhouse on a wooded hill in Guilford County. The two rooms on the first floor were laid out in the front parlor and hall model; he would call his home Blandwood.
The farmhouse was eventually expanded from four rooms to six rooms in 1822 by a subsequent owner, Henry Humphreys, a local businessman who opened the first steam powered textile mill in North Carolina, Mt. Hecla Cotton Mill. Humphreys would also use this opportunity to update the interior of the house, adding more ornate mouldings and mantels.
John Motley Morehead (1796-1866) purchased Blandwood in 1827 from Humphreys. Morehead had begun an illustrious political career in 1821 at the age of 25, when he was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons. His career culminated with his election to the state’s highest office, Governor, in 1840, when he served two two-year terms as North Carolina's governor from 1841-1845. As a Whig, he supported an ambitious program of internal improvements including a statewide rail and water transportation system, free public schools, more humane treatment of deaf and blind children, prisoners, and the mentally ill. These policies were very progressive for the Old North State, earning him the nickname, "Father of Modern North Carolina."
During this time, the Morehead family, which consisted of his wife, Ann Eliza Lindsey Morehead and their eight children, continued to live in the six room farmhouse that was Blandwood. Upon election to the governorship, Morehead felt the time was right to expand and glorify his home. In 1844, Morehead chose an architect he was familiar with, Alexander Jackson Davis, co-designer of the NC State Capital, to design a substantial addition to the farmhouse. This addition, completed in 1846, was built in the Italianate style and is the oldest surviving example in the United States.
Governor and Mrs. Morehead would live at Blandwood until their respective deaths in 1866 and 1868. At that time their youngest son, Eugene Morehead, was unmarried and living at home, subsequently, part of his inheritance was Blandwood. After living at Blandwood for a few years, Eugene married in 1874 and moved to Savannah, Georgia.
The last members of the Morehead family to live at Blandwood were Julius and Emma Morehead Gray who purchased the home from her brother. The Gray's lived at Blandwood until 1896, by which time, most of the family had passed away during a tuberculosis epidemic.
In 1896, Emma Gray’s remaining brothers and sisters were faced with the dilemma of what to do with Blandwood. They were approached by Col. William Osbourne, who wanted to rent Blandwood for use as a Keeley Institute, a franchise of hospitals to treat alcohol and drug addiction with the infamous “Gold Cure.” Initially renting Blandwood, the Keeley Institute would purchase Blandwood in January of 1906, while they maintained the architecture of the Davis addition to the main building, the two dependences were removed. The Keeley Institute operated at Blandwood until 1961.
By 1966, Blandwood stood empty and in danger of demolition. At this time Preservation Greensboro Incorporated formed to save and restore Blandwood. The restoration of the main building took ten years and Blandwood was opened to the public in 1976 as part of the country's bicentennial celebration. In 1984, after archaeological investigation of the property, the two depend
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Buzzards, Restaurant,Bar & NightClub
great eats, drinks, dancing, DJ, pool tables, darts
Category: Lenoir Music in North Carolina
Description of this Lenoir Attraction: OPEN WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY,FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS FROM 6:00PM TILL 2:00AM...BUZZARDS is the place to be if you are looking for an evening of dining/entertainment and/or nightclub experience. We have it all!!! BUZZARDS offers great food, an all ABC permits bar and an ambiance of casual yet sophisticated. We offer a safe but “fun” atmosphere. BUZZARDS,is Lenoir’s downtown restaurant/bar,poolroom and only true "nightclub" in Lenoir.
Located at 819 West Avenue, (downtown Lenoir) At 10:00pm the main dining floor is transformed into the "hippest" club in town..Enjoy a variety of dance music from disco, blues, hip-hop,Top 40,country and rock & roll. The dance floor on the main floor is non-smoking until 10:00pm but after 10:00pm smoking is allowed. Bet you, you will run into old friends and/or make new friends...ages run from 21 to 81 (and boy can he "cut the rug")!!
After 10:00 pm to enter you must be 21 years old with proper id.
BUZZARDS is the only place in town that offers you while dining on the main floor, the pleasure and uniqueness of listening to and viewing on our 35 ft. wall, music DVD's of all genres. The early diners get to choose their favorite's.....if dinner and a "concert" isn't enticing enough...then how about dinner and dancing...You have the option from 6:00pm till 10:00pm of chosing your choice of dance music - from the oldies,to shag,to line dancing, to the cha cha!! Many regulars bring their own cd's...depending on size of crowd we do try to accomodate everyone --so you can get your groove on...Great fun for couples and groups.
BUZZARDS offers a variety of appetizers and entrees including baseball sirloin steaks, filet mignon, fried oysters, 3 marinated grilled chicken choices..there is something to please every appetite! Dinner or appetizers are available both in the bar area (smoking) and on the main floor (non-smoking) from 6:00pm till 10:00pm.
BUZZARDS also offers a full service bar on the first level (entrance on Church Street)that is a good example of what an American tavern should be - fun, friendly, lively, cozy, and with good food to go with it. With all ABC permits we offer wine, draft and bottle beers and cocktails!! We dare to say we have the largest selection of alcohol products in Lenoir. It is not uncommon to find the jukebox blaring and the tables pushed aside for impromptu dancing and a friendly game of darts going on. Better yet, watch your favorite ball game, game show or Presidential Address to the Nation (afraid that doesn't happen) on our 3 televisions throughout the bar area - including a "big screen"...
We also offer on our 3rd floor, pool tables ($1.00 a game), video games and a jukebox. There is plenty of seating and tables for eating. Smoking is allowed on this floor....but we ventilate well!!
BUZZARDS is becoming very popular for private parties, whether celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, baby or wedding showers, school or family reunions, bachelor or bachelorette parties and wedding receptions. Rental rates are the best in town and building is available for 1, 2 or 3 floors!! Got to mention the ambiance --no to small or to large, boring or dull looking party rooms you find in hotels or other restaurants. Call and make an appointment to check us out --or better yet -check out the others first and then come to BUZZARDS--you will be shouting "PARTY" - when you see what we can offer!!
Remember, BUZZARDS is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 6:00pm until 2:00am.....Phone number is (828) 758-4498
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Caldwell Heritage Museum
Provides a chronological history of Caldwell County.
Category: Lenoir Museum in North Carolina
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Description of this Lenoir Attraction: The Caldwell Historical Society opened the Caldwell Heritage Museum in 1991 in the last remaining building of Davenport College which was organized in 1855. The original college was built on land donated by William A. Lenoir and named for General William Lenoir’s son-in-law, Colonial William Davenport, who contributed the most money for the school.
The museum provides a chronological history of Caldwell County from pre-colonial days until the present. There are exhibits containing articles from the Native Americans, Revolutionary Period, early National Period, and the Civil War Era. Also, the museum has collections on medical, music, military, cameras, and Oriental art.
Operating hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am until 4:30 pm, and on Saturdays from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. Other times are available by appointment. For more information, call the museum at 828-758-4004.
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Chinqua Penn Plantation and Vineyard
Historic home & garden tours, wine tastings, weddings/events
Category: Reidsville Historic Site in North Carolina
Description of this North Carolina Attraction: Featured on A&E's America's Castles and acclaimed as an architectural American treasure, Chinqua Penn Plantation near Reidsville, North Carolina, was the home of Jeff and Betsy Penn. Mr. Penn was founder of the Penn Tobacco Company. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Plantation includes a 27 room English countryside mansion filled with elaborate furnishings from 30 countries, surrounded by 22 acres of beautiful gardens and historic landscape. The estate showcases the state's premier collection of eclectic decorative arts. Built in the 1920's by Thomas Jefferson Penn (1875-1946) and his wife, Beatrice Schoellkopf Penn (1881-1965), Chinqua Penn reflects their lifestyle of entertaining, traveling, and collecting art and furniture from around the world. The historic landscape evolved into an exotic horticulture collection, changing with each season. The Penn's love of the beautiful and artistic was manifested in the use of both native and imported plant material at Chinqua Penn. Chinqua Penn is named for the chinquapin, a dwarf chestnut tree. Once abundant here, most chinquapins were destroyed by the chestnut blight in the 1930's. Ownership was transferred to Calvin Phelps in 2006 and the house and gardens are now open to the public for tours.
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Duke Homestead State Historic Site
1852 home and farm of the Washington Duke family
Category: Durham Historic Site in North Carolina
Description of this Durham Attraction: At Duke Homestead, visitors can tour the early home, factories, and farm where Washington Duke first grew and processed tobacco. Duke's sons later founded The American Tobacco Company, the largest tobacco company in the world. The Dukes became one of the wealthiest families in the country at the turn of the 20th century and now lend their name to Duke University, Duke Energy, and the Duke Endowment.
Duke Homestead offers an orientation film twice an hour, an extensive tobacco museum, and guided tours of the surviving historical structures on the grounds. Among these structures are early Bright Leaf tobacco barns, Washington Duke's first and third factories, and his 1852 homestead.
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Fort Defiance
18th century home with 300 original furnishings and items.
Category: Lenoir Historic Site in North Carolina
Description of this Lenoir Attraction: Located in the Happy Valley community on highway 268, General William Lenoir built his home between 1788 and 1792 on the former site of the fort, which was designed to protect settlers from the early Native Americans in the area. The home of William Lenoir has been fully restored to its late eighteenth, early nineteenth century grandeur and features more than 300 original furnishings.
General Lenoir became famous as a captain at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. William Lenoir served as major general of the state militia, president of the Council of State, president for the first two years of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, justice of the peace, register, surveyor, chairman of the county court, and clerk of superior court for Wilkes County. The City of Lenoir, the county of Lenoir, and Lenoir Hall at the University of North Carolina are named after General Lenoir.
Custom guided tours are available to visitors. Fort Defiance is home to several unique splendors, such as a 200-year-old English boxwood garden, and a 200-year-old hybrid Chestnut tree, and the oldest Beech tree in North Carolina.
Hours of Operation: April – October (Thurs. – Sat., 10 am – 5 pm and Sun 1 pm – 5 pm)
November – March (Weekends only or by appointment) Call for hours. For more information, call Fort Defiance at 828-758-1671.
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Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Entertainment/Sports Complex
Category: Greensboro Music in North Carolina
Description of this Greensboro Attraction: The Greensboro Coliseum Complex was conceived as, and continues to be a multi-building facility to serve the Citizens of Greensboro and the surrounding area through a broad range of activities, including athletic events, cultural arts, concerts, theater, and other entertainment, educational activities, fairs, exhibits, and public and private events of all kinds, such as conventions, convocations, trade and consumer shows. It is both a primary center of activity for the community as well as one of many resources central to community-wide events. Therefore, the Complex must provide opportunities for community activities and events while operating as a facility which generates economic activity in Greensboro. The Greensboro Coliseum Complex has a rich history as one of the premiere sports and entertainment facilities in the Southeast, host to such prestigious events as the ACC Tournament, ECHL hockey, and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Since 1959, the Coliseum has featured superstars from Elvis to Usher.
The Complex has undergone several major renovations, the latest in 1994, bringing the maximum arena capacity to its current 23,500.
Owned by the City of Greensboro, the complex features a flexible capacity arena that can accommodate concerts and events for 4,000 to 23,000 fans; a 2,376 seat auditorium for Broadway theatre and concerts; and a 120,000 square foot Special Events Center for trade and consumer shows and 20,000 square feet of space for meetings of all sizes. The Special Events Center also features a 4,300 seat theater set-up for concerts and sporting events.
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