Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
Using this guide xv
Raleigh, nc
Day trip 01 Capital city 2
Raleigh, nc 2
Day trip 02 Tobacco road 10
Durham, nc 10
Day trip 03 Go heels! 17
Chapel hill, nc 17
Day trip 04 Going green 23
Greensboro, nc 23
Day trip 05 Primates & pottery 32
Asheboro, nc 32
Seagrove, nc 36
Day trip 06 Tobacco fields & silver screens 39
Smithfield, nc 39
Selma, nc 42
Kenly, nc 43
Day trip 07 Military history 45
Fayetteville, nc 45
Fort bragg, nc 50
Day trip 08 Second city of firsts 52
New bem, nc 52
Wilmington, nc
Day trip 09 Cape fear 59
Wilmington, nc 61
Wrightsville beach, nc 67
Day trip 10 Crystal island 70
Morehead city, nc 70
Atlantic beach, nc 73
Day trip 11 Pleasure island 77
Carolina beach, nc 77
Kure beach, nc 80
Day trip 12 Sea oats & southern charm 82
Southport, nc 82
Bald head island, nc 87
Day trip 13 Southern shores 89
Ocean isle beach, nc 89
Sunset beach, nc 92
Charlotte, nc
Day trip 14 The queen city 94
Charlotte, nc 94
Day trip 15 Train keeps rollin' 105
Salisbury, nc 105
Spencer, nc 110
Day trip 16 Arts & sciences 112
Winston-salem, nc 112
Day trip 17 All andy, all the time 119
Mount airy, nc 119
Pilot mountain, nc 123
Day trip 18 The high country 124
Wowing rock, nc 124
Boone, nc 128
Day trip 19 Textiles & tomahawks 131
Belmont, nc 131
Gastonia, nc 135
Day trip 20 Come see me 137
Rock hill, sc 137
York, sc 141
Asheville, nc
Day trip 21 The high life 145
Asheville, nc 145
Day trip 22 Qualla boundary 154
Cherokee, nc 154
Day trip 23 Where deer, elk & people play 159
Maggie valley, nc 159
Day trip 24 A day on the tracks 164
Bryson city, nc 164
Day trip 25 Charleston of the mountains 170
Hendersonville, nc 170
Flat rock, nc 175
Day trip 26 White squirrels & waterfalls 178
Brevard, nc 178
Day trip 27 Fine furniture 185
Hickory, nc 185
Columbia, sc
Day trip 28 Southern capital 191
Columbia, sc 191
Day trip 29 Hub city 201
Spartanburg, sc 201
Day trip 30 Bridge city 206
Greenville, sc 206
Day trip 31 Home of the tigers 212
Anderson, sc 212
Fair play, sc 215
Clemson, sc 216
Day trip 32 Equine adventure 219
Aiken, sc 219
Day trip 33 Watermelon & other juicy tidbits 225
Bennettsville, sc 225
Cheraw, sc 228
Day trip 34 High cotton 231
Bishopville, sc 231
Hartsville, sc 234
Day trip 35 A day at the races 237
Darlington, sc 237
Florence, sc 239
Charleston, sc
Day trip 36 The low country 243
Charleston, sc 243
Day trip 37 It's folly 256
Folly beach, sc 256
Day trip 38 Sun & sand 260
Sullivan's island, sc 260
Isle of palms, sc 263
Day trip 39 The beach 266
Myrtle beach, sc 266
North myrtle beach, sc 272
Day trip 40 Plantation resort 275
Hilton head, sc 275
Food & drink
Day trip 41 Microbrews 283
Asheville, nc 283
Day trip 42 Yadkin valley wine 288
Dobson, nc 289
Elkin, nc 290
Boonville, nc 291
East bend, nc 292
Lexington, nc 293
Day trip 43 Swan creek wine 294
Hamptonville, nc 294
Day trip 44 Barbecue battle 296
Lexington, nc 297
Greensboro, nc 298
Wilson, nc 299
Goldsboro, nc 300
Greenville, nc 300
Day trip 45 Carolina seafood trail 301
Morehead city, nc 301
Sneads ferry, nc 303
Ocean isle beach, nc 303
Calabash, nc 304
Day trip 46 Fresh food 306
Anderson, sc 307
Spartanburg, sc 307
Hendersonville, nc 309
The great outdoors
Day trip 47 The blue ridge parkway 312
Asheville, nc 313
Burnsville, nc 314
Spruce pine, nc 314
Linville, nc 316
Blowing rock, nc 317
Day trip 48 Golf capital of the world 319
Pinehurst, nc 320
Southern pines, nc 322
Day trip 49 South Carolina golf 326
Myrtle beach, sc 326
Kiawah island, sc 327
Hilton head, sc 328
Day trip 50 Start your engines 329
Concord, nc 330
Kannapolis, nc 333
Mooresville, nc 334
Day trip 51 Winter sports 337
Blowing rock, nc 337
Banner elk, nc 338
Beech mountain, nc 339
Mars hill, nc 339
Maggie valley, nc 340
Sapphire, nc 340
Day trip 52 Palmetto recreation 342
Catawba, sc 342
Long creek, sc 343
Hopkins, sc 344
Santee, sc 345
Moncks corner, sc 347
Historic trips
Day trip 53 Civil war-the beginning 350
Charleston, sc 351
Ehrhardt, sc 352
Florence, sc 353
Columbia, sc 354
Day trip 54 Civil war-the end 356
Atlantic beach, nc 357
New bern, nc 357
Kinston, nc 358
Kure beach, nc 360
Four oaks, nc 360
Salisbury, nc 361
Durham, nc 362
Day trip 55 Mountain music 363
Mount airy, nc 364
Sparta, nc 364
Wilkesboro, nc 365
Boone, nc 366
Lenoir, nc 367
Day trip 56 The shag 368
North myrtle beach, sc 369
Raleigh, nc 370
Charlotte, nc 370
Day trip 57 Lighthouses of the outer banks 372
Corolla, nc 372
Coquina beach, nc 374
Buxton, nc 375
Ocracoke, nc 376
Cape lookout, nc 377
Index 379
