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The North Carolina Italian Market Where Your Grocery Store’s Olive Oil Suddenly Looks Sad
Somewhere in Greensboro, there is a small shop that makes the olive oil aisle…
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This North Carolina Mennonite Bakery Has People Driving Hours For Fresh Bread And Whoopie Pies
Out on a quiet country highway near Grifton, folks line up before the doors…
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North Carolina Has A Safari Park Where Giraffes Lean Right Into Your Car Window
There is a stretch of road near Mooresville where zebras, llamas…
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This Tiny North Carolina Bakery Stone-Mills Its Own Flour Daily And Ranks No. 1 In The State
Most bread starts its life in a factory far away, but one small Raleigh…
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This North Carolina Waterfall Trail Makes You Earn The View With 580 Stairs
Some waterfalls hand you the view right from the parking lot. This one asks…
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This North Carolina Amish Bulk Store Sends You Home With Way More Than You Came For
Plenty of people walk into a small country store planning to grab one thing…
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Thousands Of Tundra Swans Settle Into This Quiet North Carolina Refuge Every Winter Sunset
Every winter, a long white parade of tundra swans drops out of the sky…
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8 North Carolina Puerto Rican Kitchens Where One Plate Of Mofongo Feeds The Whole Table
Mofongo is mashed plantain packed with garlic and pressed into a dome…
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This North Carolina Orchard Lets You Fill A Basket With Late-Season Apples Before The Frost
Every fall, the apple trees around Hendersonville give North Carolina…
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This North Carolina Lantern Festival Lights Up 14 Lakeside Acres With Glowing Dragons
Every winter, a quiet lakeside park in Cary turns into a glowing parade of dragons, animals, and towering lanterns…
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These North Carolina Bluffs Still Hide Trenches Civil War Soldiers Dug Over 160 Years Ago
High above a bend in the Roanoke River, a set of earthen walls has…
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The North Carolina Farm Where You Actually Get To Hug A Fluffy Highland Cow
Some animals are meant to be admired from behind a fence. Highland cows…
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This North Carolina Bookstore Proudly Puts Banned And Challenged Books Front And Center
Some bookstores hide the controversial titles on a back shelf. One shop…
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This North Carolina Apple Orchard Turns Fall Into Pumpkins, Hot Donuts And Cider You Can’t Resist
Some fall plans start with a map, and the best ones end…
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Locals In This North Carolina Mountain Town Just Want One Quiet Weekend And A Parking Space
Every Friday in the High Country, a familiar parade begins. Cars roll…
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This Tiny North Carolina Mountain Town Is Suddenly One Of America’s Trendiest Fall Escapes
Every October, a small mountain town in the North Carolina High Country seems…
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The Tiny Coastal North Carolina Town Of 4,000 That Ranks Among America’s Happiest
Some towns shout for attention, and some simply wait at the edge…
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This North Carolina Farm Gives You 90 Minutes To Simply Brush And Hang Out With Horses
Some weekends call for a hike, and some call for a horse. Just outside…
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This North Carolina Renaissance Festival Has Knights Jousting Beside Castles Every Fall Weekend
Every fall, a patch of land north of Charlotte trades its ordinary Saturday…
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This Nearly 90-Year-Old North Carolina Burger Joint Now Claims The State’s Best Cheeseburger
Some of the best food in North Carolina comes from places that never felt the need to change. In a small Bladen…
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North Carolina Has A Secluded Beach You Only Reach After A 1-Mile Walk Through Live Oaks
On Ocracoke Island, the best beach in town does not come with a parking…
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This North Carolina Animal Sanctuary Lets You Carve Pumpkins Alongside Hungry Capybaras
Somewhere in the quiet farm country of central North Carolina, a group…
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The North Carolina Mountain Town Near Asheville That Feels Like A Hallmark Movie Set
Some towns look like someone built them for a holiday film and then forgot…
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This North Carolina Scottish Festival Has Grown Adults Hurling Telephone-Pole-Sized Logs
Somewhere in Scotland County, grown adults in kilts pick up logs…
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This Pittsboro Nursery Sells Only Native North Carolina Plants, And Beginners Love It
Plenty of North Carolina yards are covered in plants that did not start…
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This Tiny North Carolina Mountain Village Still Pours 5-Cent Coffee Beside An 1883 Store
A nickel will not buy much in North Carolina these days, but in one…
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This Charlotte Paper Shop Sells Japanese Stationery You Won’t Find Elsewhere In North Carolina
Some people collect stamps, and some people collect pens they swear they will…
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9 North Carolina Campgrounds Where You Skip Reservations And Just Show Up With A Tent
Booking a campsite in North Carolina can feel like trying to snag concert…
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This North Carolina Mansion Day Pairs A 1920s Estate, 220 Lighthouse Steps And Wild Horses
Way up at the northern tip of the Outer Banks, past the last stoplight…
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This 16-Acre North Carolina Cat Sanctuary Lets Hundreds Of Rescued Cats Roam Cage-Free
Somewhere down a country road in Chatham County, a cat is napping in the shade of a tree, and nobody is going…