From history and heritage to population and popular attractions, find the basics on North Carolina’s people and places.
Celebrating its 75th birthday in 2009-10, the Blue Ridge Parkway has become the National Park Service’s biggest attraction. Around 20 million people visit each year to drive, ride, hike, picnic and camp - or just sit and enjoy the views. Learn more about the 75th and come celebrate.
North Carolina heritage comes alive in the Great Smoky Mountains. Now celebrating their 75th anniversary this year, the mountains still hold the same mystique and glory that the first settlers saw in the massive mountains swirling with mist that reminded them of smoke.
The oldest cultivated grapevine in the country grows in North Carolina, as does a rapidly booming wine industry. From merlot to muscadine, see why everyone’s talking about NC wine.
With more than 400 public courses from the mountains to the sea, North Carolina’s golf diversity and heritage captures national attention.
Autumn isn’t a season in North Carolina, it’s an experience. Every year between mid-September and late November, North Carolina has the best fall color in the southeast.
