1. 18th-century houses in the town of Beaufort
2. Driving on the road between Corolla and Ocracoke Lighthouse3. The North Carolina section of The Blue Ridge Parkway
4. Edenton, a small port town
5. Asheville is a cute, cozy little town
6. Rainforest hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina)
7. The gigantic Biltmore Estate in Asheville
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North Carolina - Raleigh - bluegrass music's new generation- t.m. photo
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North Carolina - vacation houses - s.v. photo
North Carolina - Chimney Rock State Park - Chimney Rock - f.s. photo
North Carolina is in the central part of the eastern United States. Neighbors: Virginia (north), Atlantic Ocean (east), South Carolina and Georgia (south), Tennessee (west)
Size: 139,390 km² (53,819 mi²)
Population (in 2020): 10.5 million
Capital city: Raleigh
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North Carolina - New Bern - City Hall - f.s. photo
Charlotte
pop.: 912,000 (in 2021)
North Carolina - Charlotte - downtown - silver statue in Romare Bearden Park - f.s. photo
North Carolina - Charlotte - f.s. photo
North Carolina - Charlotte - St. Peter's Catholic Church - f.s. photo
North Carolina - Charlotte - Firebird Statue (nicknamed by the locals as,,Disco Chicken") outside the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art - f.s. photo
North Carolina - Charlotte - f.s. photo
North Carolina - Charlotte - f.s. photo
Raleigh
Durham
Durham was nicknamed the “Bull City” in the late 1800s.
North Carolina - Durham - bull statue - t.m. photo
Outer Banks
North Carolina - Outer Banks - f.s. photo
North Carolina - Outer Banks - dunes - f.s. photo
North Carolina - Outer Banks - beach life in September - f.s. photo
North Carolina - Outer Banks - f.s. photo
Chimney Rock State Park
North Carolina - Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park - f.s. photo