North Carolina Off the Beaten Path®: Discover Your Fun

by Sara Pitzer, James L. Hoffman (Revised by)

Overview

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, let North Carolina Off the Beaten Path show you the Tar Heel State you never knew existed. Hop aboard a train and ride the rails on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Discover the past and hunt for artifacts at the Aurora Fossil Museum. Follow the fresco trail and admire the work of renowned local artist Ben Long. So if you've "been there, done that" one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493044108
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2020
Series:	Off the Beaten Path Series
Edition description:	Twelfth Edition
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	519,332
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

James L. Hoffman is a freelance writer and North Carolina native. He lives in Gastonia, just outside Charlotte, with his wife Bonnie. Hoffman is also the author of Fun With the Family in North Carolina, Day Trips from Charlotte, and Day Trips from Raleigh-Durham, all published by Globe Pequot Press. Sara Pitzer is a newspaper columnist and transplanted Yankee who has been traveling in and writing about the South since 1983. She is the author of Myths and Mysteries of North Carolina (Globe Pequot Press).

Read an Excerpt

At night you might spot the mysterious Brown Mountain Lights in Morganton. They've been attributed to everything from UF's to the spirits of dead Cherokees. Page 57

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

The Mountains 1

The Western Mountains 1

Indian Country 5

The Literary & Crafts Center 23

The High Country 42

The Foothills 58

The Upper Piedmont & Sandhills 65

Sir Walter's Country 65

The Triangle 72

The Pottery Gateway 84

Heartland 91

Tobacco Town 93

The Barbecue Capital 100

The Furniture Capital 101

The Lower Piedmont 107

Statesvilie 107

A Pocket of History 109

Farm Country 124

Land of the New 129

The Northern Coast & Islands 135

Peaceful Places 135

Land of Friendly Faces 145

Water's Edge 148

Roanoke Island 155

Capital Country 162

The Southern Coast & Islands 168

Along the Grand Strand 168

South Brunswick Islands 171

US Hwy 17 178

Land of Ferries & Forts 187

Index 195

About the Author 203

Acknowledgments 203

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Off the Beaten Path® series "For the traveler who enjoys the special, the unusual, and the unexpected."—The Traveler newsletter "Globe Pequot publishes some fine books in its 'Off the Beaten Path' series.. .. These books cover states that no other publisher covers thoroughly."—Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA)

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