Posted by MarkB_MI on October 13, 2010 at 18:24:42 from (166.203.222.167):
In Reply to: North Carolina? posted by gregk on October 13, 2010 at 17:52:27:
NC is a pretty big state, it's easy to underestimate how long it will take to drive someplace. So you will want to plan your trips carefully to avoid spending all your time on the road. The weather in July is brutal, and the beaches will be pretty busy. September weather is better, but you run the risk of having to weather a hurricane.
In the southeast, the Wilmington area is interesting, lots of beaches and most aren't terribly crowded. Fort Fisher is a civil war earthworks fort that was one of the last Confederate strongholds to fall. There's an aquarium near Ft. Fisher, and from there you can take a ferry to Southport, and visit the colonial ruins at Brunswick Town as well as another civil war fort, Fort Anderson.
Towards the central coast, the Morehead City/Beaufort area is also interesting. There's a very classic brick fort, Ft. Macon, there. Driving east from Beaufort, you can take a three-hour ferry ride from Cedar Island to Ocracoke on the Outer Banks, then drive north and visit Cape Hatteras, Kitty Hawk and Roanoke Island. This is a VERY LONG drive, despite what it might look like on the map.
In the central "Piedmont" region of the state, consider going to the North Carolina Zoological Park near Asheboro.
In the western part of the state, you have the Blue Ridge and Smokey Mountains. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a beautiful drive if you have some time to spare. In Asheville, you can tour Biltmore House, a fantastic estate built by the Vanderbilts. It's still privately owned and is quite expensive to visit. Worth the price, though.
I lived in Surf City, NC for almost eight years, by the way.
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