Day Trips® The Carolinas: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler

by James L. Hoffman

Overview

Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler

Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with this fun and friendly guide. For local travelers seeking new adventures in their own backyards as well as for vacationers looking to experience all the excitement the area has to offer, each Day Trips® guide offers hundreds of activities to do, sights to see, and secrets to discover within a two- to three-hour drive and a route map for each itinerary. Complete with full trip-planning information including where to go, what to see, where to eat, where to shop as well as where to stay options for those who want to extend their Day Trip into a weekend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493065837
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Series:	Day Trips Series
Edition description:	3rd Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 5.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

James L. Hoffman is a freelance writer and North Carolina native. He is a former newspaper reporter and editor and currently works as director of marketing and public relations for Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden. He lives in Ocean Isle Beach with his wife Bonnie. They have three grown children and two still at home. 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii

Using this guide xv

Raleigh, nc

Day trip 01 Capital city 2

Raleigh, nc 2

Day trip 02 Tobacco road 10

Durham, nc 10

Day trip 03 Go heels! 17

Chapel hill, nc 17

Day trip 04 Going green 23

Greensboro, nc 23

Day trip 05 Primates & pottery 32

Asheboro, nc 32

Seagrove, nc 36

Day trip 06 Tobacco fields & silver screens 39

Smithfield, nc 39

Selma, nc 42

Kenly, nc 43

Day trip 07 Military history 45

Fayetteville, nc 45

Fort bragg, nc 50

Day trip 08 Second city of firsts 52

New bem, nc 52

Wilmington, nc

Day trip 09 Cape fear 59

Wilmington, nc 61

Wrightsville beach, nc 67

Day trip 10 Crystal island 70

Morehead city, nc 70

Atlantic beach, nc 73

Day trip 11 Pleasure island 77

Carolina beach, nc 77

Kure beach, nc 80

Day trip 12 Sea oats & southern charm 82

Southport, nc 82

Bald head island, nc 87

Day trip 13 Southern shores 89

Ocean isle beach, nc 89

Sunset beach, nc 92

Charlotte, nc

Day trip 14 The queen city 94

Charlotte, nc 94

Day trip 15 Train keeps rollin' 105

Salisbury, nc 105

Spencer, nc 110

Day trip 16 Arts & sciences 112

Winston-salem, nc 112

Day trip 17 All andy, all the time 119

Mount airy, nc 119

Pilot mountain, nc 123

Day trip 18 The high country 124

Wowing rock, nc 124

Boone, nc 128

Day trip 19 Textiles & tomahawks 131

Belmont, nc 131

Gastonia, nc 135

Day trip 20 Come see me 137

Rock hill, sc 137

York, sc 141

Asheville, nc

Day trip 21 The high life 145

Asheville, nc 145

Day trip 22 Qualla boundary 154

Cherokee, nc 154

Day trip 23 Where deer, elk & people play 159

Maggie valley, nc 159

Day trip 24 A day on the tracks 164

Bryson city, nc 164

Day trip 25 Charleston of the mountains 170

Hendersonville, nc 170

Flat rock, nc 175

Day trip 26 White squirrels & waterfalls 178

Brevard, nc 178

Day trip 27 Fine furniture 185

Hickory, nc 185

Columbia, sc

Day trip 28 Southern capital 191

Columbia, sc 191

Day trip 29 Hub city 201

Spartanburg, sc 201

Day trip 30 Bridge city 206

Greenville, sc 206

Day trip 31 Home of the tigers 212

Anderson, sc 212

Fair play, sc 215

Clemson, sc 216

Day trip 32 Equine adventure 219

Aiken, sc 219

Day trip 33 Watermelon & other juicy tidbits 225

Bennettsville, sc 225

Cheraw, sc 228

Day trip 34 High cotton 231

Bishopville, sc 231

Hartsville, sc 234

Day trip 35 A day at the races 237

Darlington, sc 237

Florence, sc 239

Charleston, sc

Day trip 36 The low country 243

Charleston, sc 243

Day trip 37 It's folly 256

Folly beach, sc 256

Day trip 38 Sun & sand 260

Sullivan's island, sc 260

Isle of palms, sc 263

Day trip 39 The beach 266

Myrtle beach, sc 266

North myrtle beach, sc 272

Day trip 40 Plantation resort 275

Hilton head, sc 275

Food & drink

Day trip 41 Microbrews 283

Asheville, nc 283

Day trip 42 Yadkin valley wine 288

Dobson, nc 289

Elkin, nc 290

Boonville, nc 291

East bend, nc 292

Lexington, nc 293

Day trip 43 Swan creek wine 294

Hamptonville, nc 294

Day trip 44 Barbecue battle 296

Lexington, nc 297

Greensboro, nc 298

Wilson, nc 299

Goldsboro, nc 300

Greenville, nc 300

Day trip 45 Carolina seafood trail 301

Morehead city, nc 301

Sneads ferry, nc 303

Ocean isle beach, nc 303

Calabash, nc 304

Day trip 46 Fresh food 306

Anderson, sc 307

Spartanburg, sc 307

Hendersonville, nc 309

The great outdoors

Day trip 47 The blue ridge parkway 312

Asheville, nc 313

Burnsville, nc 314

Spruce pine, nc 314

Linville, nc 316

Blowing rock, nc 317

Day trip 48 Golf capital of the world 319

Pinehurst, nc 320

Southern pines, nc 322

Day trip 49 South Carolina golf 326

Myrtle beach, sc 326

Kiawah island, sc 327

Hilton head, sc 328

Day trip 50 Start your engines 329

Concord, nc 330

Kannapolis, nc 333

Mooresville, nc 334

Day trip 51 Winter sports 337

Blowing rock, nc 337

Banner elk, nc 338

Beech mountain, nc 339

Mars hill, nc 339

Maggie valley, nc 340

Sapphire, nc 340

Day trip 52 Palmetto recreation 342

Catawba, sc 342

Long creek, sc 343

Hopkins, sc 344

Santee, sc 345

Moncks corner, sc 347

Historic trips

Day trip 53 Civil war-the beginning 350

Charleston, sc 351

Ehrhardt, sc 352

Florence, sc 353

Columbia, sc 354

Day trip 54 Civil war-the end 356

Atlantic beach, nc 357

New bern, nc 357

Kinston, nc 358

Kure beach, nc 360

Four oaks, nc 360

Salisbury, nc 361

Durham, nc 362

Day trip 55 Mountain music 363

Mount airy, nc 364

Sparta, nc 364

Wilkesboro, nc 365

Boone, nc 366

Lenoir, nc 367

Day trip 56 The shag 368

North myrtle beach, sc 369

Raleigh, nc 370

Charlotte, nc 370

Day trip 57 Lighthouses of the outer banks 372

Corolla, nc 372

Coquina beach, nc 374

Buxton, nc 375

Ocracoke, nc 376

Cape lookout, nc 377

Index 379