Places to See in North Carolina

A great list of things to do and places to see when you visit North Carolina.

  1. Learn all about North Carolina & American history at the North Carolina Museum of History
  2. Enjoy some of North Carolina’s most beautiful waterfalls at the DuPont State Forest.
  3. See the Blue Ridge Mountains in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
  4. The Ayr Mount Plantation historical site.
  5. See the beautiful nature of Cliffs of the Neuse State Park.
  6. Witness History at The Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens.
  7. Visit the Tweetsie Railroad to become a cowboy, indian, or engineer, and take a ride on the historic Steam Locomotive.
  8. The Cherokee Bear Zoo lets you feed and pet the Black Bears native to the Smokey Mountains.
  9. Have A Day at the Farm and watch all the amazing natural procedures that have fed our world for centuries.
  10. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is the home of the only dinasour ever to be found with a fossilized heart.
  11. With a state of the art Planetarium, a 15 acre Environmental Park, and 35,000 square feet of exhibits, SciWorks is fun Science.
  12. The Immagination Station Science Museum lets your kids learn about Science, hands on!
  13. Visit the world’s premiere collection of Vintage American Motorcycles at the Wheels Through Time Museum.
  14. Fort Fisher, up until the last few months of the Civil War, kept the ports open for supplies.
  15. With a waterpark, arcade room, go karts, glimmer art tattoos, laser tag, and more, the Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park is full of fun
  16. The Charlotte Nature Museum lets you walk among free flying butterflies, visit the Creature Cavern, and walk through the 100 year old forest.
  17. Hit the green at the Little River Golf Course with it’s chalangeing courses and beautiful scenery.
  18. The Alamance County Historical Museum. Enjoy the gracious American country home built by Michael Holt III in 1790.
  19. The Moses Cone Manor, a massive house built in the early twenty’th century.
  20. Rough it with the Corolla Outback Adventures, Ltd.
  21. The Broadhurst Gallery sports an impressive little collection of modern scluptures and paintings.
  22. The Etowah Valley Golf Resort has a beautiful collection of courses and greens.
  23. Explore the coast with the Cape Fear Expeditions.

Things to do in North Carolina