Top 10 Best Places To Visit In North Carolina

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3 Popular Attractions In North Carolina

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• Biltmore Estate: 8000-acre estate in Asheville, North Carolina.|
• Blue Ridge Parkway: Scenic drive that goes through Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.|
• Cape Hatteras: Cape on the eastern coast of North Carolina.|
• Carowinds: Amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina.|
• Charlotte Motor Speedway: Car racing track in Concord, North Carolina.|
• Clingmans Dome: Mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.|
• Discovery Place: Science museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.|
• DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center: Theater in Durham, North Carolina.|
• Outer Banks: Barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina.|
• Grandfather Mountain: Mountain and state park near Linville, North Carolina.|
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park: National park on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.|
• NASCAR Hall of Fame: Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.|
• North Carolina Museum of Art: Art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.|
• North Carolina Zoo: Zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina.|
• Pisgah National Forest: National forest in Nebo, North Carolina.|
• Sliding Rock: Waterfall in Nebo, North Carolina.|
• Tweetsie Railroad: Theme park in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.{

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• Biltmore Estate: 8000-acre estate in Asheville, North Carolina.|
• Blue Ridge Parkway: Scenic drive that goes through Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.|
• Cape Hatteras: Cape on the eastern coast of North Carolina.|
• Carowinds: Amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina.|
• Charlotte Motor Speedway: Car racing track in Concord, North Carolina.|
• Clingmans Dome: Mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.|
• Discovery Place: Science museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.|
• DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center: Theater in Durham, North Carolina.|
• Outer Banks: Barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina.|
• Grandfather Mountain: Mountain and state park near Linville, North Carolina.|
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park: National park on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.|
• NASCAR Hall of Fame: Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.|
• North Carolina Museum of Art: Art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.|
• North Carolina Zoo: Zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina.|
• Pisgah National Forest: National forest in Nebo, North Carolina.|
• Sliding Rock: Waterfall in Nebo, North Carolina.|
• Tweetsie Railroad: Theme park in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.{

North Carolina Facts:

• We have a historic Dairy Queen.

• Perhaps Charlotte’s oddest landmark is her majestic Firebird sculpture. Completed in 1991, it had roosted in several cities before finding a permanent home on Tryon Street, just outside the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Created by Niki de Saint Phalle, the 17-foot avian is adorned with over 7500 pieces of colored glass. For this reason, his statue is often called “the disco chicken.”

• Approximately 75% of all theNASCAR teams in the world are headquarteredwithin two hours of uptown Charlotte.

• Charlotte is traditionally considered the home of Southern Presbyterianism.

• Nicknamed “The Hornet’s Nest”. Charlotte residents love their Hornets, but how many of them can say they know why the hornet is so prevalent in our city? Not many. It’s actually a historical reference. In 1780, General Cornwallis lead his troops into Charlotte, but due to the strong fight the locals put up, they didn’t stay long. Thus, Cornwallis dubbed Charlotte a “Hornet’s Nest of Rebellion”.

• Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city and the seat of Mecklenburg County, is located in the southern part of the state near the South Carolina border. It was named for King George III of England's wife, Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

• Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem.

• North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish a state museum of art.

North Carolina
State
State of North Carolina
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Tarheel State; Old North State
Motto(s): Esse quam videri:[1]“To be, rather than to seem”
Anthem: The Old North State (song)[2]
Map of the United States with North Carolina highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Province of North Carolina
Admitted to the Union	November 21, 1789 (12th)
Capital	Raleigh
Largest city	Charlotte
Largest metro and urban areas	Greater Charlotte
Government
•Governor	Roy Cooper (D)
•Lieutenant Governor	Mark Robinson (R)
Legislature	General Assembly
•Upper house	Senate
•Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	North Carolina Supreme Court
U.S. senators	Richard Burr (R) Thom Tillis (R)
U.S. House delegation	8 Republicans 5 Democrats (list)
Area
•Total	53,819sqmi (139,390km2)
•Land	48,711sqmi (126,161km2)
•Water	1,972sqmi (5,108km2) 9.5%
•Rank	28th
Dimensions
•Length	500[3]mi (804km)
•Width	184mi (296km)
Elevation	700ft (210m)
Highestelevation (Mount Mitchell[4][5])	6,684ft (2,037m)
Lowestelevation (Atlantic Ocean[4])	0ft (0m)
Population (2021)
•Total	10,551,162
•Rank	9th
•Density	214.6/sqmi (82.9/km2)
•Rank	15th
•Median household income	$52,752[6]
•Income rank	39th
Demonym(s)	North Carolinian (official); Tarheel (colloquial)
Language
•Official language	English[7]
•Spoken language	As of 2010[8] English 90.70% Spanish 6.93% Other 2.73%
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
•Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	NC
ISO 3166 code	US-NC
Traditional abbreviation	N.C.
Latitude	33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N
Longitude	75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W
Website	www.nc.gov