North Carolina: Things to Do and See

1. Cape Hatteras: Bulging far offshore of the mainland coast as a barrier island, Cape Hatteras was the first National Seashore. Providing some of the best board surfing along the East Coast, as well as the most famous lighthouse in the United States, Cape Hatteras attracts beachgoers to its historic fishing villages. Nature lovers adore the excellent beachcombing and superb fishing.
2. Biltmore Estate: is one of America's most famous estates, and one of the best remaining examples of the Gilded Age. A veritable American castle, often likened to America’s Versailles, it was built by George Washington Vanderbilt between 1889 and 1895, and is the US’ largest privately owned house, with 250 rooms (43 alone are bathrooms).
3. Outer Banks: The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina and a small portion of Virginia, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach
4. Carowinds: a 398-acre amusement park, located adjacent to Interstate 77 on the border between North and South Carolina, in Charlotte and Fort Mill, respectively.
5. Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains
6. Tweetsie Railroad: Wild West theme park located in the Appalachian Mountains featuring a 3-mile ride on a historic steam railroad, live entertainment, rides, and petting zoo.
7. Wright Brothers National Memorial: Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.
8. NASCAR Hall of Fame: honors drivers who have shown exceptional skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, and other major contributors to competition within the sanctioning body.
9. USS North Carolina: USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the lead ship of North Carolina-class battleships and the fourth warship in the U.S. Navy to be named in honor of the State of North Carolina
10. Folk Art Center: The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian arts and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina
11. Dry Falls: Dry Falls, also known as Upper Cullasaja Falls, is a 65-foot waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina.
12. Sliding Rock: Sliding Rock is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard, so named because visitors can slide all the way down the waterfall into the plunge pool below
13. Ghost Torn in The Sky: Ghost Town in the Sky is a Wild West-themed amusement park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, USA. An unusual aspect of this park is that it is located atop a mountain.
14. Oconaluftee Indian Village: The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a replica of an 18th-century eastern Cherokee community located in Cherokee, North Carolina, USA. The Cherokee "living museum" is operated by the Cherokee Historical Association.