20 Things You Can Only Find In North Carolina
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Each state is home to its own unique array of diversity and lifestyle. Here in NC, though, we know we have it the best. Nothing really beats North Carolina, and we know everything is finer in Carolina….
Beautiful, blue, airy, breathtaking, there is nothing like the Blue Ridge Mountains, especially in the fall.
Miles of breathtaking coastlines adorn the shores of North Carolina.
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Speaking of the Outer Banks, gorgeous, wild Spanish mustangs survived years on the harsh landscape. Slowly adjusting their home and lifestyle to the North Carolina coast.
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North Carolina lighthouses make for some frame worthy photos. Dependable, sustainable, and beautiful, we are lucky to have these historic landmarks on our coast.
Sure, Sun Drop is served in several states, but we know it's freshest here in North Carolina. Strange, but true, it just tastes better here.
Try and order a burger with chili, cheese, mustard, and slaw in any other state...you're sure to get strange looks. Here, it's a delicacy.
Tomato or vinegar based. It's up to your discretion, and location in the state, on which type of delicious BBQ you want to indulge in.
We did invent both.
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Nuff said.
Sure, you can get it in other states, but it's the best here.
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Sure, Cookout might be in South Carolina now...but it's always been a North Carolina thing.
The Lost Colony, the greatest and most historic mystery of all time, took place here on the NC coast.
Long deceased, Edward Teach, AKA infamous pirate Blackbeard, loved NC so much he made it his home...forever.
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What can we say, we invented banjo pickin' and the rest is history.
From Native Americans, to the first settlers, to the Civil War...North Carolina history is one of the longest stories still being told.
Now open to the public and a tourist attraction drawing in over 1 million visitors a year, The Biltmore Estate, located outside of Asheville, has been named "America's Castle."
Seagrove, NC, rests unassumingly along winding country roads. Beyond the overgrown oaks are some of the most talented potters and sculptors in the nation. The Smithsonian Museum features work from Seagrove artists.
North Carolina is one of the top craft beer producers in the nation. With the scene only growing, we can believe the best beer days are yet to come, although they are already pretty awesome.
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You mean, your state doesn't gather around to roast a whole hog? I'm sorry.
C'mon and raise up! Where else can you meet cultured, cool, southern, hospitable, down to earth people?
What can you only find in North Carolina?
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