Culture And History In North Carolina

E verything from mountains         the largest research park in the   to white beaches can be         United States, the Research        found in the state of North     Triangle Park. This area is full   Carolina. If you are looking for      of top of the line research and a  a charming destination then you       high tech industry. On a daily     should visit North Carolina. If       basis there may be over            you are looking for a coastal         forty-five thousand full time      getaway then you should visit one     employees in this area. The city   of the three top coastal areas at     of Raleigh is also surrounded by   either the Crystal Coast, Cape        a number of universities and       Fear Coast or the Outer Banks.        parks, the most popular of these   For excellent recreational            is the Martin Luther King Jr.      adventure in the Outer Banks you      Memorial Park. Raleigh also has    should visit the Cape Hatteras        many museums and galleries that    National Seashore which is            you can visit including the North  seventy miles of natural park.        Carolina Museum of History and     Atlantic Beach and Wilmington are     the North Carolina Museum of Art.  two other popular destinations                                           for those looking for the beach.      Another popular city in North      A contrast to the beach is the        Carolina for visitors is           North Carolina Mountains which        Charlotte which has the famous     offer a variety of activities         Hearst Tower that includes Hearst  including downhill skiing, hiking     Publishing and is one of the       and biking. For major cultural        tallest buildings in the state of  and business centers you should       North Carolina. Despite the large  visit the capital of Raleigh or       skyline of Charlotte it still      the cities of Durham, Charlotte       offers a variety of outdoor        or Chapel Hill.                       attractions. You can hike or ride                                        horseback at Latta Plantation      North Carolina’s capital city has     Park which has over seven miles    of trail on a 2,500 acre park and     Eden Inn in Edenton. This is a     many waterfowl to view.               very historic town located on the                                        Outer Banks of North Carolina.     The final popular city in North       This is one of the most charming   Carolina is Wilmington which has      bed and breakfasts in this region  excellent scenery with an             of North Carolina with a very      interesting history. This town is     historic appearance. It has a      located between Cape Fear River       neoclassical style with a          and the Atlantic Ocean. The Cape      wraparound veranda and was built   Fear Museum is located here which     in the early nineteen hundreds.    is the oldest history museum in       The second popular option is the   the state. In the downtown            Old Reynolds Mansion in Asheville  district you can find old             which is one of the few brick      fashioned carriage rides and          buildings left in Asheville.       trolley car tours of the town. A      Originally marked for demolition   number of cafes, restaurants and      this building was spared and       shops can be found in this            renovated into a three story inn.  downtown area.                        It has good priced rooms and is                                          now listed as a registered         Two very popular hotels in North      historical place.                  Carolina including the Governor        About the Author: Greg Chadwick owns and operates the North Carolina Hotel Finder website. Please visit our website to find great deals on North Carolina Hotels. Read more articles by: G. Chadwick Article Source: www.iSnare.com