North Carolina Off the Beaten Path®: A Guide To Unique Places (Off the Beaten Path Series) - Softcover

Pitzer, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076277326X ISBN 13: 9780762773268

Publisher: Globe Pequot, 2011

Synopsis

North Carolina Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, North Carolina Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of North Carolina that other guidebooks just don't offer. 

About this title

About the Author

Sara Pitzer is a newspaper columnist and transplanted Yankee who has been traveling in and writing about the South since 1983. She is the author of Myths and Mysteries of North Carolina (Globe Pequot Press), 

From the Back Cover

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let North Carolina Off the Beaten Path show you the Tar Heel State you never knew existed. Hop aboard a train and ride the rails on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Discover the past and hunt for artifacts at the Aurora Fossil Museum. Follow the fresco trail and admire the work of renowned local artist Ben Long. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

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At night you might spot the mysterious Brown Mountain Lights in Morganton. They’ve been attributed to everything from UFOs to the spirits of dead Cherokees.          Page 57

Edition details

• Publisher: Globe Pequot
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076277326X
• ISBN 13: 9780762773268
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232