Welcome to
North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
photo by Kelly J. Owen
North Carolina invites you to possible to get away from it all. plundered and strong ships sank to
explore. Criss-crossed with major The Piedmont of North Carolina the bottom of the sea during blustery
highways and the second largest ferry is one of the fastest growing places in storms. Today, the North Carolina
system in the country, virtually all of the Tarheel State. This is where Char- shore is quiet–except, perhaps, during
North Carolina is easily accessible. But lotte, a major metropolitan center, the summer months–encouraging long
the most interesting parts of the state shines. Nicknamed the Queen City, strolls as the sun rises above the end-
are to be found off the beaten track. Charlotte is a delightful blend of tree- less waves. Although some are remote,
Divided into three major regions, lined avenues and soaring skyscrapers. most of North Carolina’s islands are
North Carolina offers mountain idylls in Raleigh/Durham is another area see- easily reached by bridge, but the only
the western portion of the state. Framed ing almost exponential growth. way to get to Ocracoke is by ferry or
by the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville And then there is the coast. Florida by air. Farther south, Bald Head Island
is not your typical mountain town. It may have many more miles of beach, is a community where you won’t hear
is a modern, artistic community filled and South Carolina’s neon Grand traffic noise–just the steady hum of
with galleries yet manages to retain its Strand just might be visible from the golf carts passing by.
historic charm. Scattered throughout the space station, but North Carolina It’s clear to see why North Caro-
western part of the state are a variety of offers us the Outer Banks and the lina is one of the most popular places
big towns, villages and hamlets, so it is Cape Fear Coast, where pirates once to retire in the Southeast.
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