North Carolina
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ISLAND LIFE
– There’s a certain feel to beachfront towns, and the barrier islands from
Kitty Hawk to Cape Hatteras certainly have it. From the tall, narrow oceanfront
homes to the extremely relaxed atmosphere, the Outer Banks is a special place.
Check out the largest sand dune, equal to 6 million dump truck loads of sand,
on the East Coast at Jockey’s Ridge, cruise past the spot where the Wright
brothers first flew (with the winds here, you could probably fly an anvil),
and peer out from Cape Hatteras National Seashore at the “Graveyard of the
Atlantic.”
CONCENTRATED
HISTORY – The center of Beaufort offers a cluster of wellpreserved
historic buildings, including the 1850s Apothecary Shop and the Old Jail, that
lead inevitably to the Old Burying Ground. The Hammock House supposedly was
owned by fearsome Blackbeard the pirate, who lost his head not that far from
here. Visit www.historicbeaufort.com.
QUAINT,
ANYONE? – The Oakwood neighborhood in Raleigh features one of the best
collections of Victorian homes in the country. Take an afternoon to walk the
tree-lined streets past hundreds of well-restored houses (you’ll notice many of
the generous front porches have blue ceilings; it’s said to keep insects away),
then go downtown – for tea, of course.
| QUAINT,
ANYONE? – The Oakwood neighborhood in Raleigh features one of the best
collections of Victorian homes in the country. Take an afternoon to walk the
tree-lined streets past hundreds of well-restored houses (you’ll notice many of
the generous front porches have blue ceilings; it’s said to keep insects away),
then go downtown – for tea, of course. |
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