Central North Carolina Travel Guide
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Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia
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While visiting the Piedmont, it's easy to forget what state you're in. Though located in the geographic heart of North Carolina, this collection of growing urban areas and progressive college towns is like nothing else in the Tar Heel State. This is a region looking ahead and on the move, and while it does lack a certain amount of tradition and charm, it has something that's perhaps just as special. Here, things are changing all the time, and often for the better. This constant evolution keeps the local culture undeniably vital.
Central North Carolina Hotels
Accommodations in the Piedmont include everything from roadside motels to sprawling resorts to lovely bed-and-breakfasts. Most major chains are represented...read more
Central North Carolina Restaurants
In the Piedmont it's as easy to grab a bagel, empanada, or spanakopita as a biscuit. The region is still the home of barbecue: wood-fired, pit-cooked, chopped...read more
Things To Do in Central North Carolina
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Central North Carolina
- $148* & up -- Nationwide Flights thru Fall on American, R/T American Airlines
- $109-$135 -- Charlotte, N.C.: Posh Uptown Hotel, $200 Off The Westin Charlotte
Central North Carolina Experiences
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Raleigh museums: More than a dozen museums and historical sites—several within an easy walk of one another—cover every aspect of North... Read more
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The birthplace of barbecue is as hotly contested as a grand champion title at one of the nation's ubiquitous BBQ festivals.... Read more
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If you've been looking for a gentle introduction to the world of wine, North Carolina might be your ticket.... Read more
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Exploring the gorgeous gardens in North Carolina's Piedmont is a year-round pleasure. For starters, there are lots of them, and they are diverse... Read more
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Ask anyone in the Sandhills this question, and you'll be met with stares of disbelief. Around here, the famed golfer and course designer is more... Read more
News & Features
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Trip Ideas
From backpackers to businessmen, luxury seekers to religious pilgrims, all kinds of travelers are draw ... Read more
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Trip Ideas
Ask around and most people will tell you to spend as short a layover as possible in Athens before booking... Read more
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News, Hotels
When an Aman Resort opens, we come running.... Read more
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