Central North Carolina Travel Guide
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
Guidebooks
-
Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia
Trade Paperback
Photo: Matej Krajcovic/Shutterstock
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
- $140* & up -- Nationwide Flights on American, R/T American Airlines
- $135 & up -- Charlotte, N.C.: Posh Uptown Hotel, $200 Off The Westin Charlotte
- $104* & up -- Flights for Next Weekend on American, R/T — $104 American Airlines
Central North Carolina Experiences
-
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
-
The birthplace of barbecue is as hotly contested as a grand champion title at one of the nation's ubiquitous BBQ festivals.... Read more
-
If you've been looking for a gentle introduction to the world of wine, North Carolina might be your ticket.... Read more
-
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
-
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
-
Arts & Culture, Events
The Swiss city of Basel is getting ready to host to the who's who of the art world yet again, with the... Read more
-
Trip Ideas
Do you suffer from Vacation Deprivation?... Read more
-
Travel Tips
Steinbeck said it well—no matter how many plans you make, its the destination that scoops you up... Read more
Free Fodor's Newsletter
Subscribe today for weekly travel inspiration, tips, and special offers.
·Weather
Now
69° F Scattered Clouds 78% Humidity May 22, 2013 at 10:52PMCheck historic weather for your trip dates
Arriving:Places To Explore
Fodor's Trip Planning Ideas
- Weekend Getaways: Fodor's Recommends the Best Weekend Escapes in the US
- Great American Vacation: Find Your Next U.S. Trip with Fodor's
- 80 Degrees: Fodor's Helps You Find Your Best Beach Vacation Spots
- Go List: Fodor's Top 25 Places to Go in 2013
- Hotel Awards 2012: Fodor's 100 Top Hotels
- Best of Europe: Fodor's Picks the Best Places to Visit in Europe
· Forums Trip Reports
-
During the planning of our six week road trip I spent many happy hours back in the UK plundering ideas from this forum. Read more
-
My family visits the Outer Banks of North Carolina on a fairly regular basis in the summer and fall. Read more
·Florida Forum, Georgia Forum, North Carolina Forum, South Carolina Forum
-
Two of us will be embarking on a road trip in mid December. Read more
