Where to go for 1 month? East coast
DW and I have a family reunion in Eastern KY first of May. We will bring the TT with us from FL up as the gathering is in a state park. We just found out that there will be another family gatheri...
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You have done the Smokies. But have you done the Blue Ridge in North Western NC. IMOP way better then the Smokies. If not. you should really try the NC High Country. You can visit GrandFather Mountain, Boone, Blowing rock, Linville Falls, The Blue Ridge Parkway, Little Switzerland, Well there are just hundreds of things to see, and do.
Also you say you like history. Wilmington, and the surrounding area is just chock full of history. first of course in Wilmington, You will see the USS North Carolina Battleship. There is also a railroad museum, plus many other museums to visit. A harbor Tour boat ride, Carriage rides, and cobble stone streets to walk and imagine how it was in the Old South. There are several days of stuff to see just in Wilmington.
Then just 17 miles from Wilmington, you will find Fort Fisher. "The Last Stronghold Of The Confederacy" AND Carolina Beach with the BEST Donuts in the world, and they will be open in June. From Fort Fisher you can ride the ferry over to South Port. History abounds in South Port, from cemetarys, and houses, that have been there since before America was a country. There you can also visit Ortan Plantation, and Brunswick Town ruins. You could also ride the Ferry out to Bald Head Island and see the light house. Lots to do in the Cape Fear area.
Also North of Wilmington you can visit Top Sail Island. So named because the Pirates (Yes Black Beard) would hide behind the island, and all the ships coming down the coast could see was the top sails of the Pirate ships. At Top Sail you can take boat rides up the Waterway and see the channel where the PT boats were stationed in WWII. You can also go the other way to the "Gold Hole" where supposedly he buried his treasure, and it is in that channel where he sank his ship, and killed his crew.
So you see. You don't have to go anywhere to see all the history you can stand.
I should teach history huh!
Also you say you like history. Wilmington, and the surrounding area is just chock full of history. first of course in Wilmington, You will see the USS North Carolina Battleship. There is also a railroad museum, plus many other museums to visit. A harbor Tour boat ride, Carriage rides, and cobble stone streets to walk and imagine how it was in the Old South. There are several days of stuff to see just in Wilmington.
Then just 17 miles from Wilmington, you will find Fort Fisher. "The Last Stronghold Of The Confederacy" AND Carolina Beach with the BEST Donuts in the world, and they will be open in June. From Fort Fisher you can ride the ferry over to South Port. History abounds in South Port, from cemetarys, and houses, that have been there since before America was a country. There you can also visit Ortan Plantation, and Brunswick Town ruins. You could also ride the Ferry out to Bald Head Island and see the light house. Lots to do in the Cape Fear area.
Also North of Wilmington you can visit Top Sail Island. So named because the Pirates (Yes Black Beard) would hide behind the island, and all the ships coming down the coast could see was the top sails of the Pirate ships. At Top Sail you can take boat rides up the Waterway and see the channel where the PT boats were stationed in WWII. You can also go the other way to the "Gold Hole" where supposedly he buried his treasure, and it is in that channel where he sank his ship, and killed his crew.
So you see. You don't have to go anywhere to see all the history you can stand.
I should teach history huh!
