Find Tourist Places in North Carolina
There are around 700 tourist attractions in North Carolina. This is 2% of all tourist attractions listed in the USA. Top cities in North Carolina with popular tourist destinations are Raleigh, Franklin, Charlotte, Wilmington and Durham. The major types of tourist attractions listed here are museums and nature attractions. Then there is also landmarks listed in North Carolina. You may find a list of all categories of North Carolina attractions on this page. Click on a category to find all attractions of North Carolina of that type.
The Tar Heel State is the 9th most populous in the entire country and is home to two of the ten fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country: Raleigh and Charlotte. North Carolina’s economy used to rely heavily upon furniture making, tobacco and textile but in the recent years, it has shifted into the engineering, biotechnology, energy and finance industries. The state is frequented by millions of tourists who want to see and explore the Appalachian Mountains. Two of its most visited national parks, Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, also draw in more than 25 million visitors every year. In the capital city of Raleigh, tourists can visit the Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh, Marbles Kids Museum, North Carolina Museum of Art and Raleigh City Museum. In Charlotte, the most popular places include the US National Whitewater Center, Charlotte Motor Speedway and the Billy Graham Library.Top 10 Tourist Attractions in North Carolina
Visit the top tourist attractions in North Carolina. Click on a tourist attraction bellow to find the detailed information.
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Appalachian Trail, Franklin
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Biltmore Estate, Asheville
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Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, Chimney Rock
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Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills
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Mt Mitchell State Park, Burnsville
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Bodie Island Lighthouse, Nags Head
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Battleship North Carolina, Wilmington
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Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock
Find in North Carolina
We have listed tourist places of North Carolina in the following categories. Please click on one of them to find all North Carolina attractions of that type.
- Amusement Parks (15)
- Theme Parks (11)
- Water Parks (4)
- Nature Attractions (299)
- Parks (163)
- Lakes (9)
- Beaches (4)
- Waterfalls (69)
- Hiking Trails (2)
- Campgrounds (58)
- Museums (326)
- Arts Museums (81)
- History Museums (209)
- Natural History Museums (10)
- Science Museums (27)
- Zoo (13)
- Landmarks (10)