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You'll have to choose sides in North Carolina -- the mountains or the sea. Do you want to hike wooded trails or stroll on hotel-free beaches? Drive the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway or sail across the sound on a ferry? Gaze over misty valleys from a mountain peak or admire the arc of the shoreline from a sand dune? It's difficult to make a wrong choice with these options, but you're still likely to do some hand-wringing.
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Todays featured North Carolina properties:
Todays featured Lake Toxaway Bed & Breakfast or Boutique Hotel:
The Greystone Inn
The Greystone Inn's gracious service and elegance made it the first and only inn of its kind in North Carolina to earn AAA's Four Diamond Award for excellence. Innkeeper and owner Tim Lovelace continues that tradition of excellence by treating you as a house guest, not a hotel guest. Just as the house itself has been restored and designed and maintained, so has its richly textured style and .....
Todays featured Bald Head Island Bed & Breakfast or Boutique Hotel:
Theodosias Bed and Breakfast Inn
Theodosia's Bed and Breakfast Inn on Bald Head Island, North Carolina - Experience the tranquil beauty of Bald Head Island, take quiet walks on the beach, explore the maritime forest, canoe on the creek or just relax. Theodosia's location affords our guests splendid views of the harbor, ocean, river, lighthouse and island marshes from the porches or balconies of its fourteen rooms. Guests who .....
Todays featured Southport Bed & Breakfast or Boutique Hotel:
Lois Jame's Riverview Inn
Enjoy the breeze on the riverside porches while watching ships go by. Stroll along Riverwalk to antique shops, restaurants and N.C. Maritime Museum, as well as other interesting sites in this quaint town settled more than two centuries ago. Comfort, convenience and the historic charm of a beautifully restored 19th century home with views of the Cape Fear River from cozy rooms filled with .....
Todays featured Carolina Beach Bed & Breakfast or Boutique Hotel:
Dolphin Watch Bed and Breakfast
Come visit the Atlantic ocean and it's pristine beaches at the Dolphin Watch Bed & Breakfast, the only ocean front B&B in North Carolina. Relax in a 1950's beach cottage renovated in 1997. Take a short walk down to the beach on your private dune walk over. Relax and tan on the beach. Beach chairs and tables are provided as well as umbrellas and boogie boards. "Remember....you must be .....
Todays featured Southport vacation rental or condominium:
The Marsh Harbour Inn
When you stay in Marsh Harbour Inn, conveniently located in Harbour Village, you'll be charmed by New England-style accommodations and southern hospitality. Cape Cod rockers, Shaker beds and antique wood floors lend each room a simple appeal, while all rooms offer a television, telephone, and private bath. Many of the inn's charming rooms have private decks overlooking the Cape Fear River or .....
Todays featured Cape Carteret guest House:
Harborlight Guest House NC
Slip away to the Harborlight Guest House, on the Central North Carolina coast, and relax amidst shady palm trees and a tranquil waterfront. The inn is a secret hideaway; there are no signs on the highway, therefore resulting in a very private and secluded waterfront inn for the guest who needs an escape from their hectic daily lives! The inn sits on a peninsula surrounded on three sides by water, .....
More about the areas accommodations and tourism
Because North Carolina's two best features lie on the far east and west boundaries of the state, separated by more than 250 mi/400 km of middle ground, it's difficult to see them both in a one-week vacation. North Carolina is blessed with a great wealth of scenic parks and recreation areas, including several national forests. The solution is to make two visits or one very long one. It will be time well spent.


