THE 15 BEST Things to Do in North Carolina - 2020 (with Photos)

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Asheville Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour

674 reviews

$20.52 per adult

Popular: Booked by 3,153 travelers!

Outer Banks Wild Horse Tour

257 reviews

$51.29 per adult

Popular: Booked by 923 travelers!

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Charlotte Comedy City Tour

382 reviews

$30.00 per adult

Popular: Booked by 4,392 travelers!

French Broad River Kayak Tour in Asheville

13 reviews

$55.00 per adult

Discover Asheville Walking Tour with Local Guide

71 reviews

$5.00 per adult

Popular: Booked by 209 travelers!

2-Hour Guided Segway Tour of Asheville

392 reviews

$68.09 per adult

Popular: Booked by 482 travelers!

Hiking Tour of Blue Ridge Parkway Waterfalls from Asheville

49 reviews

$132.31 per adult

Popular: Booked by 243 travelers!

Skip the Line: SEA LIFE Charlotte Concord Aquarium Admission Ticket

24 reviews

$18.29 per adult

Popular: Booked by 386 travelers!

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Admission ticket from $12.00

Sights & Landmarks

11. Foggy Mountain Gem Mine

487 reviews

Nature & Parks

12. Sarah P. Duke Gardens

2,152 reviews

Sights & Landmarks

13. Old Salem Museums & Gardens

1,253 reviews

Museums

14. Smoky Mountain Trains Museum

480 reviews

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15. Fontana Lake

46 reviews

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16. Airborne and Special Operations Museum

1,072 reviews

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17. Blue Ridge Parkway

6,915 reviews

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18. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

3,253 reviews

Water & Amusement Parks

19. Tweetsie Railroad

1,036 reviews

Museums

20. Oconaluftee Indian Village

905 reviews

Nature & Parks

21. Pearson's Falls

149 reviews

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22. Elijah Mountain Gem Mine

734 reviews

Admission ticket from $25.00

Casinos & Gambling

23. Casino at Harrah’s Cherokee

3,914 reviews

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24. Currituck Beach Lighthouse

2,147 reviews

Museums

25. North Carolina Museum of Art

1,786 reviews

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26. Fields of the Wood

453 reviews

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27. Jockey's Ridge State Park

2,217 reviews

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28. The Cascades Trail

143 reviews

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29. GSMNP - Deep Creek Trail

102 reviews

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30. Bird Island

20 reviews

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Things to Do in North Carolina

Browse by Category

Hiking

Nature and Wildlife

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Horseback Riding

4WD Tours

Fishing Charters & Tours

Eco Tours

Running Tours

Forests

Cultural Tours

Popular Cities in North Carolina

Explore North Carolina

Asheville Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour

Outer Banks Wild Horse Tour

Charlotte Comedy City Tour

French Broad River Kayak Tour in Asheville

Discover Asheville Walking Tour with Local Guide

2-Hour Guided Segway Tour of Asheville

Hiking Tour of Blue Ridge Parkway Waterfalls from Asheville

Skip the Line: SEA LIFE Charlotte Concord Aquarium Admission Ticket

Top Attractions in North Carolina

1. Biltmore

2. Billy Graham Library

3. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

4. Battleship North Carolina

5. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest

6. International Civil Rights Center & Museum

7. Mingo Falls

8. The North Carolina Arboretum

9. Greensboro Science Center

10. Museum of the Cherokee Indian

11. Foggy Mountain Gem Mine

12. Sarah P. Duke Gardens

13. Old Salem Museums & Gardens

14. Smoky Mountain Trains Museum

15. Fontana Lake

16. Airborne and Special Operations Museum

17. Blue Ridge Parkway

18. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

19. Tweetsie Railroad

20. Oconaluftee Indian Village

21. Pearson's Falls

22. Elijah Mountain Gem Mine

23. Casino at Harrah’s Cherokee

24. Currituck Beach Lighthouse

25. North Carolina Museum of Art

26. Fields of the Wood

27. Jockey's Ridge State Park

28. The Cascades Trail

29. GSMNP - Deep Creek Trail

30. Bird Island

Sights & Landmarks

Biltmore

Battleship North Carolina

Foggy Mountain Gem Mine

Old Salem Museums & Gardens

Blue Ridge Parkway

Oconaluftee Indian Village

Elijah Mountain Gem Mine

Casino at Harrah’s Cherokee

Theme Parks

Tweetsie Railroad

Santa's Land

Dan Nicholas Park

Land of Oz

Carowinds

Richard Petty Driving Experience

Magic Mountain Mini Golf and Arcade

Deadwood

Aquariums

Catawba Science Center

North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island

SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord Aquarium

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Appalachian Rivers Aquarium