Compass American Guides: North Carolina, 3rd Edition

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Pub. Date: 2002-02-01
Publisher(s): Compass America Guides
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Summary

Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations. Compass North Carolina covers everything there is to see and do -- plus gorgeous full-color photographs; a wealth of archival images; topical essays and literary extracts; detailed color maps; and capsule reviews of hotels and restaurants. These insider guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Overview 13(4)
From Then to Now
17(27)
Outer Banks
44(41)
The Islands' Dance
44(1)
Getting There
45(1)
Outer Banks History
46(7)
About That Accent
53(1)
Exploring Roanoke Island
54(2)
Outer Banks North of Whalebone
56(6)
From Whalebone South to Ocracoke
62(12)
Cape Lookout National Seashore
74(6)
Lodging on the Outer Banks
80(2)
Favorite Eateries on the Outer Banks
82(3)
Coastal Plain
85(85)
History
85(7)
Life on the Plain
92(8)
Touring the Coastal Plain
100(2)
Coastal Plain: North
102(1)
Edenton
103(5)
Hertford
108(1)
Great Dismal Swamp
108(2)
Merchants Millpond State Park
110(1)
Hope Plantation near Windsor
111(2)
Historic Halifax
113(1)
Tarboro
113(2)
Plymouth
115(1)
Coastal Plain: Central
116(1)
Greenville
116(6)
Southern Shore of Albemarle Sound
122(1)
Scenic Drive along US 264
122(2)
Bath
124(2)
Along NC 92
126(1)
NC 306 to the Ferry
126(1)
New Bern's Tryon Palace
127(3)
Croatan National Forest
130(2)
Morehead City
132(3)
Beaufort
135(2)
From Crystal Coast to Cape Fear
137(6)
Coastal Plain: South
143(3)
Wilmington
146(4)
River Circle Tour
150(3)
Southport Area Beaches
153(1)
Side Trips and Ferry Rides
154(2)
Moore's Creek National Battlefield
156(6)
Small Town Museums
162(4)
Old Time Inns on the Coastal Plain
166(2)
Coastal Plain Cooking
168(2)
Northern Piedmont and Tobacco Road
170(48)
History
171(9)
Triangle Area
180(1)
Raleigh
180(7)
Durham
187(10)
Chapel Hill
197(2)
Hillsborough
199(2)
Reidsville
201(1)
Greensboro
201(4)
Winston-Salem
205(8)
Specialty Shopping
213(1)
Inns in the Red Clay Zone
214(2)
Mama's Cooking and More
216(2)
Southern Piedmont
218(32)
Settlement
218(3)
The Piedmont Today
221(1)
Charlotte
222(6)
Gastonia
228(1)
Crowder's Mountain State Park
228(2)
Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
230(4)
Salisbury
234(1)
In the Salisbury Area
234(4)
Fort Dobbs and Vicinity
238(2)
North Carolina Zoological Park
240(1)
Seagrove
241(4)
National Forest
245(1)
Town Creek Indian Mound
246(4)
Sandhills
250(12)
Pinehurst
252(3)
In the Pinehurst Area
255(1)
Sandhills Epicurean Delights
256(2)
Robeson County and the Lumbee
258(1)
Pembroke Area
259(2)
Sandhills Resorts and Inns
261(1)
The Appalachians
262(78)
Geology, History, Way of Life
264(10)
Driving the Parkway
274(1)
Outdoor Recreation
275(3)
Ashe and Allegheny Counties
278(3)
Roaring Gap and Sparta
281(1)
Along NC 93
281(1)
The Springs
282(1)
Air Bellows Gap
282(1)
Glendale Springs
283(1)
West Jefferson
283(3)
Boone
286(4)
Valle Crucis
290(1)
Banner Elk
291(1)
Blowing Rock
292(1)
Moses B. Cone Memorial Park
293(2)
Running the Nolichucky
295(1)
Pisgah National Forest
296(1)
Julian Price Memorial Park
296(1)
Grandfather Mountain
297(3)
Linville Gorge Wilderness Area
300(1)
Linville Cavern
301(1)
Spruce Pine Area
301(3)
Along Highway 226
304(2)
Mt. Mitchell
306(2)
Asheville
308(9)
Choice Ashevlle Restaurants
317(1)
Hendersonville
318(1)
Flat Rock
318(2)
The Land of Waterfalls
320(2)
South on the Parkway into Nantahala Forest
322(2)
To Cherokee
324(2)
Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park
326(6)
Bryson City Area
332(4)
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
336(1)
Historic Mountain Inns
337(1)
Mountain Fixin's
338(2)
PRACTICAL INFORMATION 340(4)
Area Code
340(1)
Climate
340(1)
Visitor Information
341(1)
Festivals and Events
342(2)
Index 344

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