5 Tourist Attractions:
1. Civil War Trail, a fascinating time in the history of the outer banks.
2. Wright Brothers National memorial, site of the world's first powered flight on December 17, 1903.
3. The Lost Colony, a musical, retelling of America's first English colony.
4. The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is modeled after an 1877-1955 screwpile Lighthouse.
5. Biltmore Estate is a large private estate and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House, the main house on the estate, is a Châteauesque-styled mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 square feet of floor space. Still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age.
2. Wright Brothers National memorial, site of the world's first powered flight on December 17, 1903.
3. The Lost Colony, a musical, retelling of America's first English colony.
4. The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is modeled after an 1877-1955 screwpile Lighthouse.
5. Biltmore Estate is a large private estate and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House, the main house on the estate, is a Châteauesque-styled mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 square feet of floor space. Still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age.
Professional Sport Teams
Football: Carolina Panthers
Basketball: Charlotte Hornets
Hockey: Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Checkers
Lacross: Charlotte Hounds
Soccer: Carolina Rail Hawk
FC Minor League Basketball: Ashville Tourist, Burlington Royals, Carolina Mudcats, Charlotte Knights.
Basketball: Charlotte Hornets
Hockey: Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Checkers
Lacross: Charlotte Hounds
Soccer: Carolina Rail Hawk
FC Minor League Basketball: Ashville Tourist, Burlington Royals, Carolina Mudcats, Charlotte Knights.