Moon North Carolina

by Jason Frye

North Carolina resident and local writer Jason Frye provides an insider's look at the Tar Heel State, from the Outer Banks to Charlotte to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Frye includes unique trip ideas like Garden Weekends and offers activities for all interests. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, this guide also provides options for a range of travel budgets. Complete with details on finding the state's best golf courses, kayaking around Bald Head Island, and browsing through antique shops and art galleries in New Bern, Moon North Carolina gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Genres: Travel

504 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2014

Reviews

[Gwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another lovely guidebook for a trip I didn't end up taking...but I now have so many ideas for the next time! Frye does a wonderful job at exploring the state. He shares so much to see and do, and there's pretty much something here for everyone.

(As a side note, I'm rather impressed by how much research Diana Gabaldon did for Drums of Autumn . Seemingly throwaway names and places, like Stede Bonnet (vs. the fictional Stephen Bonnet) and Moores Creek National Battlefield, are rooted in history, and I'm glad Frye hit upon these rather lesser-known parts of North Carolina's history.)

Gardens + Parks
**Wilmington: Airlie Gardens and Halyburton Park (for native plants). FYI, Orton Plantation is very much closed, with no plans to open in the future, alas
**OBX: Elizabethan Gardens

Historic Sites + Museums
**Elizabeth City: Museum of the Albemarle
**Edenton Historic District
**Bath Historic District
**New Bern + Tryon Palace
**Beaufort: North Carolina Maritime Museum
**Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC-Pembroke
**Ft Bragg: JFK Special Warfare Museum
**Charlotte: Levine Museum of the New South
**Sedalia: Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
**Red Springs: Flora MacDonald gardens (azaleas) and Highland Games
**Winston-Salem: Old Salem and Bethabara Park
**Kernersville: Korner's Folly
**Old Fort: Mountain Gateway Museum
**Crossnore: Crossnore Weaving Room

Hiking
**Uwharrie National Forest
**Neusiok Trail in Croatan Forest

Places to Stay + Eat
**Boone: Yonahlossee Resort
**Boone: Gamekeeper Restaurant
**FYI, Bluffs Lodge is closed, but parts of it may reopen in 2019.

[JP · Rating 5 out of 5]

They actually have a book combining NC and GSMNP. Really good intro and helped me plan our first explorations.

[Taylor Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is THE definitive guide to North Carolina from a writer who knows it better than anyone!