The U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, covers approximately 1,300 acres and features the world’s largest manmade whitewater river with Olympic-standard slalom and wilderness channels, hosting whitewater rafting, kayaking, and canoeing for all skill levels.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina was originally constructed starting in 1800 and lit in 1803 to warn ships of deadly shoals off the Outer Banks, known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh was established in 1947 following a pioneering state appropriation to create a public art collection, which was matched by a significant gift from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame, located at 400 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, is an interactive museum and entertainment attraction honoring the history, heritage, and icons of stock car racing, opened on May 11, 2010, after ground was broken in 2007 on a $160 million facility designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.
Emerald Isle Beach in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, on the Crystal Coast offers miles of wide, family-friendly white-sand shoreline along the Bogue Banks barrier island with calm Atlantic waters perfect for swimming, boogie boarding, and shelling, especially after storms that reveal shark teeth and colorful shells.
