North Carolina Day Trips by Theme - Marla Hardee Milling

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Résumé :

This guidebook features 170 of North Carolina's best destinations organized by theme, so readers can decide what to do and then find where to do it.

Biographie:
Marla Hardee Milling is a native of Asheville, North Carolina, and a seventh-generation Buncombe County resident. She's been self-employed as a full-time freelance writer since August 2004. More than 850 of her articles and essays have appeared in a wide variety of magazines, websites, and newspapers. She serves as a longtime contributing editor for Blue Ridge Country magazine. Her byline has also appeared in Our State: Celebrating North Carolina, Smoky Mountain Living, Capital at Play, Far & Wide, Go Magazine (AAA Carolinas), Asheville Citizen-Times, Charleston, WNC Magazine, Denver, The828.com, WNC Parent, NICHE, AmericanStyle, Luxury Living, Parenting, Redbook, Health, Pregnancy, Kids Health, Women's Health & Fitness, SmartComputing, PC Today, The Christian Science Monitor, New Orleans Gourmet, Chocolate for a Woman's Soul Volume II, and many others. Marla has also written three other nonfiction books: Only in Asheville: An Eclectic History; Legends, Secrets and Mysteries of Asheville; and Wicked Asheville. She previously spent 10 years as a news producer at WLOS-TV in Asheville and 6 years as director of communications at Mars Hill College (now University). She loves traveling and making new discoveries. Her children, Ben and Hannah, are her best day-trip buddies.

Sommaire:

Dedication

Acknowledgments

A Taste of North Carolina

• Craft Beer, Wine, & Cider
• Foodie Delights

Books, Movies, & Music

• Literary Landmarks & Bookstores
• Movie & TV Locales
• Old-Time Music

Historic Sites & Museums

• Art Museums
• Biltmore Estate
• Cherokee Indian Culture
• Heritage Sites
• Historic Homes
• History Museums

For the Young at Heart

• Arts & Crafts
• Festivals
• Fun & Games
• Kids' Museums
• Weird & Wacky

On the Go

• Cars, Motorcycles, & Trucks
• Trains, Planes, & Ships

Spend Time Outdoors

• Gardens, Flowers, & Arboretums
• Natural Wonders
• Outdoor Adventures
• Rocks & Minerals
• Waterfalls
• Wildlife Adventures
• Beaches & Lighthouses

Other Day Trips

• Spas & Wellness Retreats
• Antiques & Junk

Index

About the Author