Category: North Carolina

Route 1 North Carolina Skips the Beach. Here’s What It Finds.

July 15, 2025

This 3-day itinerary follows North Carolina’s inland U.S. Route 1 from the southern Sandhills near Rockingham to the northern borderlands around Henderson: about 200 miles of driving, 2-4 hours per day. The corridor covers the Tar Heel interior, piney woods giving way to urban hubs, with barbecue stops, pottery studios, the state capital, and the […]

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