Places to visit in North Carolina
33,495 places in North Carolina, ranked from must-see to local favourites, each with the best season, typical crowds and distances from nearby cities. Travellers can post today’s status (waterfall flow, temple rush, road and opening status). Open North Carolina on the map.
By type
- Churches in North Carolina · 17,510
- Hills & Viewpoints in North Carolina · 3,247
- Parks in North Carolina · 2,890
- Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in North Carolina · 2,639
- Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in North Carolina · 1,487
- Other attractions in North Carolina · 1,179
- Forts & Heritage in North Carolina · 1,108
- Waterfalls in North Carolina · 918
- Beaches & Coast in North Carolina · 790
- Museums in North Carolina · 666
- Treks in North Carolina · 451
- Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in North Carolina · 377
- Temples in North Carolina · 161
- Mosques & Dargahs in North Carolina · 33
- Buddhist sites in North Carolina · 29
- Caves in North Carolina · 9
- Jain sites in North Carolina · 1
Must-see places in North Carolina
- Bass Lake · lake · Wake · Must-see
- Harris Lake · lake · Wake · Must-see
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · Must-see
- Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · Must-see
- Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · Must-see
- Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · Must-see
- Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · Must-see
- Stone Mt State Park Waterfalls · waterfall · Wilkes · Must-see
- North Carolina Museum of Art · museum · Wake · Must-see
- Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · Must-see
- Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · Must-see
- Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · Must-see
- Cape Lookout Lighthouse · viewpoint · Carteret · Must-see
- Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · Must-see
- Fort Macon · fort · Carteret · Must-see
- Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · Must-see
- Sarah P. Duke Gardens · park · Durham · Must-see
- Mountain Island Lake · lake · Gaston · Must-see
- Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · Must-see
- Pantego Academy · museum · Beaufort · Must-see
- High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · Must-see
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum · fort · New Hanover · Must-see
- Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · Must-see
- Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · Must-see
- Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · Must-see
- Lake James · lake · Burke · Must-see
- Bald Head Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · Must-see
- Bass Lake · lake · Watauga · Must-see
- Boone's Cave Park · cave · Davidson · Must-see
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens · sanctuary · Watauga · Must-see
By district
- Wake · 2027
- Mecklenburg · 1444
- Guilford · 1213
- Buncombe · 885
- Forsyth · 817
- Durham · 747
- Johnston · 619
- Jackson · 566
- Randolph · 561
- Carteret · 558
- Transylvania · 558
- Brunswick · 548
- New Hanover · 487
- Burke · 463
- Cumberland · 463
- Wilkes · 461
- Haywood · 458
- Orange · 440
- Davidson · 438
- Iredell · 436
- Pitt · 434
- Wayne · 433
- Henderson · 428
- Catawba · 422
- Rowan · 420
- Macon · 419
- Swain · 418
- Watauga · 408
- Cabarrus · 403
- Onslow · 402
- Caldwell · 399
- Gaston · 385
- Bladen · 376
- Dare · 374
- Sampson · 362
- Rutherford · 362
- Alamance · 353
- Moore · 346
- Rockingham · 343
- Nash · 336
- Harnett · 331
- Robeson · 324
- Craven · 320
- Madison · 319
- Wilson · 317
- Columbus · 312
- Surry · 309
- Chatham · 309
- Cleveland · 306
- Avery · 296
- McDowell · 294
- Yancey · 281
- Beaufort · 277
- Cherokee · 267
- Duplin · 263
- Pender · 259
- Ashe · 253
- Stanly · 243
- Lenoir · 243
- Stokes · 238
- Halifax · 231
- Lincoln · 231
- Union · 230
- Montgomery · 222
- Edgecombe · 209
- Hyde · 195
- Currituck · 185
- Lee · 185
- Mitchell · 184
- Franklin · 181
- Yadkin · 178
- Pamlico · 175
- Polk · 165
- Richmond · 160
- Granville · 159
- Vance · 158
- Davie · 155
- Alexander · 150
- Clay · 143
- Person · 142
- Northampton · 139
- Martin · 136
- Pasquotank · 135
- Bertie · 134
- Anson · 125
- Graham · 124
- Alleghany · 124
- Warren · 123
- Washington · 118
- Caswell · 115
- Greene · 109
- Jones · 90
- Hoke · 89
- Hertford · 88
- Chowan · 85
- Scotland · 82
- Tyrrell · 74
- Gates · 73
- Perquimans · 66
- Camden · 46
- North Carolina · 9
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