Other Favorite N.C. Destinations
We know there are many must-see-sites in North Carolina that are not on the most popular destination list yet are favorites of many people. Please contact us with some of your favorite places.
North Carolina Waterfalls - This is the best overall information site on N.C. waterfalls. It includes a list and map of the waterfalls and information about the falls. It is from WNCOutdoors.info.
Orton Plantation Gardens (Winnabow) - Located between Wilmington and Southport, this is a historic landscape designed around the 1735 mansion and colonial rice fields overlooking the Cape Fear River. There are 20 acres of secluded walking trails surrounded by hundreds of acres of rice fields. There are live oaks, camellias, azaleas, flowering fruit trees, daphne, hydrangeas, crape myrtles, dogwoods, and colorful spring and summer annuals. Lawns and water gardens lend variety to the lush vegetation.