Category: Summer
Jump Off Rock Delivers Big Views Without the Big Effort
Some mountain views in North Carolina come with a price. This one has a different arrangement.
Read MoreSouth Carolina’s Railroad Museum Is Worth the Detour (Even If You’re Not a Train Person)
Winnsboro has a working railroad museum with actual trains you can ride, and most people in South Carolina have never heard of it.
Read MoreThe Spring in the Middle of Nowhere That People Drive Hours to Drink From
Somewhere in rural South Carolina, people are driving two hours to fill jugs from a spring deeded to God in the 1700s — and coming back for more.
Read More🔑 Abbeville, SC: The Town Square That Actually Delivers
Abbeville has a town square that people keep writing about like they owe it something — and a piece of American film history most visitors never hear about.
Read MoreCarolina Traveler Summer 2026
From Topsail piers to drive-up waterfalls and Revolutionary War battlefields, summer 2026 will be epic!
Read MoreSummer 2026 Destinations
From Topsail’s pristine shores to Thomasville’s Main Street charm, these five Carolina destinations are made for summer 2026.
Read More🔑350 Animals, Dinosaurs, and an ATV — Welcome to Sweet Valley Ranch Near Fayetteville
Somewhere on 300 acres outside Fayetteville, there are dinosaurs in the woods — and that’s not even the strangest thing about this place.
Read More🔑 Bennettsville, SC Has the Bones of a Victorian Town and Enough Summer Heat to Make You Work for It
Bennettsville, SC still has the 19th-century bones — but nobody’s going to hand you a map and walk you through them.
Read MoreAdventure Is Calling You To Gaston County
From Crowders Mountain at sunrise to whitewater rapids on day three, Gaston County packs a full summer adventure into one easy Carolina getaway.
Read MoreRevolutionary War Sites In The Carolinas
From Halifax’s first call for independence to Cowpens’ brilliant battlefield tactics, these Carolina Revolutionary War sites bring the summer of 1776 to life.
Read MoreAmerican Heroes: The Carolinians Who Shaped The Revolutionary War
Commanders, frontier fighters, free Black soldiers, and women who rode through the night, these are the Carolinians whose stories belong in the Revolution this summer.
Read More10 Ways To Celebrate The Fourth Of July Across The Carolinas
America turns 250 this summer and the Carolinas are ready to celebrate. From Southport’s week-long waterfront festival to Charlotte’s symphony and fireworks spectacular, these ten events are worth the drive.
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