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North Carolina

Monument to Flight

space exploration

How We Got Our Wings

Tracing the history of air travel in North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Sponsored by Outer Banks Visitor Bureau

Discover Asheville's Hidden Craggy Gardens

Sponsored by Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Under the trellis of perhaps the oldest grape vine in North America.

Manteo, North Carolina

The Mother Vine

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Portrait of Omar ibn Said, also known as Uncle Moreau.

The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Enslaved Muslim Man Is Now Online

The Library of Congress has digitized the works of Omar ibn Said in both Arabic and English.

Jonathan Carey January 25, 2019

Drift bottles have been used to study ocean currents for centuries.

The Lasting Magic of Drift Bottles

A man in France found a message-in-a-bottle from a student in North Carolina, and everybody loves it.

Vittoria Traverso October 10, 2017

Meet the Professor Behind The First Printed Use of 'Shit Happens'

Erik Shilling February 26, 2016

North Carolina’s 1932 Series of Spontaneous Combustions is Still Unsolved

Jimmy Tomlin January 19, 2016

Permanently Closed

Green Springs

New Bern, North Carolina

Green Springs

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.