There’s no denying North Carolina is a jaw dropping, beautiful state. From the mountains to coast and everywhere in between, we’re treated to amazing beauty on a daily basis. Yet, sometimes that beauty transcends reality and becomes surreal. These 10 places are just that.
- Biltmore Estate
Flickr / Angi English The Biltmore Estate is a magical and dreamy place filled with breathtaking architechture and rooms for days. Don’t forget to explore the gardens.
- Craggy Gardens
Flickr / Selena N.B.H Craggy Gardens is so magical, write up. Between trees swirling over the trails and gorgeous mountain views, it’s a dream you’d like to have again!
- Rodanthe
Flickr / Bryan Elkus If you need any proof of how romantic Rodanthe is, read the Nicholas Sparks novel, or watch the movie. Nights in Rodanthe is an imaginative reality in this charming Outer Banks town.
- Castle Mont Rouge
Wikipedia A sculptor’s dream to life vision went awry at the death of his wife. What is left is this, his half-created vision, Castle Mont Rouge. Although not completed, it is still hauntingly beautiful.
- Shackleford Banks
Flickr / Zach Frailey Shackleford Banks is your own private island with over one hundred wild horses roaming the shores. These beautiful and majestic creatures are descendants of Spanish Mustangs left by explorers. Surviving on the harsh landscape for hundreds of years and fitting right in - the horses are an incredible sight to witness.
- Bridal Veil Falls
Flickr / Leslie Looper Sometimes your imagination invents weird things, and that can include drive-up waterfalls. Luckily, North Carolina is home to one, and a gorgeous one at that. Bridal Veil Falls is located off the Blue Ridge Parkway…and you can drive right beneath it. Pretty cool.
- Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Yelp / Spencer H. Between walkways lined with flowers gorgeous blooms and greenery everywhere, Sarah P. Duke Gardens is your own little escape for the day.
- Cape Hatteras
Flickr / Alistair Nicol As the largest guiding light in North Carolina, Cape Hatteras is majestic in the day, but especially at night.
- Land Of Oz
Seph Lawson Talk about imagination, Land of Oz is both magical and decayed. Luckily, the yellow brick road opens again this June and in the fall. If there’s one word to describe this place, it’s whimsical.
- Whiteside Mountain
Flickr / Frank Kehren Every early spring and fall, a mysterious shadow takes form on Whiteside Mountain. As the sun shines on the trees throughout the day, eventually the shadow resembles a bear on the side of the mountain. You can experience this for yourself with a quick hike.
North Carolina has no shortage of fairytale locations. What a beautiful state we live in. Have you been to any on the list?
Flickr / Angi English
The Biltmore Estate is a magical and dreamy place filled with breathtaking architechture and rooms for days. Don’t forget to explore the gardens.
Flickr / Selena N.B.H
Craggy Gardens is so magical, write up. Between trees swirling over the trails and gorgeous mountain views, it’s a dream you’d like to have again!
Flickr / Bryan Elkus
If you need any proof of how romantic Rodanthe is, read the Nicholas Sparks novel, or watch the movie. Nights in Rodanthe is an imaginative reality in this charming Outer Banks town.
Wikipedia
A sculptor’s dream to life vision went awry at the death of his wife. What is left is this, his half-created vision, Castle Mont Rouge. Although not completed, it is still hauntingly beautiful.
Flickr / Zach Frailey
Shackleford Banks is your own private island with over one hundred wild horses roaming the shores. These beautiful and majestic creatures are descendants of Spanish Mustangs left by explorers. Surviving on the harsh landscape for hundreds of years and fitting right in - the horses are an incredible sight to witness.
Flickr / Leslie Looper
Sometimes your imagination invents weird things, and that can include drive-up waterfalls. Luckily, North Carolina is home to one, and a gorgeous one at that. Bridal Veil Falls is located off the Blue Ridge Parkway…and you can drive right beneath it. Pretty cool.
Yelp / Spencer H.
Between walkways lined with flowers gorgeous blooms and greenery everywhere, Sarah P. Duke Gardens is your own little escape for the day.
Flickr / Alistair Nicol
As the largest guiding light in North Carolina, Cape Hatteras is majestic in the day, but especially at night.
Seph Lawson
Talk about imagination, Land of Oz is both magical and decayed. Luckily, the yellow brick road opens again this June and in the fall. If there’s one word to describe this place, it’s whimsical.
Flickr / Frank Kehren
Every early spring and fall, a mysterious shadow takes form on Whiteside Mountain. As the sun shines on the trees throughout the day, eventually the shadow resembles a bear on the side of the mountain. You can experience this for yourself with a quick hike.
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