Day Trips and Weekend Vacations from Cary, NC

Destination City
Asheboro Zoo Asheboro, NC
Atlantic Beach Atlantic Beach, NC
Aurora Fossil Museum Aurora, NC
B's Barbeque in Greenville Greenville, NC
Bath (oldest town in NC) Bath, NC
Big Tumbling River trout fishing Saltville, VA
Biltmore House Asheville, NC
Blue Ridge Parkway (Northwest Trading Post) Glendale Springs, NC
Brevard (waterfalls) Brevard, NC
Calabash (seafood) Calabash, NC
Carolina Beach SCUBA charters Carolina Beach, NC
Carowinds Amusement Park Charlotte, NC
Cherokee Cherokee, NC
Cherry Point Air Shows Cherry Point, NC
Chimney Rock Chimney Rock, NC
Corolla (wild horses) Corolla, NC
Dan River Tubing Stoneville, NC
Deals Gap (famous twisty road) Robbinsville, NC
Dismal Swamp Sunbury, NC
Duke Gardens Durham, NC
Duplin Winery Rose Hill, NC
Emerald Pointe Water Park, Greensboro Greensboro, NC
Flint Hill Vineyards East Bend, NC
Fort Fisher Kure Beach, NC
Hammocks Beach/Ferry/Bear Island Swansboro, NC
Hanging Rock State Park Danbury, NC
Hatteras Lighthouse Buxton, NC
Hiddenite Gem Hunting Hiddenite, NC
Highland Games (Grandfather Mountain) Linville, NC
Highlands (waterfalls) Highlands, NC
Historic Halifax (Declaration of Indepence) Halifax, NC
Judaculla Rock petroglyphs Sylva, NC
Kerr Lake Townsville, NC
Lake Mattamuskeet Fairfield, NC
Lexington Barbeque Lexington, NC
Linville Caverns Marion, NC
Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC
Morehead/Beaufort SCUBA/Pine Knoll Aquarium Morehead City, NC
Mount Mitchell (tallest in eastern US) Burnsville, NC
Mt Airy (Andy Griffith stuff) Mount Airy, NC
Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher Kure Beach, NC
NC Arboretum (segway tours) Asheville, NC
Nantahala River rafting Bryson City, NC
Ocracoke outer banks Ocracoke, NC
Old Salem Moravian community Winston Salem, NC
Peach water tower in Gaffney Gaffney, SC
Pinehurst Golf Pinehurst, NC
Raven Rock State Park Lillington, NC
Reed Gold Mine Stanfield, NC
Roanoke Island Lost Colony & Aquarium Manteo, NC
Roanoke Rapids Theatre Roanoke Rapids, NC
Roanoke River Partners (platform camping) Plymouth, NC
Rockingham Speedway Rockingham, NC
South of the Border Hamer, SC
Spencer Transportation/Train museum Spencer, NC
Sugar Mountain skiing Banner Elk, NC
Sunset Beach 1-lane rustic drawbridge Sunset Beach, NC
Sword of Peace - outdoor drama in Snow Camp Snow Camp, NC
The Beacon drive-in movies Spartanburg, SC
Tryon Palace museum (2nd capital of NC) New Bern, NC
Tweetsie Railroad Blowing Rock, NC
Virginia International Raceway (VIR) Milton, NC
Waccamaw Lake & Carnivorous Plants Lake Waccamaw, NC
Wilmington Battleship North Carolina Wilmington, NC
Wright Brothers Memorial (first in flight) Kill Devil Hills, NC