Travel News

The parade is our gift to the city,  a zany, exuberant and irreverent downtown event in the dead of winter.

North Carolina is launching NC360, an online immersive experience that allows anyone across the world to virtually explore the state's natural and cultural attractions, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast.

Atlanta - Due to the government shutdown, many historical sites are closed. The National Park Service will use a grant from Delta Air Lines and fee revenues

Fight Fans! The Roughest and Toughest Brawl is coming back to the Haywood County Fairgrounds on January 25th and 26th. The Roughest and Toughest Brawl is a sanctioned amatuer boxing tournament

Woodstock -- “Woodstock ’99 was just a musical experience with no social significance,” Michael Lang says of Woodstock 50. “With this one, we’re going back to our roots and our original intent”

North Carolina -- We invite you to join us for docent-led tours, meteorite exhibits, fluorescent mineral gallery and planetarium shows at our historic, mountaintop campus!

Tennessee -- Hike the Smokies Face Book Group Marc Newland and his daughter went on "Litter Patrol" along a hiking.          photo credit Marjorie Farrington

WASHINGTON --The National Park Service is resorting to taking money from individual parks  and use it to keep services going in highly visiting parks during the shutdown.

RALEIGH -- Land Preservation Protects Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Home of Lost Colony Outdoor Drama

Buncombe County Severe Watches & Warnings NOAA Weather Radeo

Wright Brothers First Flight 115 Years Ago Today -- With courage and perseverance, these self-taught engineers relied on teamwork and application of the scientific process. What they achieved changed our world forever.

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The Polar Express Operates through December 31, 2018