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Nashville Recreation: Water Sports and Boating
Kayaking along the Harpeth River. Photo © Jason Nelms, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Nashville has lots of places to get out and play in the water. Here are some options ranging from paddling to boating to taking the kids to cool off in a water park.
Elm Hill Marina
Boating, fishing,
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The Folk Art Sculpture of William Edmondson
The first African American artist to have a one-man show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York was Nashville-born sculptor William Edmondson (1874-1951).
Edmondson was born in the Hillsboro area of Nashville. He worked for decades as a laborer on the railroads, a janitor at Women’s Hospital, and
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The Best of Nashville from September to December
Find the yoga that’s right for you during October’s one-day event that benefits the Africa Yoga Project and Small World Yoga. Photo © Music City Yoga Festival.
Thanks to iconic music such as the CMA Music Festival and Bonnaroo, summer is peak travel season for Nashville. But as th
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Nashville's Gay and Lesbian Nightlife
Photo © Matt Baran, licensed Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike.
Midtown NashvilleWomen outnumber men at the Lipstick Lounge (1400 Woodland St., 615/226-6343, Tues.-Sat. 6:30pm-3am, Sun. 11am-7:30pm, $5-10 for events like karaoke and trivia night), one of two lesbian bars on the same Ea
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Nashville's Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
A floating globe sculpture in Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. Photo © Brent Moore, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Downtown NashvilleTennessee celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1896 with the construction of the beloved Centennial Park, so it made sense to cele
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Enjoying Southern Comfort Food in Nashville
Inside Sean Brock’s Husk Nashville. © Andrea Behrends
Even before Nashville became the foodie mecca that it is today, it always excelled at one particular kind of cuisine: Southern comfort food. It took awhile for Music City to warm to small plates and ethnic eats, but there was never a time
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On Barbecue
There was a real dilemma on my computer screen. Maybe it was pre-lunch, hunger-induced confusion, but there I was, poring over barbecue photos online. My assignment: find a tasty photo to accompany an article about South Carolina-style barbecue on Moon.com. The problem? I’m a West Coast born-and-r
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Best Ways to Beat the Heat in Charlotte
It’s no secret that temperatures can rise to sizzling in the South. Need proof? The current heat wave has temps topping 100 degrees in Charlotte! However, there’s no need to sit in front of a fan until fall. Here are a few creative ways to beat the heat:
Race down the waterslides or challenge the
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Exploring Charlotte with Jodi Helmer
1. What’s the one place to go, or thing to do, that a conventioneer visiting Charlotte can’t miss?
Oh, that’s such a hard question! There is so much to see and do in Charlotte. The Levine Museum of the New South has world-class exhibits that offer a great introduction to the people and places that
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Visiting Beaufort and the Crystal Coast
Along the Patsy Pond Nature Trail in Croatan National Forest. Photo © bobistraveling, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Beaufort and the Crystal CoastLong before you smell the ocean salt on the air, you can feel the ocean drawing near. The sky seems wider and it takes on a deeper shade o
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Five Meals You Can’t Miss in North Carolina
In the 12 years I’ve lived in North Carolina, I’ve eaten in just about every county and corner of the state. Food here runs the gamut from five-star fine dining to country food cooked the way the locals like it, but there’s a common thread that runs through every memorable dish: the food has a fla
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Discover North Carolina: A Captivating State
The Ocracoke Lighthouse. Photo © Kenneth Keifer/123rf.
North Carolina has a way of getting to you, and it happens in an instant. Pelicans flying in a line, skimming the wave tops, then rising and diving in their strange half-corkscrew and emerging from the ocean. The high, lonesome sound of
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Visiting North Carolina's Cape Lookout National Seashore
The lighthouse at Cape Lookout. Photo © bobistraveling, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Cape Lookout National Seashore (1800 Islands Rd., Harkers Island, 252/728-2250) is an otherworldly place: 56 miles of beach stretched out across four barrier islands, a long tape of sand seemingly s
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North Carolina Road Trips: The State's Best Scenic Drives
Along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Grandfather Mountain. Photo © Timothy Mainiero/123rf.
Beaufort and Vicinity
Here are four great drives to experience the natural beauty of North Carolina.
Down East on U.S. 70
U.S. 70 runs almost the entire length of North Carolina, from Asheville to Core So
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African American Heritage Sights in Durham, North Carolina
Sites of importance in African American history are found throughout Durham. St. Joseph’s Performance Hall and the Hayti Heritage Center (804 Old Fayetteville St., 919/683-1709, 10am-5pm Mon.-Fri., 10am-3pm Sat.) celebrate the historic African American community of Hayti—pronounced “HAY-tye,” to r
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Touring the Sandy Lowlands: Barbecue, Antiques, and More
The Cape Fear River in North Carolina’s Raven Rock State Park. Photo © BobIsTraveling, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Between the Triangle and the beaches are a band of towns and cities that were once important in North Carolina’s tobacco economy. Their roles have changed as that ind
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Where to Go in North Carolina
A picturesque pier in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Photo © Jed3R, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.If you have a weekend, pick one special natural area to explore: the Outer Banks, beaches near Wilmington, the Blue Ridge Parkway, or the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Here’s
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Historic Lighthouses of North Carolina
View of the lamp at the Currituck Beach Lighthouse. Photo © Kenneth Keifer/123rf.
Centuries of mariners have plied the waters off North Carolina’s coast, harvesting its aquatic beasts, protecting or prowling the shore, and skirting or foundering on its dangerous shoals. As beautiful as North
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Visiting North Carolina: When to Go and What to Bring
A wild horse feeds on marsh grasses in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Photo © Bob Decker/123rf.
Spring debuts in the southeast as early as late February, then creeps into central North Carolina and up the coast, reaching the mountains a little later. Temperatures are a pretty consistent
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The North Carolina Historic Barbecue Trail
In North Carolina, barbeque is serious business. Photo © James Willamor, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.North Carolina is also known as the “Cradle of ’Cue,” and we take our barbecue so seriously that old North Carolina families will tell you the four most important things in life are
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