Canadian's First Visit to NC

[CouponJack]

Originally Posted by ohioaninsc

and of course the 1st shots of the War of Northern Aggression ...

LOL...get over it

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by ohioaninsc

I second that you must go to Charleston...it's 10x better than the red neck tourist trap that is Myrtle Beach...especially if your a history buff....several signers of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution (which sadly is no longer used to govern this land) are from Charleston, and of course the 1st shots of the War of Northern Aggression were fired there when the US Navy tried to invade CSA Territory to resupply Ft Sumter. Plus, the first submarine used in warfar, the CSS Hunley was launched in Charleston and is there...plus, the restaraunts are so good there...I woudl think if I'm visiting the Carolinas for 2 weeks, I'd spend some time in the mountains around Asheville, then come down and check out Charlotte for a few days for the Nascar fix, then go spend several days in and around Charleston...you don't have much time imo to check out other areas very much such as the Outer Banks, or Raleigh-Durham, or Greenville-Spartanburg...which are all fine cities or towns, but just aren't that great for visiting...

I COMPLETELY agree - skip Myrtle Beach altogether and head to Charleston instead for much better food and sites/sights to see

[nascarnancy]

I agree, Charleston is a must see. A wonderful seafood restaurant is The Boat House on Isle of Palms, crab cakes and stone ground grits, mmm, mmm! The view is awesome too.

Also 2 hours away from Charleston is Savannah, GA. Home to Paula Deen's restaurant The Lady n Son's. Surely if you like southern cooking you know who Paula Deen is? If not, check out the food network.

Asheville is nice and if you like history, The Biltmore Estate is the largest home in the US. The construction of it is quite impressive.

BILTMORE in Asheville, North Carolina, Americas Largest Home and More!

Ok, now down to more serious business, NASCAR. Lowe's Motor Speedway, for $5 they'll take you for a hot lap around the track. If you pull up in front where the stairs and flags are, there is a gift shop and ask the person at the counter as they will give you a list of directions to all the raceshops.

Hendrick is just up the street from LMS and they have Schrader's Budweiser car that he rolled at Daytona years ago, unfortunately they took down the photo they showed the sequence of the accident.

Rousch Racing also has a nice museum. Richard Childress Racing is quite a drive but if #3 was your fav then you must go. I believe they charged $10 to go through the musem but it was quite impressive with Earnhardt's car from his 1st Daytona win and they actually have his hauler on display, that's a lot of money sitting there. But very nice.

You can do a drive by of the new NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown but don't think it opens until next year.

Hope you have a great time. Oh and yes the first time I did the race shop tour I walked away with a purchase from almost every shop, including lug nuts from the number 8 & 24 cars. Yes, I've got it bad...