Banner Elk serves up a "A Small Town Christmas," with luminary-lighted train rides and good old-fashioned choose-and-cut Christmas trees. 4. Downtown Cary: Glowing lanterns and ice-skating rinks ...

Samuel Fenton Cary because he wanted Cary to be a dry town when it was founded in 1871. That didn't happen, and as it turns out, the straight-laced founder of the town may have had more to his ...

They praised the area's lakes, rivers and "old-town ambiance," and suggested the following to visitors: Celebrate at one of Robbinsville's festivals, including the Fourth of July Heritage Festival ...

They praised the area's lakes, rivers and "old-town ambiance," and suggested the following to visitors: Celebrate at one of Robbinsville's festivals, including the Fourth of July Heritage Festival, ...