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Asheville, North Carolina

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Located in the Blue Ridge mountains, Asheville is a very art-centered town, with many galleries, museums, and theaters. During summer the downtown area comes alive, especially on Friday nights with the "Drum Circle." You can grab a bongo, conga, snare, or any other kind of drum and join in the Bohemian festivities.
This city is also known for its various festivals, the largest one, Bele Chere, being held in late July. The Bele Chere festival, whose name means "beautiful living," draws a crowd of nearly 300,000.
While there are many upbeat activities around the area, Asheville is really known for its peaceful setting in the mountains. With hiking, kayaking, camping, and many other outdoor activities within an hour's drive, Asheville is the perfect place for outdoors-lovers. The Western North Carolina area is home to Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi, as well as some great white-water rafting spots. Asheville and the Western North Carolina region are a must-see for anyone who likes to get away from it all.

Millers Creek, North Carolina

Submitted by Patrick

Millers Creek is a very very small town in the foothills of the Blue ridge Mountains in northwest North Carolina. Millers Creek is just 15 minutes down the mountain from the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. Its also 45-60 minutes from many ski resorts up around Boone, NC. There is nothing at all to do in millers creek but there is many outdoor activities you can do around the area. Wilkesboro is a bigger town just a few miles down the road from millers creek. That is where the Walmart is. Wilkesboro is also the home of where Lowes hardware was first founded and where Tyson chicken is located. Wilkesboro hosts merlefest every year, one of the largest bluegrass festivals in the world. If you want some good fried chicken or some smoked BB-Q. come to millers creek.
There are not many attractions in millers creek, but there are plenty of friendly people and beautiful views of the Appalachian Mountains and rich valleys.
If you would like to see a very nice small town full of charm and fantastic views, come to Millers Creek, North Carolina.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Submitted by Lauren

Hiya! Ok, my town... it\'s by the beach! But what makes it unique? In 3 words...Screen Gems Studios. Seen Domestic Disturbance, Dawson\'s Creek, Muppets in Space, The Black Knight, One Tree Hill, or Idlewild? If so, then you\'ve seen Wilmington! Right now they\'re filming several movies, one with Richard Gere. Soon a film will be coming out called Hounddog starring Dakota Fanning. That too was made here. Screen Gems is the largest studio on the East Coast and 2nd largest outside of Hollywood. You can tour the studio too! And you have a pretty good chance of running into someone \'famous\' at a local bar or club. Being as it\'s on the coast it\'s a fairly old town but only recently has had a big population boom. UNCW, the local university, now caters to 11,000+ students. If you want to go into Marine Biology this is the place to study. We even have two Nobel Prize winners for professors (I\'m a student there so I may be a bit biased...lol). But the question is why SHOULDN\'T you visit Wilmington? There are plenty of things to do, tons of young people to meet (remember those 11,000 I mentioned?). There are festivals (like WingFest or the Azalea Festival), you can go for a walk by the Cape Fear River or surf off Wrightsville Beach. NC is in the middle of the East Coast so we\'re a little southern, a little northern. Wilmington is a 1.5 hour drive from Raleigh (the capital), about 2-3 hour drive from Charlotte (home to the Panthers), 4 hour drive to Kitty Hawk (first flight). And if you want just that little bit more excitement, come in the summer during hurricane season. That\'ll certainly keep you on your toes (I\'ve been through my fair share and so far they haven\'t been all that bad). So really, even with the threat of hurricanes, there\'s not reason NOT to come here. It\'ll make for one fine pit stop on your way to Atlanta or DC! Plus I know you can get a free place to stay here.

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	Town Profile Submit your town Asheville, North Carolina Submitted by Amy Located in the Blue Ridge mountains, Asheville is a very art-centered town, with many galleries, museums, and theaters. During summer the downtown area comes alive, especially on Friday nights with the "Drum Circle." You can grab a bongo, conga, snare, or any other kind of drum and join in the Bohemian festivities. This city is also known for its various festivals, the largest one, Bele Chere, being held in late July. The Bele Chere festival, whose name means "beautiful living," draws a crowd of nearly 300,000. While there are many upbeat activities around the area, Asheville is really known for its peaceful setting in the mountains. With hiking, kayaking, camping, and many other outdoor activities within an hour's drive, Asheville is the perfect place for outdoors-lovers. The Western North Carolina area is home to Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi, as well as some great white-water rafting spots. Asheville and the Western North Carolina region are a must-see for anyone who likes to get away from it all. Millers Creek, North Carolina Submitted by Patrick Millers Creek is a very very small town in the foothills of the Blue ridge Mountains in northwest North Carolina. Millers Creek is just 15 minutes down the mountain from the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. Its also 45-60 minutes from many ski resorts up around Boone, NC. There is nothing at all to do in millers creek but there is many outdoor activities you can do around the area. Wilkesboro is a bigger town just a few miles down the road from millers creek. That is where the Walmart is. Wilkesboro is also the home of where Lowes hardware was first founded and where Tyson chicken is located. Wilkesboro hosts merlefest every year, one of the largest bluegrass festivals in the world. If you want some good fried chicken or some smoked BB-Q. come to millers creek. There are not many attractions in millers creek, but there are plenty of friendly people and beautiful views of the Appalachian Mountains and rich valleys. If you would like to see a very nice small town full of charm and fantastic views, come to Millers Creek, North Carolina. Wilmington, North Carolina Submitted by Lauren Hiya! Ok, my town... it\'s by the beach! But what makes it unique? In 3 words...Screen Gems Studios. Seen Domestic Disturbance, Dawson\'s Creek, Muppets in Space, The Black Knight, One Tree Hill, or Idlewild? If so, then you\'ve seen Wilmington! Right now they\'re filming several movies, one with Richard Gere. Soon a film will be coming out called Hounddog starring Dakota Fanning. That too was made here. Screen Gems is the largest studio on the East Coast and 2nd largest outside of Hollywood. You can tour the studio too! And you have a pretty good chance of running into someone \'famous\' at a local bar or club. Being as it\'s on the coast it\'s a fairly old town but only recently has had a big population boom. UNCW, the local university, now caters to 11,000+ students. If you want to go into Marine Biology this is the place to study. We even have two Nobel Prize winners for professors (I\'m a student there so I may be a bit biased...lol). But the question is why SHOULDN\'T you visit Wilmington? There are plenty of things to do, tons of young people to meet (remember those 11,000 I mentioned?). There are festivals (like WingFest or the Azalea Festival), you can go for a walk by the Cape Fear River or surf off Wrightsville Beach. NC is in the middle of the East Coast so we\'re a little southern, a little northern. Wilmington is a 1.5 hour drive from Raleigh (the capital), about 2-3 hour drive from Charlotte (home to the Panthers), 4 hour drive to Kitty Hawk (first flight). And if you want just that little bit more excitement, come in the summer during hurricane season. That\'ll certainly keep you on your toes (I\'ve been through my fair share and so far they haven\'t been all that bad). So really, even with the threat of hurricanes, there\'s not reason NOT to come here. It\'ll make for one fine pit stop on your way to Atlanta or DC! Plus I know you can get a free place to stay here.