The 21 tours in this guide are a journey through the history of the mountain region of western North Carolina.

North Carolina is a traveler’s dream, from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks’ historic lighthouses, wild horses, and charming fishing villages; f

An anthology of nineteenth-century travel writing about southern Appalachia, reflecting a body of magazine travel writing that emerged during a period in which

Guide to the Historic Architecture of Western North Carolina