Synopses & Reviews
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Take the road less traveled and uncover the hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales other guidebooks just don’t offer. Off the Beaten Path® features the things you’d want to see—if only you knew about them! From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits, you’ll say over and over again: “I didn’t know that!”
Discover a different side of the Tar Heel State! Compete for the Oyster Shucking Championship title at Brunswick Island’s annual oyster festival. Visit the quirky Belhaven Memorial Museum, where it’s “like spending the day in your grandmother’s attic,” including a 30,000-piece button collection and a 1920’s X-ray machine. Or take in the beauty of the Nantahala River and rugged mountain scenery from the luxury of a Great Smoky Mountains Railroad car. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.
Synopsis
Clogging at the Stomping Ground dance hall, panning for gold at the Reed Gold Mine, browsing the aquariums at the Greendale goldfish farm, and paying tribute to the invention of Pepsi-Cola in New Bern are just a few of the interesting things travelers can do in North Carolina.
Synopsis
Devoted to travelers with a taste for the unique, this easy-to-use guide will help you discover the hidden places in Iowa that most tourists miss - unsung, unspoiled, and out-of-the-way finds that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip, or an afternoon. Who needs more bland rest stops and fast food? Take this book with you and visit the sea turtles at Emerald Island, learn how people lived in rural North Carolina during the colonial and Federal periods at Hope Plantation, or take a break for dinner at the Dilworth Brewing Company. Whatever you do when you travel, get off the interstate - and don't leave home without this book.
About the Author
Sarah Pitzer is a North Carolina-based freelance writer. She has been writing about people, places, and food in the South since 1983. She is a newspaper columnist.