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UNC Finley Golf Course- Chapel Hill, NC
Carved out of a Carolina pine forest, the official course of the Tar Heels is a fun play for everyone. Originally a 1949 George Cobb design funded by Raleigh businessman Albert Finley, Tom Fazio completely remodeled the course in 1999. Challenging, but with wide fairways, it’s a meandering course, full of wildlife and lacking houses. Kept in excellent condition, it is one of the best public courses in North Carolina.
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Blue Ridge Parkway- VA & NC
Every region has its season, and the East owns fall. It is far too humid in the summer, and for the most part far too cold in the winter. Spring is alright, but all that rain makes it unpredictable. But in early fall, a time of apples, crisp weather and changing leaves, the East shines. And while there are many places up and down the coast you can peep the leaves, for those who love the open road, nothing compares to the Blue Ridge Parkway and its sweeping mountain vistas.
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Green Park Inn- Blowing Rock, NC
The Green Park Inn is absolutely lovely. While it may be a work in progress, it is clear the owners intend to preserve the original features that make the hotel special. It is the last of the “Grand Manor Hotels” in western North Carolina, and is the second oldest resort hotel in the state. They just don’t make them like this anymore. Built in 1891, the Green Park Inn was billed as a premier resort destination. The luxurious Colonial Revival hotel boasted a ballroom, billiard room, bowling alley, and a post office. Over the decades, it has hosted Presidents Coolidge and Hoover, magnates such as John D. Rockefeller, and celebrities…
