This quiz was designed to sharpen your familiarity with North Carolina vacation attractions and perhaps offer some ideas for your vacation.

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Write the location for each attraction listed below.
To see the answers, click "See Answers" at the end of the quiz. (With each answer, the county is also given.)
(Give yourself "A" for 27 or more correct answers, "B" for 21 to 26, "C" for 17 to 20, "D" for 16 and below.)
1. Potters' Museum
2. Carowinds
3. Korners Folly
4. Parkway Playhouse
5. The Lost Colony
6. Lake Lure
7. Mildred the Bear
8. Oconaluftee Village
9. Tryon Palace
10. Lake Waccamaw
11. Penelope Barker House
12. Biltmore House
13. Cradle of Forestry
14. Bald Head Island
15. Country doctor Museum
16. Ghost Town
17. Topsail Beach
18. Golf Hall of Fame
19. Joyce Kilmer Forest
20. Penland School of Crafts
21. Azalea Festival
22. Bell Tower
23. Executive Mansion
24. Thomas Wolf Memorial
25. National Hollerin' Contest
26. Arsenal Park
27. Boone's Cave (Devil's Den)
28. Charlotte H. Brown Memorial Site
29. Charlotte Motor Speedway
30. Reed Gold Mine

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List of Sources:

Tar Heel Sights: A Guide to North Carolina’s Heritage RNC 917.504 S

The North Carolina One Day Trip Book: 150 Excursions in the Land of Dramatic Diversity RNC 917.56 O

North Carolina Traveler: A Vacationer’s Guide to the Mountains, Piedmont and Coast RNC 917.5604 N

Access, North Carolina: A Vacation and Travel Guide for Persons with Disabilities RNC 917.56 N 3rd ED.

North Carolina: The WPA Guide to the Old North State RNC 917.5604 N

Kidplaces: A Guide to Family Activities in the Triangle (and Beyond) 790.191 S Rev. ed.

Vertical Files in Local & State History Room

http://www.visitnc.com/journeys

http://www.ncwiseowl.org/CarolinaClips/nchistorical/default.html

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/sites.htm

http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/ncsites/list.htm