With more than nine million visitors a year, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most visited national parks in the USA. Up to 60,000 people visit the Smoky Mountains on a summer weekend day. Due to the size of the park, the crowds are very well distributed over the more than 618 […]
Tag: North Carolina
North Carolina Cities, Climate and Sights
The US state of North Carolina is located north of South Carolina :just kidding: we find it on the Atlantic coast in the middle east of the USA. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the west, South Carolina and Georgia to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The […]
North Carolina Geography and Economy
North Carolina is on the Atlantic coast situated state in the eastern United States. Raleigh has been the state’s capital since 1792. North Carolina is nicknamed “The Old North State” and “Tar Heel State” – Old North State or State of Tar Heels, the residents are known as “Tar Heels”. The exact origin of the […]