Insider's Guide Day Trips From Raleigh-Durham Getaway Ideas For The Local Traveler

No planning required! Need a day away to relax, refresh, renew? Just get in your car and go! Day Trips from Raleigh-Durham is your guide to hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover right in your own backyard. Explore places you never even knew existed - many free of charge and most within a two-hour drive of the Raleigh-Durham area. Do something outdoorsy: Take a guided ecotour by kayak along Cape Fear or Black River. Do something soul-inspiring: Pay your respects at the final resting place of many prominent African-Americans at the Providence Burial Ground. Do something sporty: Tee off at one of forty-three championship courses in the "Golf Capital of the World." Do something kid-approved: Take a daytime drive past colorful, reflective windmill sculptures, and then return at night when the wind picks up to see them whirl and twirl. With full trip-planning information, you can make the most of your time off and rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip.Grizzle, Ralph is the author of 'Insider's Guide Day Trips From Raleigh-Durham Getaway Ideas For The Local Traveler', published 2005 under ISBN 9780762736850 and ISBN 0762736852.