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Step back in time and spend 24 hours in the town that inspired Andy Griffith’s Mayberry. Mt. Airy is located just south of the Virginia border, approximately 2 hours from both Charlotte and Raleigh. “The Andy Griffith Show” followed the antics of Sheriff Andy Taylor, his son Opie, and Deputy Barney Fife in the sleepy …

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The highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains is Clingmans Dome, a mountain that stands at 6,643 feet (2.025 meters). Its location is seven miles west of Newfound Gap in the city of Bryson City, North Carolina. In 1959, a 54-foot tall observation tower was opened with a spiral walkway leading up to a 360-degree …

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First of all, let’s talk about race prep. The day before the Rock’n’Roll Raleigh Half Marathon I found myself standing in the original Rise Biscuits Donuts location eating….well…. biscuits and donuts.  An egg salad biscuit with eggplant bacon. And a Donnoli. The love child of a donut and a cannoli. Later, Mr. Beet and I …

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