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Top 3 Family North Carolina Tourism Destinations

Has your family decided where you want to go on your summer vacation?  You are not alone, most families have not yet decided where they want to go.  It can be a very time consuming activity to find that perfect vacation getaway, so check out the choices for your North Carolina Tourism.  You will discover lots of alternatives and it may not be a simple decision!

Good news, if you are careful and take the commitment to do some planning, it should make your summer vacation exciting and one of those “family memories” that you will treasure forever.  The most simple mistake people experience is first choosing a “destination.”  The perfect vacations begin when you first choose “what you want to do”!  Do you want to go hiking, surfing on a beach, playing and relaxing at a pool, or touring educational or heritage attractions?  By deciding “what you want to do” to start with, you are off to the best start of choosing that perfect family vacation destination!

Once you know “what you want to do” – you can sift through the various tourism destination regions and discover those ideal attractions that you want to go see or do.  By taking a little time planning, you can also choose those destinations that have a number of attractions that are interesting to both you and your entire family.  Online destination guides are available that can help you find comprehensive information about attractions that are more detailed than a short attraction name and address.   Once you know “what” you want to do and “where” you want to go, a legitimate high quality online North Carolina attraction guide will provide you a quality article detailing each attraction to help you make an informed decision about what you want to do and where you want to go.

Here are 3 North Carolina vacation locations that you may want to consider:

Idea #1: Aurora Fossil Museum – Aurora, North Carolina. This educational resource was founded in 1976 to increase the knowledge of the geology and paleontology of the coastal plains of North Carolina.  The exhibits and outreach programs as well as the field studies give students an opportunity to understand the land on which they live.

Idea #2:  Skiing and Snowboarding – Cashiers, Sapphire Valley and Balsam, North Carolina. Obviously North Carolina is not often thought of as a ski haven but there are places and times of the year that there is snow, particularly in the higher elevations.

Idea #3: The Alexander Dickson House – Hillsborough, North Carolina. This 18th century house, with its simple Quaker styling, is the house that Alexander Dickson owned during the Civil War.  It was the headquarters for Confederate General Hampton and was where General Johnson prepared surrender papers for General Sherman in April, 1865.

As you can see, you have a wide variety of alternatives available to your family when it is time to select that perfect family vacation escape.  Take advantage of your chance to plan carefully what you want to do and where you want to go.  Select a quality travel guide to help you on those perfect North Carolina vacations.  And you will know that you will experience a wonderful vacation with a lifetime of memories.

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Robert Burns In The US House Of Representatives

Earlier this year the American House of Representatives passed a resolution recognising the close ties between the mutual inspiration between Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns and the Founding Fathers of America.

Congressman Mike McIntyre of North Carolina proposed and steered the resolution through the House of Representatives in February 2009. North Carolina is of course the US State where thousands of early Scottish settlers put down their roots and now boosts more people who pride themselves in their Scottish ancestry than there are Scots living in the whole of Scotland.

The Resolution also recognised that Robert Burns had truly inspired the Founding Fathers of America writing inspirational poems such as “Ode for General Washington’s Birthday” and “Ballard on the American War”.

“Scots Wha Hae”

One of Robert Burns most famous songs Scots Wha Hae has long been recognised as the unofficial Battle Cry for Scotland’s own independence from foreign rule was actually inspired by the American struggle for Independence from the same ruling country.

At the back of Robert Burns mind was his strong belief that the United States victory in achieving independence would trigger off a monster size wave of independence war happening right across Europe.

President Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was one of many Americans who took part in Burns Night celebrations. Shortly before his election he not only attended but gave the famous immortal speech to remind every person there exactly why they are meeting to celebrate the birth and life of Robert Burns who was an inspiration to so many around the world. It is said by some that Abraham Lincoln attempted to give the address in the Scots accent with a mixed success given the difficulty of this even by those brought up in Scotland but having to speak the standard English for most of the day in our workplace communications.