Includes bibliographical references and index.

The scenic drives. Blue Ridge Parkway : Virginia state line to Blowing Rock -- Blue Ridge Parkway : Blowing Rock to Asheville -- Blue Ridge Parkway : Asheville to Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- Blowing Rock : Blowing Rock to Roseboro -- Elk Falls : Vilas to Elk Falls -- Linville Gorge : Pisgah National Forest near Linville Falls -- Roan Mountain : Spruce Pine to Roan Mountain -- Lake Tahoma : Pleasant Gardens to Micaville -- Spivey Gap : US 19W/US 19E junction to Earnestville, Tennessee -- Forest Heritage Scenic Drive : Pisgah National Forest near Brevard -- Heintooga-Round Bottom Road : Great Smoky Mountains National Park/Cherokee Indian Reservation -- Newfound Gap and Clingmans Dome : Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- Fontana Lake : Robbinsville to the NC 28 and US 19/US 74 junction, Indian Lakes Scenic Byway -- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest : Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest to Tennessee state line -- Mountain Waters Scenic Byway : Highlands to the Nantahala River Gorge -- Whitewater Falls : Highlands to Rosman -- Crowders Mountain : Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina, to Crowders Mountain -- Hanging Rock : Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock -- Reed Gold Mine : Morrow Mountain State Park to Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site -- Uwharrie Mountains : Uwharrie National Forest -- Town Creek Indian Mound : Ellerbe to Town Creek Indian Mound -- Meteor Lakes : Spivey's Corner to Elizabethtown -- Bentonville Battlefield : Cliffs of the Neuse State Park to Bentonville Battlefield -- Green Swamp : Clarkton to Supply -- Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge ; Virginia state line to Bodie Island -- The Wright Brothers and Man's First Flight : Corolla to Oregon Inlet -- Lost Colony of Roanoke : Nags Head to Bath -- Cape Hatteras National Seashore : Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge to Hatteras -- Blackbeard's Haunt : Ocracoke Island -- Beaufort : Cedar Island to Beaufort.