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3473
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Cataloochee Ranch is one of the oldest and finest dude ranches in the South. Started by Tom and Judy Alexander in 1939, the ranch attracts both local and international tourists.
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3487
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For people who enjoy the comforts of bed and breakfast inns, the historic town of Burnsville, in Yancey County, offers one of the state's finest- -the Nu-Wray Inn. The inn dates from 1834 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Established in 1925, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown teaches classes, including weaving, photography, pottery, and wood carving, that allow individuals to learn a new skill or refine an existing one.
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Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, the state's fifth-largest city, is a top travel destination, with attractions that include historic churches, Victorian homes, museums, and an 85-acre botanical garden.
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3577
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Clyde Johnston and Rick Robbins have gained a reputation for designing outstanding golf courses in the state, nation, and world. While they do not work together, each has designed courses that favorably compare with those of Tom Fazio and Arnold Palmer.
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Murphy, famous for the expression \"From Manteo to Murphy,\" is a town of 1,600 in Cherokee County. The town, surrounded by some of the state's best scenery and vacation areas, has a solid economy based on tourism, agriculture, and small manufacturing.
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One way for golfers to improve their skills and scores is to take lessons from a good golfing instructor. The state has a number of instructors, including Peggy Kirk Bell, Chip King, and Dana Rader, who are known nationally.
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The Birkdale Golf Club course heads the list of the state's ten best new golf courses. The course, located in Huntersville, was one of two designed by professional golfer Arnold Palmer. His other one, The Carolina in Southern Pines, ranked fourth.
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Harold A. Wheeler, Jr., better known as 'Humpy,' is one of the country's most successful and best-known sports entrepreneurs. As president of Charlotte Motor Speedway and CEO of Speedway Sports, Inc., he oversees racing from the state to California.
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3588
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The state's ten best golf courses are judged. Pinehurst No. 2 continues to be the most admired course. However, Pinehurst No. 8, designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1996, attracts attention as it makes the top ten for the first time.
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Charlotte has much to offer tourists and the local residents, including professional basketball and football, 1,500 restaurants, museums, and music - from symphony to jazz. With $2.2 billion generated in 1997, the city is the state's leader in travel-related income.
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Before the 1990s, visitors came to Brunswick County to enjoy the beaches and seaport towns. Now the sport of golf has arrived and thirty-one courses, plus five more under construction, make the county a major golfing hub.
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The North Carolina mountains cover an area of 6,000 square miles and contain the highest peaks east of the Mississippi River. They are also the site of spectacular autumn leaf displays. Each year tourists flock to such areas as Flat Rock and Cumberland Knob to view them.
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The North Carolina Museum of Art had a unique beginning, one that was both scoffed at and praised. In 1947, North Carolina became the first state to appropriate funds for a public art collection, when the General Assembly approved $1-million to purchase works of art. The Museum of Art was not opened until the 1950s. Today, it is the cultural showplace of the state and is visited by over a quarter of a million people annually.
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The Top 10 list of golf courses in the state hardly ever changes. However, in 1999, a rare event happened, one that has happened only once before, and that in 1998. A new golf course broke into the top 10. Tom Fazio designed both courses in 1996. Pinehurst No. 8 made the list in 1998, and its rival, Forest Creek Golf Club, replaced it on the list in 1999.
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