✈️ NC Travel Guide | 🏔️ Grandfather Mountain | Blue Ridge Parkway

Step-by-step itinerary: Fly into Raleigh first, then road-trip west! 🚗💨 ‼️ Full Route: Raleigh → Boone → Greensboro → Duke University → Raleigh 🧡🧡🧡 July 24 1️⃣ Arrive in the morning → 17-min drive to lunch at Kongfu Dumplings 🥟 (handmade dumplings!) 2️⃣ Hit the road 3 PM – 6 PM → Dinner at Phan’s Japanese Express 🍱 → Check into a cozy cabin 🛖 🧡🧡🧡 July 25 1️⃣ 9 AM → Grab coffee at Talia Espresso Boone ☕ (don’t skip their local brew!) 2️⃣ 10 AM – 12 PM → Explore Appalachian State University 🎒 (right near the café) 3️⃣ 12 PM – 1:30 PM → Lunch at Boone Sabeeing Boone King 🍗 4️⃣ Afternoon → Wander through mountain towns 🏞️ → Dinner at Mint Indian Cuisine 🍛 🧡🧡🧡 July 26 1️⃣ After breakfast → Head to Grandfather Mountain State Park 🏔️ 🚗 Drive along Blue Ridge Parkway (one of America’s most scenic roads!) → Stop at Yonahlossee Overlook and Linn Cove Viaduct 🌉 (must-photo spots!) 2️⃣ 7 PM → Enjoy a concert at Rosen Concert Hall 🎶 🧡🧡🧡 July 27 1️⃣ 9 AM → Take the scenic Green Bridge Parkway from Boone to Greensboro (3-hour drive) 🌳 2️⃣ Lunch at Van Loi → highly recommend roast duck 🦆 and wonton noodles 🍜 3️⃣ Afternoon → Visit UNC Greensboro + nearby botanical garden + historic district 🏛️ 4️⃣ Dinner at Hometown Delicious 🥢 🧡🧡🧡 July 28 1️⃣ Morning → Drive back to Raleigh → Tour Duke University 🏫 + chapel + gardens ⛲ 2️⃣ Lunch at Hokkaido Ramen & Sushi 🍜🍣 3️⃣ Afternoon → Explore French-inspired village Lafayette Village (8450 Honeycutt Rd) 🥖 + NC Museum of Natural Sciences 🌍 4️⃣ Dinner → Vietnamese at Bida Manda or Korean cuisine 🍚 💰 Total cost per person: ~$750 (includes round-trip flight from Dallas ✈️, cabin stay, meals, tickets) #TravelNC #Hiking #Guide #GrandfatherMountain #AppalachianTrail #NorthCarolina