Downtown Raleigh provides easy travel and access through its grid of one-way streets. If you're   More...

Note: Common abbreviations are used for all highway routes, as well as for local streets, roads, freeways, etc., e.g., I-95 S for Interstate Highway 95 South, US 421 N for United States Highway 421 North, NC 24 W for North Carolina State Highway 24 West, Rd. for road, St. for street, etc., etc., etc. Also, all cities and towns referenced can be assumed to be located within the state of North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

If you are traveling to Wilmington from the south via I-95 N, or from the direction of Charlotte, you should take US 74 E   More...

There is a bus system, Wave Transit, which runs buses, shuttles, and a downtown motorized trolley, but service is limited. The base fare (as of January 2, 2006) for a one-way trip on any of the Wave Transit options is $1.00. There are a few other paid transportation methods in downtown Wilmington: you can ride on an authentic 3-tiered riverboat, the Henrietta III, or take a water taxi across the Cape Fear River to visit the WWII warship, Battleship North Carolina, but these are of extremely limited use in traveling around town.

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With a liberal arts college at its heart, Chapel Hill is truly a "college town". Full of professors, students, and professionals from the nearby Research Triangle Park, it is also considered one of the most liberal towns in   More...

Charlotte is first and foremost a city of business and commerce. Charlotte is the second leading banking center in the United States, with the headquarters of Bank of America and Wachovia. Charlotte is also a distribution center   More...