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Suggestions - sights to see in SC, NC, TN, or KY
bambihunter
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I am from Oklahoma and my wife and I are flying to Orlando Florida Monday to pick up a semi-classic car then drive it home. However, my wife and I have both been to Florida several times so we aren't wanting to spend much time there.
Neither of us have been to South Carolina or North Carolina. I have made a trip to KY and TN when I was younger but don't remember it much.
So, what are the "must-see" places that one would pass near to if we took a northern route to head home (particularly in SC and NC)? I am pretty sure we want to visit Biltmore Estates in Ashville and would like to drive some of the Blue Ridge Parkway, what is the most beautiful part of it? Obviously we will go through eastern Georgia too, we were thinking of following the coast up through GA maybe stopping in Myrtle Beach.
We would be open for going back through southern KY or northern TN once we leave NC and SC. We need to make a stop in Joplin MO so we could go through northern AR then shoot north if needed, before hopping on the turnpike to head back to OKC.
Any ideas would be appreciated. We mostly want to see nature scenery, classic architecture, etc. With my new classic I don't want to go down many gravel roads but don't mind a very short stretch if it is worth it.
Thanks for your time. [:)]
Neither of us have been to South Carolina or North Carolina. I have made a trip to KY and TN when I was younger but don't remember it much.
So, what are the "must-see" places that one would pass near to if we took a northern route to head home (particularly in SC and NC)? I am pretty sure we want to visit Biltmore Estates in Ashville and would like to drive some of the Blue Ridge Parkway, what is the most beautiful part of it? Obviously we will go through eastern Georgia too, we were thinking of following the coast up through GA maybe stopping in Myrtle Beach.
We would be open for going back through southern KY or northern TN once we leave NC and SC. We need to make a stop in Joplin MO so we could go through northern AR then shoot north if needed, before hopping on the turnpike to head back to OKC.
Any ideas would be appreciated. We mostly want to see nature scenery, classic architecture, etc. With my new classic I don't want to go down many gravel roads but don't mind a very short stretch if it is worth it.
Thanks for your time. [:)]
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Charleston, SC is VERY nice to visit lots of history and interestign things to see downtown. If you are coming through Eastern Georgia, the Octoberfest in Helen, GA is a lot of fun.
More importantly, what kind of car and where are the pics?
In NC check out Sliding Rock
More importantly, what kind of car and where are the pics?
I was going to take the kids there, but we ran out of daylight. I always had fun doing that as a kid.
head on to savanna go to tybee island hit this hole in the wall
called the crab shack it wont look like much but the food is fantastic an lots of it get the platter so you can have some of all of it.
load up head across the river to Beaufort SC this is Paris island
the hell for lots of our finest soldiers on earth.
then Charleston's just a little further lots to see an do
an I-26 runs outta town fast kick it to Colombia an your on your way to asheville hendersonville cross the ridge an you will be in the
volunteer state.
you can hit the reservation's an make some donations at the Indian casinos
cant say that i would suggest myrtle beach its just a trap golfing is OK there but that all .
lots of antique malls around sevierville TN. an there is always gatlinburg.
your gonna see lots of homes for sale, the ecomnny is crap now.
lots of mom an pop stores going belly-up.
so please spend wisly you worked for it its yours but please spread it where it will do some good,walmart is not it.
thanks an have a great time, if you get this away we can burn some ammo heck might even put you on a deer or a squrril or ten.
emiail me if i can do anything for you. evil an dixie
quote:Originally posted by iwannausername
More importantly, what kind of car and where are the pics?
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
What do you mean Semi-Classic car?
'83 Hurst olds (3000 made) 15th anniversary. It has 28k original miles. I wouldn't call it a "classic" by most standards (I would have loved to have a 1968 442 Convertible W30) but it does stand out and is somewhat rare and unusual and 27 years old and is all original so I thought semi-classic was an appropriate term.
Here's the requested pics:
Here's what makes it so unique; note the "Hurst lightning rod shifters on the console"
This car has been to three car shows and has won its class twice. The signatures on the dash are of the Hurst Olds designer and '83 model.
I don't remember when our flights come in Savage. I assume you are in that area?
If I don't have to work i could give you a ride from the airport to where the car is
Some suggestions from previous business trips, if you are in the area.
The WWII aircraft carrier, I think it's the Yorktown, in Charleston. Even if you may not be a history buff, even my fiance could appreciate what the US could accomplish in building this monster 60 years ago in time of need.
Columbia ,SC
There is a small, locally family owned chain of restaurants called "Lizard's Thicket" {Look them up to get a menu}, only around Columbia that features Southern recipes that will knock you flat.
Fiance taught Home Ec 36 years and said thst was the best fried chicken she ever had. Nuff said.
Owensboro ,KY
Western sort of KY, near Ft. Knox,{sort of, by Huey,}
You can buy the cookbook, but you will not match the pulled pork and corn bread made fresh on site.
You'll note I paid a lot of attention to where I ate, as I believed a i-man sales army such as MOI deserved it!!
Tell me wher else you're going , and I'll try tu find a place
Wow, what a trip!
Some suggestions from previous business trips, if you are in the area.
The WWII aircraft carrier, I think it's the Yorktown, in Charleston. Even if you may not be a history buff, even my fiance could appreciate what the US could accomplish in building this monster 60 years ago in time of need.
Columbia ,SC
There is a small, locally family owned chain of restaurants called "Lizard's Thicket" {Look them up to get a menu}, only around Columbia that features Southern recipes that will knock you flat.
Fiance taught Home Ec 36 years and said thst was the best fried chicken she ever had. Nuff said.
Owensboro ,KY
Western sort of KY, near Ft. Knox,{sort of, by Huey,}
You can buy the cookbook, but you will not match the pulled pork and corn bread made fresh on site.
You'll note I paid a lot of attention to where I ate, as I believed a i-man sales army such as MOI deserved it!!
Tell me wher else you're going , and I'll try tu find a place
Pork Chops are killer too. I eat at one of their many restaurants quite often. Very fair prices.
I am assuming you know how to work that lightning rod shifter... They take some amount of getting used to.
Yep, driven them before. A friend of mine put some in a highly modified Buick Grand National (the only other 80's car I really like).
Before his, I always thought the two extra rods wouldn't need to push the button on top before shifting them (kind of a slam-shift idea).
Of course, you can always just use the primary shifter and not the others, kind of like the dual-gates.
Mamoth cave and close by the Corvette museum .
Natural Bridge, Red River Gorge in Slade, Ky. It may be a bit out of your way fifty miles SE of Lexington, KY.
There's a small chance we might run on up to Monticello. It'll add about 400 more miles to our trip unless we take a more northerly route home once we leave the area. That was the only thing we didn't get to see that we wanted to when we went to D.C.
evileye fleagal, I'll send you an email tonight when I get home.
Nice car!Have Fun!