Things to do in Western North Carolina

Follow the Journey of Faith tour through the evangelist's life in a barn-shaped building, then visit the prayer garden.

Drive a 469-mile mountain road along the Blue Ridge, stopping at overlooks, trails and visitor centers.

Take in the Blue Ridge Escarpment from a rock overlook at 3,208 feet, then hike to the 420-foot Raven Cliff Falls.

Walk the farm where poet Carl Sandburg spent his last 22 years, tour his house and meet the dairy goat herd in the barn.

Ride more than 60 attractions, including the 325-foot Fury 325 coaster, at a park that straddles the Carolinas state line.

Watch NASCAR races on a 1.5-mile quad-oval, or take a guided van tour of the banking, garage and pit road.

Ride an elevator up a 315-foot rock monolith for gorge views, then hike to the base of 404-foot Hickory Nut Falls.

Try hands-on physics demos, meet live animals and watch a film in the IMAX Dome at this Uptown Charlotte science museum.

Hike or bike forest trails to a string of waterfalls, including Triple Falls, High Falls and Hooker Falls.

Cross the pedestrian Liberty Bridge above the Reedy River falls and wander 32 acres of gardens in downtown Greenville.

Cross the Mile High Swinging Bridge between two rocky peaks, see bears, otters and elk, and hike high mountain trails.

Walk the paved battlefield trail past monuments where Patriots defeated Loyalists in a 1780 Revolutionary War battle.

See historic stock cars on a banked ramp, try racing simulators and walk the Hall of Honor for NASCAR's inductees.

Spot a 135-foot water tower painted as a giant peach, a roadside landmark beside I-85 in Gaffney.

Ride a three-mile loop behind a historic narrow-gauge steam locomotive at a Wild West theme park in the Blue Ridge.