Across
- 3. Stock car racing deeply rooted in North Carolina
- 5. Site of the 1960 Woolworth’s sit-ins
- 7. America’s largest privately owned home
- 11. Known for furniture making traditions
- 12. Invented in New Bern in 1898
- 16. National park shared with Tennessee
- 18. Famous lighthouse and seashore area
- 19. Capital city of North Carolina
- 21. Historic port city on the Cape Fear River
- 22. Home of the University of North Carolina
- 23. Area anchored by Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill
- 26. Known as the “Grand Canyon of the East”
- 29. Famous for its style of barbecue
- 30. Largest city in the state
Down
- 1. North Carolina’s coast is prone to these storms
- 2. Home to Fort Liberty, major military base
- 4. Known as the “City of Medicine”
- 6. RIDGE Scenic mountain parkway running through the state
- 8. Prestigious university located in Durham
- 9. Nearby town marking first flight memorial
- 10. Where the Wright brothers made their first flight
- 13. Cherry-flavored soda born in Salisbury
- 14. Gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains
- 15. Popular barrier islands with lighthouses and beaches
- 17. Nickname for North Carolina residents and UNC athletics
- 20. Large national forest in western NC
- 24. NFL team based in Charlotte
- 25. Town preserving Native American heritage and casino resort
- 27. Shorthand for the Outer Banks
- 28. Fictional town from “The Andy Griffith Show,” based on Mount Airy