Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip or weekend away with Day Trips® from Raleigh-Durham. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for kids, outdoor adventurers, and history lovers to do-all within a two- to four-hour drive of the Triangle area. Day Trips® from Raleigh-Durham helps locals and vacationers make the most of a brief getaway.

James L. Hoffman is a freelance writer and North Carolina native. He is a former newspaper reporter and editor and currently works as director of marketing and public relations for Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden. He he lives in Gastonia, just outside Charlotte, with his wife Bonnie. They have three grown children and two still at home. Hoffman is also the author of Fun With the Family in North Carolina, published by the Globe Pequot Press.