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4.92 out of 5 average rating, 36 reviewsCreate Custom Lipstick or Gloss with a Lip Artist
Blend your own shade, add glitter, and name your glam creation
4.72 out of 5 average rating, 47 reviewsFun & Safe Jet Ski Experience near Charlotte
Enjoy an experience with friends on Lake Norman, NC. 2 tickets (330pds max) 2 people 1 double jet ski for 1 hour. Fees may apply. 4 jet skis available. Time slots may vary. Security deposit required.
4.96 out of 5 average rating, 246 reviewsCow cuddle time, on a 120 acre farm, therapeutic
Experience a slice of an organic 120 acre farm, where you will see cows grazing in a natural farming system. Our cows are protected. Pet, brush, feed and hug our cows safely, in a natural setting.
5 out of 5 average rating, 4 reviewsTrace tobacco power with a historian
Walk the former American Tobacco Trust hub with a published historian, read the facades of grand banks and art deco towers, and connect industry to city growth and culture.
5 out of 5 average rating, 1847 reviewsForge your own design at Quiver Full Farm
Learn blacksmithing and create a unique piece at a historic Appalachian forge.
5 out of 5 average rating, 1 reviewsExplore Raleigh with a Professional Historian
Follow a public historian through Raleigh's most fascinating stories of political intrigue, architectural expression, municipal growth and chaotic transformation.
5 out of 5 average rating, 50 reviewsTake time out with backyard pet chickens
Meet my feathered friends, care for them and take home some fresh eggs.
4.99 out of 5 average rating, 2037 reviewsPrivate, guided horseback rides
Enjoy a private horseback ride through our 52-acre estate, tailored to your level. Please note that we do have a 260 LB weight limit.
4.95 out of 5 average rating, 21 reviewsOne Tree Hill-Inspired Home Tour
Tour a One Tree Hill–inspired house — recreate scenes from the show, take photos, shoot hoops at Rivercourt, visit the Naley Bench, explore Tric, and grab coffee at Karen’s Café.
5 out of 5 average rating, 1 reviewsCraft herbal remedies in an apothecary
Discover the properties of herbs, oils, and plants, then create personalized blends for tea, smoke, or rituals guided by a skilled herbalist.
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New place to stayBrunch and fabric hunt with a quilter
Sip coffee and have brunch at First Watch in Decatur starting at 12:00 pm on a Sunday. Next, go to Ponce City Market in Atlanta, GA and meet up at 2:30 pm at Mood Fabrics.
New place to stayMindfulness with Horses
Discover a different way to be with horses. Learn their language and explore connection, communication, and co-creation through mindful touch, groundwork, liberty work, or riding.
New place to stayBig Top E-Bike Adventure Tour
Explore Asheville by e-bike with a working circus performer as your guide! Discover iconic sights, hidden gems, colorful history, and stories from Asheville’s circus past and present.
New place to stayAsheville's Hidden Treasures Tour
Discover Asheville’s hidden treasures on a walking tour filled with overlooked details, local history, public art, architecture, and curious finds hiding in plain sight.
New place to stay"Be the Artist" Experience
Step into Midnight Coffee Records to record vocals or an instrument with a professional engineer and session guitarist. Blues, Rock, or Country only. Song required in advance.
5 out of 5 average rating, 1 reviewsTour craft distillery and specialty spirit flight
Enjoy a guided tour through a craft distillery in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte. Then sample four small-batch spirits in a speakeasy-style rickhouse with a master distiller TV show winner.
New place to stayRaleigh's Secret Bites with a foodie guide
Sample Cantonese buns in a brewery bookshop, Lebanese family recipes, eastern Carolina whole-hog barbecue, bean-to-bar chocolate in a depot and a secret dish with a local foodie guide.
New place to stayHighland cattle farm experience
On your visit you will be able to feed, brush, take pictures and we will teach you about this breed and how we care for them. If you LOVE HIGHLAND COWS...this is for you!
New place to stayAsheville Food Tour: Hidden Bites & Local Stories
Follow a foodie guide to chargrilled tikka rolls, Benton’s ham biscuits, a chip café panini, secret shop tastings and an ice cream cookie finale.
New place to stayApiary Immersion: safely sit and observe
Learn how bees regulate hive airflow in this beekeeper-led session. Behind a triple-screen barrier (bees cannot get to you inside), sense the aroma, hum & pulse of thousands of honeybees!
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