This Christmas, plan a wonderful and memorable vacation to North Carolina. You can visit mountains and gaze over the lovely valleys, drive the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway or sail on a ferry along the coast depending on your preference. Charlotte, the largest city in the state, is a major tourist destination that you must visit on your New Carolina Christmas vacations. Discovery Place and Nature Museums are excellent kid-oriented attractions of the city. Asheville is a beautiful and eclectic mountain city that is a nature lover's paradise. The downtown Asheville houses several art galleries, restaurants and monuments such as Vance Monument, Pack Place, Fine Arts Theatre and Thomas Wolfe Memorial that will mesmerize you on your visit to the city during your Christmas vacations in North Carolina. Raleigh, the state capital, is also a major destination of North Carolina that you must visit on your Christmas vacations. Capitol Square, North Carolina Museum of History, Artspace, Mordecai Historic Park and City Market are the major attractions of this beautiful historic city. Other major destinations that you can enjoy on your North Carolina Christmas vacations include Nags Head, Atlantic Beach, Boone, Cherokee, Caroline Beach and Emerald Isle. You can stay in any of the excellent hotels, beautifully decorated with trees and lights during Christmas season, when you visit the cities of North Carolina on your Christmas vacations. Don't forget to visit the shops and malls that offer a large variety of merchandise that can be bought both for personal use and for gift purposes. You can enjoy a fun-filled and unique Christmas vacations by going to any of the following tourist destinations in the US during the festive season: