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Biltmore again tops NC tourism list

Published in Asheville Attractions on February 26, 2014

Biltmore again tops NC tourism list!

Raleigh, N.C. — The Biltmore House in Asheville was again the most-visited attraction in North Carolina in 2013, according to Matthews-based Carolina Publishing Associates prompting the headline: Biltmore again tops NC tourism list.

Biltmore again tops NC tourism list

Biltmore Estate, 1890–1895, Asheville, North Carolina, Richard Morris Hunt, architect (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The former estate of the wealthy Vanderbilt family drew more than 1.2 million visitors for the year. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh also topped the million-visitor mark and the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro had a respectable 739,943 guests.

The Triangle claims seven of the top 30 most-visited attractions in the state.

Most-visited museums and attractions, 2013 

1. Biltmore, Asheville, 1,210,138.

2. NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, 1,026,177.

3. North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, 739,943.

4. Fort Macon State Park, Atlantic Beach, 722,260.

5. Discovery Place, Charlotte, 705,845.

6. Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh. 648,450.

7. Fort Fisher State Historic Site, Kure Beach. 614,158.

8.Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, 489,123.

9. NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, 447,892.

10. Museum of Life and Science, Durham, 421,095.

11. NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, 389,

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N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences is state’s top draw

Published in Asheville Attractions on March 12, 2013

Attendance numbers from 2012 show more than 1.2 million people visited the science museum in Raleigh in 2012, compared to more than 1.1 million who went to Biltmore, the top attraction for the eight previous years. This is the ninth year that Carolina Publishing Associates, based in Matthews, has conducted the annual survey of attendance at North Carolina’s museums and historic attractions.

“Clearly, across North Carolina, there’s a widespread interest to understand what science can tell us about what’s changing in our society and in the environment around us,” Alvin Braswell, a deputy director of the museum, said at a news conference Monday.

The Museum of Natural Sciences expanded last year, opening its 80,000-square-foot Nature Research Center in April. The museum’s 24-hour opening attracted 70,000 people, spokesman Mark Johnson said.

The Nature Research Center and the increase in visitors go hand-in-hand, but not in the way that people may think, Braswell said. “Our visitation numbers did not grow purely because we’re building an exciting new buildinge_SLps,” he said. “In many ways, the reverse is true.

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