Karen Dawkins

The 15 acre Fieldstream Farm Festival of Lights is a drive through light display that includes a 200,000 light tunnel and 20 foot tall Santa riding a bike among other amazing displays. Daily December 12 to December 27, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. One of the most historic neighborhoods in Downtown Raleigh, historic Oakwood’s tree lined streets and 19th century architecture provide a spectacular holiday backdrop. This new attraction, a 1.3 mile long drive through light display on the grounds of the Dorothea Dix Park is sponsored by WRAL. The Piper Lights holiday display in Wake Forest gained national attention after winning the Great Christmas Light Fight.

The best restaurants in St. Simons Island, GA St. Simons Island is the most populated of Georgia’s Golden Isles, about halfway between Savannah and Jacksonville, Florida. The best romantic restaurants in St. Simons Island, GA Consistently rated one of the most romantic destinations in America, we are starting our list here, with our pick of the four best romantic restaurants on St. Simons Island, GA. Halyard’s, serving guests since 2000, is a staple of the St. Simons Island restaurants located at 55 Cinema Lane, St. Simons Island, GA. Sweet Mama’s is a fantastic bakery on St. Simon’s Island located at 98 Retreat Road, St. Simons Island, GA near the Demere Road traffic circle.

The team at Visit Fayetteville — a great resource for planning travel to Fayetteville and Cumberland County — recommended Carvers Creek State Park. Opened as Carvers Creek State Park in 2013, visitors can imagine what life might have been like for the James Stillman Rockefeller Family as they explore this new North Carolina attractions. Carvers Creek State Park is located at 2505 Long Valley Rd in Spring Lake, North Carolina, just a few miles from Fayetteville and Fort Bragg. Trails at Carvers Creek State Park take visitors to the James Stillman Rockefeller house, and along trails thorugh the longleaf pine forests and past open pasture land (no longer used for farm pastures).

We stayed at the TownePlace Suites by Marriott — Fayetteville Cross Creek, one of the all-suites hotels in Fayetteville, NC that’s convenient to I-95, great dining and Fayetteville area attractions. Like most Fayetteville hotels, TownePlace Suites has extensive safety measures in place during this tricky time. What to expect from your stay at TownePlace Suites, a Marriott Bonvoy hotel When we arrived at the hotel, signs were in place letting us know that masks are required in all public spaces in the hotel. To book a stay at the TownePlace Suites by Marriott or any other Marriott property, click here.