North Carolina
- Apex - Peak of Good Living.
- Asheville - San Francisco of the South.
- Boone - Firefly Capital of the World.
- Brevard - Home of the white squirrels.
- Calabash - Seafood Capital of the World.
- Cape Hatteras - The Graveyard of the Atlantic.
- Carrboro - Paris of the Piedmont
- Chadbourn - Strawberry Capital of the World.
- Charlotte - Queen City
- Durham - The Bull City
- Erwin - Denim Capital of the World.
- Fayetteville
- All-American City
- City of Dogwoods
- Fayettenam
- Tar Heel Town
- Torture Town
- High Point - Furniture capital of the world.
- Kannapolis - City of Looms
- Maggie Valley - Clogging Capital of the World.
- Pinehurst - Golf Capital of the World.
- Raleigh - The City of Oaks.
- Thomasville - Chair City.
- Wilmington - Wilmywood
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