Outer Banks for sure. Also the middle of the state. I have some friends I occasionally visit just north of the triangle and it's all fireflies and rolling hills during the summer. Feels warm and slow and Carolina bbq is excellent.

Also you can grow a mean garden there.

Scoresby

I was surprised too. He didn't question it. In fact he liked the idea of being on the coast. I never really stop much along I-95 in North Carolina. I do really love the Outer Banks. We vacationed there once when I was a kid, and I spent some time there in my early 20s. What do you like about NC?