Asheboro, North Carolina, Has Beautiful Hikes, a Lively Downtown, and the World's Largest Natural Habitat Zoo

"Carriage House Tea and Brightside Gallery in downtown Asheboro share a little green bungalow (across from the courthouse). One side is tea and the other features local crafts, oils, and handblown glass friendship balls. Proprietor Mary Murkin will even perform walk-in weddings on site." - Trudy Haywood Saunders Trudy Haywood Saunders Trudy Haywood Saunders is a writer and editor based in North Carolina. Her work has been featured in Travel + Leisure, Southern Living, Garden & Gun, Our State, Okra, and more. A