About this city
Asheboro is a historic, landscape-rich valley city positioned flatly within the rolling, ancient Uwharrie Mountains region of central North Carolina. Incorporated in 1796 and named to honor Samuel Ashe, a revolutionary patriot and early state governor, the city long served as a vital agricultural, textile, and traditional pottery-making trade center. Today, Asheboro has achieved monumental international cultural fame as home to the single largest natural-habitat zoo on the North American continent, blending heavy eco-conservation with deep country hospitality.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Explore vast natural multi-acre wildlife ecosystems at the world-famous North Carolina Zoo, view classic historic planes at the North Carolina Aviation Museum, and shop handmade stoneware in the Seagrove pottery district.
