With so many exceptional aspects to North Carolina, its residents thrive among the numerous choices for fun, including fishing, swimming, hiking, dining, sports, and cultural activities, bringing visitors to The Tar Heel State in droves. From the magical coast to the majestic mountains there are lots of reasons to be proud, but a few stand out more than others. Here are some of the hills everyone in North Carolina is willing to die on about living in North Carolina.

1. The Most Breathtaking Mountains

From the great Smokies to the Blue Ridge Mountains, this rugged state offers gorgeous waterfalls, hiking trails, and overlooks along its winding Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail. With more than 3,398 named mountains in North Carolina, 40 reach 6,000 feet high, giving bragging rights as the best mountains anywhere.

2. The Flakiest Biscuits

From rich creamy butter to a crispy piece of chicken, North Carolina has the best flaky biscuits, even when slathered with just plain cheese.

3. The Sweetest Tea

While sweet tea is available almost everywhere in North Carolina, one of the best places offering the liquid delight ROMANZ TEA is The Sweet Tea Cafe, where you'll find the artisan craft micro-brewed specialty made with love and sunshine with a cult following.

4. The Best Sea Shelling and Fossil Hunting

The 300 miles of barrier-island beaches make up the coasts, here, offering plenty of opportunities to find the very best sea shells and shark's teeth, dance on the piers, or fish in the gorgeous ocean or many of the lakes and waterways in North Carolina.

5. The Most Exciting NASCAR Races

For more than 50 years, Charlotte Motor Speedway is the only place in the world to enjoy a race, visit race shops and learn about the interesting history at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

6. The Best Homegrown Tomatoes with Duke's Mayo

This smooth, tangy flavor, rich in egg yolks is best slathered on homegrown, garden tomatoes. And if you must carry it around, slapping it all between your favorite slices of white bread will do, but they are best served cold and alone. Or try a famous BLT with an egg at the iconic Merritt's.

7. The Greatest Musicians

One of the most entertaining North Carolina facts is that performers busking on street corners, at summer music festivals, or those on stage in fancy music halls give North Carolina its unique, cultural flavor.

8. The Best Barbecue

This state boasts the best barbecue served in different varieties, with Lexington, Eastern, and pork ribs coming in the top three. And despite arguments over the best barbecue cooking methods, sauces, and cuts, most North Carolinians will never pass up this moist, flaky goodness any which way.

9. The Effervescent Cheerwine

In 1917, this bubbly, wild-cherry flavored, red soft drink was invented in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it has been a hit ever since.

10. The Best Teams

Whether it's the professional Carolina Hurricanes, or the college rivals, such as the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels, the contests here have been known to stir up a few arguments, even at church.

11. The Most Amazing Peanut

Out of 13 states, North Carolina is the fifth-largest peanut-producing state, specializing in the Virginia market type, which for more than 50 years, folks have enjoyed from Aunt Ruby's Peanuts. You'll also find cashews, almonds, chocolate, and other treats in this local, family-owned business.

Another one of our favorite things about life in North Carolina is the beautiful natural wonders like the stunning views you'll enjoy at Clingmans Dome:

If you have been in North Carolina for a while now, did one of these hills to die on ring true to you? Have we left any out? If you have something to add, please share it in the comments. Here are a few more North Carolina arguments for why we live in the best state.

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