12 days in Wilkesboro & Fort Worth Itinerary

Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina. Do your shopping at Shiloh General Store and Key City Antiques. The Blue Ridge Music Center and Mount Airy Museum of Regional History will appeal to museum buffs. Venture out of the city with trips to Laurel Gray Vineyard & Winery (in Hamptonville), Mayberry Replica Courthouse (in Mount Airy) and Raffaldini Vineyards & Winery (in Ronda). And it doesn't end there: contemplate the long history of Mabry Mill, learn about winemaking at Foggy Ridge Cider, take in the architecture and atmosphere at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, and get engrossed in the history at Wilkes Heritage Museum.

To find photos and other tourist information, go to the Wilkesboro trip planner.

Charlotte to Wilkesboro is an approximately 1.5-hour car ride. Plan for slightly colder temperatures traveling from Charlotte in June, with highs in Wilkesboro at 83°F and lows at 61°F. Wrap up your sightseeing by early afternoon on the 25th (Thu) to allow enough time to drive to Fort Worth.

Advertising itself as the place where the American West begins, Fort Worth stubbornly clings to its cowboy roots, making it a distinctly different town from most other urban centers of its size.

Your cultural itinerary includes sights like Top O'Hill Terrace and Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Eschew the tourist crowds and head to Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and American Airlines CR Smith Museum. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Fort Worth: Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum (in Denton), Dallas (Old City Park, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, &more) and Waco (Harp Design Co., Texas Sports Hall of Fame, &more). The adventure continues: brush up on your military savvy at Texas Civil War Museum, steep yourself in history at Thistle Hill House Museum, get engrossed in the history at Log Cabin Village, and examine the collection at Stockyards Museum.

To see more things to do, photos, reviews, and other tourist information, refer to the Fort Worth trip planner.

Traveling by car from Wilkesboro to Fort Worth takes 16.5 hours. The time zone changes from Eastern Standard Time to Central Standard Time, which is usually a -1 hour difference. Prepare for a bit warmer weather when traveling from Wilkesboro in June: high temperatures in Fort Worth hover around 92°F and lows are around 73°F. On the 2nd (Thu), wrap the sightseeing up by early afternoon so you can fly back home.