History buffs visiting the North Carolina mountains and foothills can retrace several historic routes that mark significant chapters in our nation's history.

The 330-mile Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail commemorates the marching route of citizen militia to the pivotal Battle of King's Mountain during the Revolutionary War.

The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates a tragic chapter of our nation's history—the forced removal of the Cherokee from their mountain homelands to the plains of Oklahoma in 1838-1839. Interpretation and signage for the Trail is planned for sites in Western North Carolina, where the removal began.

The North Carolina Civil War Trails are a collection of interpreted Civil War sites connected by suggested driving tours.