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The Tar Heel Traveler takes us to fascinating places across the state and into the lives of memorable characters.
At times, the Traveler will even tread onto controversial turf, putting a human face to heartfelt issues.
Look for thoughtful stories that are poignant, witty, interesting and inspiring, crafted with photography that is beautiful and compelling.
WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler is reporter Scott Mason.
Watch the Tar Heel Traveler Mondays through Thursdays at 5:55 p.m. on WRAL News.
Pick up Scott's book, Tar Heel Traveler: Journeys Across North Carolina
Know any fascinating places and people across the state that you'd like to see featured on WRAL? Email the Tar Heel Traveler, Scott Mason at SMason@WRAL.com.
Dr. Seuss wasn't only an author; he was an artist. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler heads to New Hanover County, where a Wilmington gallery is displaying Seuss' secret art.
The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame is not in New York or Los Angeles, it's in Salisbury, North Carolina. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits the prestigious hall of fame in Rowan County, where the best of the best in the industry are honored.
The Randazzo family of Raleigh has set out to start Christian hockey leagues in all 50 states.
Country Fastball is a radio program that combines the worlds of country music and big-league baseball. Robert Buan hosts the show at his Raleigh home.
A team of senior women has been balling in Raleigh for the past 18 years. Filmmaker Angela Alford decided to make a documentary about the women and the special bond they share.
"Backstage with Louis Armstrong" opens Thursday on the campus of Barton College in Wilson. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler previews the play, which tells the life story of a jazz legend. For more information, visit www.theateroftheamericansouth.org
WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler is at it again - searching high and low for the best hot dog in North Carolina. On Wednesday, he visited Zack's Hot Dogs, a family-owned fixture in Alamance County.
WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits the town of Hertford in Perquimans County, where turtles gather on a log to sun themselves. The log has become a beloved landmark and the turtles an important town symbol.
It was a startup company that almost no one had heard of, but now it's a major player in the fashion world. That's not the only story at Raleigh Denim Workshop - 78-year-old Chris Ellsberg has lived a life woven with determination and courage.
German, U-boats, torpedoes, explosion and black smoke billowing into the sky - such was the scene off the North Carolina coast during World War II. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits Kevin Duffus, a Raleigh author whose new book details the little-known "War Zone" of North Carolina.
The 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse in historic Edenton is believed to be the last of its kind. It recently got a new home offshore, symbolizing its original location in the middle of the Albemarle Sound. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits Chowan County to tell the lighthouse's story.
The creative ties that bind two branches of the Dahlin family - some from Norway, some from Raleigh - are on display at the Roundabout Art Collective. Despite the ocean between them, both blood and art connect generations bound by paint.
Georgia Evangelist, who has been the town clerk in Apex for more than three decades, is retiring. She grew up in the western Wake County town and she has watched it grow, too - from just 228 people a century ago to 39,000 today. "I kind of made Apex my life," she tells WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler.
The historic Washington County town of Plymouth is getting ready to commemorate a Civil War ironclad ship this weekend with a re-enacted naval battle. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler tells the story of the CSS Albemarle.
Chris Wilson, a Wilmington artist who also serves as artist-in-residence at Barton College, has traveled many miles, painting landscapes from Murphy to Manteo.
People often tell themselves, "I ought to write a book." Gerald Ward, a retired Tarboro police officer, went ahead and did it. The streets of Tarboro are paved with his memories, from the years he spent patrolling its streets.
From furniture to Ferraris, every moveable item at a historic North Carolina mansion is going on the auction block.
From furniture to Ferraris, every moveable item at a historic North Carolina mansion is going on the auction block.
Before Mecklenburg County sculptor Jon Hair became a great artist, his passion was music. Simon and Garfunkel used his drum beat in several of their songs.
The Tar Heel Traveler took a look back at some of its most artistic stories in a half-hour special on April 18, 2012.
For 40 years, the Sign of the Fish has been a popular bookstore in the Triangle. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits its north Raleigh location to learn the fate of the store and the faith of its owner.
WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits a Tyrrell County old-timey barber shop, where the barber is an old friend and the cost of a cut is just a few dollars. Bobby Mitchell, 95, has been cutting hair since 1935.
Cordell Bradshaw of Raleigh knows the key behind a good ham biscuit - a true southern treat - and he's perfected it in his back yard.
Dave Tuttle of Johnston County shares his knowledge of the Titanic at West Clayton Elementary.
The North Carolina Azalea Festival puts gardens, homes and the entire community in Wilmington on display for five days each April.
Brothers James and John Pritchett live on the line between Washington and Martin counties in eastern North Carolina. They spend their days sitting on the porch, waving to passersby. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visited them in 2008, but returned Tuesday after learning that James Pritchett had died.
Appliance salesman by day, Ben Cherry has played one of the world's most famous pirates at schools and festivals across the country for 26 years.
Emerson Cole worked until age 90 spinning big band records.
When John Walker bought his Durham County farm in 1978, he found a stockpile of "Look" and "Life" magazines from the late 30s to mid 50s. Flipping through the magazine pages is like leafing through the past.
WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits the Masonic Lodge in the Jones County town of Trenton to discover the story behind a wealth of traveling silver pieces. They were taken by a Yankee lieutenant during the Civil War, but 150 years later, have been returned to their rightful home.
For the first time in 72 years, geneaologists and historians will get a glimpse of data collected during the 1940 U.S. Census, which was released Monday by the federal government. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits the Cultural Resources Building in Raleigh to learn what 1940 means today.
A hike on the Appalachian Trail benefits Raleigh's Learning Together.
A new exhibit at UNC showcases the legendary career of J.D. Lewis, a broadcast pioneer from Raleigh, and other trailblazing African Americans who worked in TV and radio in the 50s and 60s.
Check here for more Tar Heel Traveler stories.
Every once in a while, we air a 30-minute special of some of Scott Mason's most memorable and most interesting Tar Heel Traveler reports.
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