On the Road: Your WV, TN & NC Recommendations!

Hello Friends! We're in the midst of planning for a few summer trips on the horizon, specifically in Charleston, West Virginia; Cleveland, Tennessee; and Kinston, North Carolina.

While we've nailed down a few destinations in each area, we'll be making roadtrips out of these upcoming excursions and would love additional recommendations — either in town, en route from VA or nearby stops worth wandering off the beaten path for...

• In West Virginia we're looking forward to a proper tour of J.Q. Dickinson Salt Works, 7th generation Appalachian salt makers.
• Tennessee will focus on visiting with family, and we've got our eye on a stop at FleaLand flea market.
• Later we'll drive south for a couple overnights in Kinston, the home of one of our favorite PBS shows, A Chef's Life. We're looking forward to eats at Chef and the Farmer and Boiler Room Oyster Bar along with a stay in a quaint Airbnb that caught our eye while looking in the area.

In general we love a good local eat or sweets spot, antique and thrift stops, or anything a little unique to the area. As usual, we'll be posting daily snaps in real-time over on Instagram and in our stories if you'd like to follow along. Thanks in advance for taking the time to help us plan — we're looking forward to hearing what you think are must-sees and dos in these areas!

UPDATE: Thanks for all of your incoming recommendations! We're beginning to amass quite the bucket list and will update below.

• The Wild Ramp, Huntington, West Virginia
• Tamarack, the best of West Virginia roadside stop
• Cratch's Furniture & Pottery on Hwy 264 W in Washington, North Carolina to sniff out our dog statues
• Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston, North Carolina
• Peach orchard picking in North Carolina

Find more of our travel recaps right here — a few past favorites include roadtripping to Asheville, a stay in Upstate New York and our most recent trip to Italy.