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Highland Games
- Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish
Clans fosters and restores interest in traditional dancing, piping, athletic achievement and Gaelic culture, and to create and establish scholarship funds to assist students from Avery County High School to study at American colleges and universities.
Blowing Rock Theater
Appalachian State University Events
Local Craftsmen
Linville Falls
- Linville Falls is a beautiful series of dramatic falls that drop to a deep gorge, accessed by a trail lined with rare virgin stands of white pine, and hemlock. The area around the Falls is one of the few places in these mountains where the rosebay, Catawba, and Carolina rhododendron grow side by side.
Linville Caverns
- Located at the base of Humpback Mountain in the beautiful Linville Valley lies a natural wonder, Linville Caverns. After remaining a mysterious secret for centuries, the caverns have been opened for safe and convenient public touring.
Mast General Store
- A place Charles Kuralt calls, "... a destination." That place is the Mast General Store in the rural historic district of Valle Crucis.
Many Antique Stores
Live Bluegrass Music
Pisgah National Forest
- Pisgah National Forest consists of over half a million acres of forest surrounding Mt. Pisgah. The beginnings of the Pisgah National Forest occurred when George Vanderbilt, the grandson of railroad baron, Cornelius Vanderbilt, assembled property around his growing estate at the confluence of the Swannanoa and French Broad Rivers in western North Carolina
Golfing
Stream Fishing & Guide
Services
Elk Creek Outfitters the Premier
Fishing Guide Service in the High Country. Located in Boone
we offer Float trips, Fly fishing schools, & Wilderness walk
trips. Come see why the Southeast is well know for it's
wonderful trout, smallmouth bass and musky populations.
Let's Go Fishing!!!!
www.ecoflyfishing.com 828-264-6497 White Water Rafting & Canoeing
River and Earth Adventures offers
a wide range of river rafting formats to suit your group's
adventure needs.
www.raftcavehike.com 1-866-411-7238 Horseback Riding & Carriage
Rides
Shopping in Boone & Blowing
Rock Grandfather Mountain & Park
- The highest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountain range.
Tweetsie Railroad Amusement Park
- Tweetsie Railroad was designed to entertain and delight families with young children … and all adults who remain young at heart.
Blue Ridge Parkway
- Wildlife is a delight to see along the Parkway. When the sun is high, woodchucks sit erect and chipmunks and squirrels chitter and chat. At night, skunks, bobcats, foxes, opossums, and raccoons may be seen along the roadsides. Whitetail deer and black bears are present, but seldom seen. Look for them in early morning or evening. More than 100 bird species can be seen during the spring migration season.
Bristol Motor Speedway
Winter Skiing
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