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Moses Cone Park, Blue Ridge Parkway
The Gilded Age Flat Top Manor welcomes visitors to the vast Cone estate. Inside you will find fine handicrafts in the store operated by the Southern Highland Craft Guild.
Tags: Arts & Crafts, Blowing Rock, Historic Sites, Outdoor Recreation, Scenic Views
August 17, 2015
Mount Mitchell State Park
Mount Mitchell, easily accessible off the Blue Ridge Parkway, is the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River and the centerpiece of North Carolina’s first state park.
Tags: Burnsville, Exhibits, Family Fun, Museums, Natural Wonders, Outdoor Recreation
September 3, 2015
Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center
Open year round, the museum exhibits reflect western NC history from the pioneer era through the early 20th century, with programs, reenactments, and festivals.
Tags: Exhibits, Family Fun, Museums, Music, Old Fort
September 1, 2015
Museum of NC Handicrafts
Housed in a Charleston-style mansion built in 1875, the museum showcases traditional North Carolina crafts and hand-crafted Native American pieces.
Tags: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits, Museums, Waynesville
September 3, 2015
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Interactive video, intriguing displays, and a full sensory experience of the history of the Cherokee await visitors to this 12,000 square foot state-of-the-art museum.
Tags: Cherokee, Exhibits, Museums
September 4, 2015
Nantahala Lake
Located in the Nantahala National Forest at an elevation 3,012 feet, the lake is the second highest lake east of the Mississippi.
Tags: Franklin, Natural Wonders, Outdoor Recreation
September 6, 2015
Nantahala Outdoor Center
The Nantahala Outdoor Center is popular for whitewater rafting, canoeing and kayaking. The river campus includes two restaurants, outfitters shop, and is a destination for the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad.
Tags: Bryson City, Family Fun, Outdoor Recreation
NC Arboretum
Considered one of the finest public gardens in the Southern Appalachians, the Arboretum emphasizes connections between local culture and the landscape.
Tags: Asheville, Exhibits, Family Fun, Museums, Natural Wonders, Outdoor Recreation
August 19, 2015
NC Bartram Trail
The North Carolina Bartram Trail commemorates the 1775 visit of Philadelphia naturalist William Bartram and parallels Bartram’s actual route into Cherokee country.
Tags: Franklin, Historic Sites, Outdoor Recreation
September 6, 2015
Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Museum exhibits tell of life in these mountains from Native American and early European settlement through the CCC and the development of the national park.
Tags: Cherokee, Family Fun, Natural Wonders, Outdoor Recreation
October 12, 2015
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