NC Mountain Vacation Attractions

The High Country is home to some of the best and most loved attractions in the South. Places like Grandfather Mountain, Tweetsie Railroad, the Blowing Rock, and Linville Caverns are always family favorites and highly popular among visitors. Also, the many ski resorts are popular attractions in the area in the winter months and draw large crowds with each snow of the season. Browse our Blue Ridge Parkway Cabin Rentals that are very close to all of the High Country's best attractions and are simply the best choice for your vacation accommodations.

Grandfather Mountain has been entertaining groups for decades, is the highest peak in the Blue Ridge range, and is a renowned nature preserve. Visitors from all around enjoy walking across the mile high swinging bridge and browsing the many animal habitats and museum exhibits. Also, there are nature trails in the park, and a plethora of hiking trails once you enter the Grandfather Mountain Backcountry.

Tweetsie Railroad, located in Blowing Rock, has been another family favorite located in the High Country for decades. Take a three mile ride through the scenic mountains aboard the #12, the last surviving steam locomotive from the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad. This family favorite attraction has kid and adult friendly rides, a gem mine, chair lift, and several family shows that everyone enjoys. Each year the park also features a special 4th of July celebration complete with fireworks after dark, and during the October Halloween season, the park features Ghost Train at night which is always a treat.

Continue down the road into the town of Blowing Rock, and visit the Blowing Rock, North Carolina’s oldest travel attraction. Visitors to the region began coming to visit the rock that juts out over the Johns River gorge in 1933 and haven’t stopped since. Visitors get to hear the legend of the Blowing Rock and see miles of incredible views from this amazing cliff.

Linville Caverns is located in the Linville Valley and is a privately owned cave that provides tours and educational exhibits to visitors. View the stalactites and the stalagmites and learn about how the mountains of the Blue Ridge were formed millions of years ago. A special part of the cave tour takes you through the cave and over a bridge that is built over a bottomless pool of water. Experts and dive teams have tried to find a bottom to the pool in the cave and have yet to locate the actual bottom.

The ski resorts in the area draw many visitors to the High Country each winter season and each time it snows. Resorts like Sugar Mountain, Beech Mountain, and Hawksnest are just a short drive away from Valle Crucis and Blowing Rock, and Appalachian Ski Mountain is a popular spot where many people learn to snow ski. Each ski resort is unique and has its own unique strengths, check out all of them and pick the best place for you and your group to go NC snow skiing.

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Linville Caverns 19929 US 221 North Marion, NC 28752 800-419-0540	Grandfather Mountain US 221 & Blue Ridge Parkway Linville, NC 28646 800-468-7325	Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane Blowing Rock, NC 28605 800-526-5740 or 828-264-9061
The Blowing Rock Hwy 321 S Blowing Rock, NC 28605 828-295-7111	Appalachian Mountain 940 Ski Mountain Road Blowing Rock, NC 28605 800-322-2373 Snowfall: 828-295-7828	Hawksnest 2058 Skyland Drive Banner Elk NC 28604 800-822-4295 Snowfall: 800-822-4295
Sugar Mountain 1009 Sugar Mountain Drive Sugar Mountain 28604 800-784-2768 Snowfall: 800-784-2768	Ski Beech 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway Beech Mountain, NC 28604 800-438-2093 Snowfall: 800-438-2093

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