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Things To Know Blue Ridge Parkway • Parking • Eating Out • Attractions • Music • Mast Store Our Visitor Guide includes a lot of the information you’ll need to make great decisions about what to do with your vacation time in the High Country. Here’s a few additional bits of information and some suggestions to think about. DRIVE THE PARKWAY — Take our word for it. It’s a place that, no matter how many times you see it, you’re always ready to revisit and explore it further. This guide highlights a few of the not-to-miss stops along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and if you ask anyone on the street, they’ll tell you the same—it’s the one thing you have to do while you’re here. See page 48. LOTS OF DINING OPPORTUNITIES —
Go out to eat! You’re on vacation, after all. There are more than 200 local restaurants in the High Country waiting for you to be their guest, so go to a few you’ve never tried before. Check out any of the ones mentioned in this guide and you’re guaranteed to find great food, a unique atmosphere and friendly faces. See page 58.
PARKING DOES EXIST — It may not look like it at first glance, but keep your eyes open and follow the signs and you’ll most likely find public parking close to your destination. TAKE A HIKE — It’s what we do up here in the mountains. It’s a combination of the solitude and the adventure of twisting trails along an array of mountain landscapes. It’s never knowing what’s around the next bend. We’ve compiled some of our favorite places for your benefit, starting on page 84.
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CHECK OUT THE ENTERTAINMENT —
Hundreds of great musical and theatrical acts come through this area. Just check local media listings to find out who’s in town while you’re here. Even if you’ve never heard the name before, realize that our local music scene is brimming with talented artists you won’t see anywhere else. Nearly every bar features great live acts, and there are plenty of day festivals and weekly family music events occurring all the time. Just ask around. See the calendar of events on pages 86-92.
VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR VISITORS Each town – including Watauga County as a whole – has a tourism development authority (TDA) that highlights all of the wonderful things that communities like Seven Devils, Sugar Mountain, Boone and Beech Mountain, as well as Abingdon over in Virginia for example, have to offer to visitors of the High Country. Not only a valuable resource to tourists, these organizations are a boon to local businesses and attractions, too, by enticing folks to the area. And once here? We know how quickly people will fall in the love with - and return to - the High Country. See ads on page 9, 11, 13 and 15 for examples of local TDA’s.
