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Asheville
Asheville is the hippest city in the South. At least that's the claim of Asheville's fans, who are legion. Visitors flock to Asheville to experience the arts and culture scene, which rivals that of Santa... (more) -
Banner Elk
Banner Elk is a ski-resort town, which bills itself as the "highest town in the East," surrounded by the lofty peaks of Grandfather, Hanging Rock, Beech, and Sugar mountains. The massively ugly condo tower... (more) -
Black Mountain
Black Mountain is a small town that has played a disproportionately large role in American cultural history, because it's the site of Black Mountain College. For 20 years in the middle of the 20th century... (more) -
Blowing Rock
Blowing Rock, a draw for mountain visitors since the 1880s, has retained the flavor of a quiet New England village, with stone walls and buildings with wood shakes or bark siding. About 1,000 people are... (more) -
Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway's 252 mi within North Carolina wind down the High Country through Asheville, ending near the entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Highlights on and near the parkway include... (more) -
Boone
Boone, at the convergence of three major highways—U.S. 321, U.S. 421, and Route 105—is a fast-growing college town, home to Appalachian State University (ASU) and its 16,000 students. Suburban... (more) -
Brevard
With its friendly, highly walkable downtown, Brevard is Mayberry RFD transported to the Pisgah National Forest. In fact, a popular toy store in town is called O. P. Taylor's—get it?... Brevard residents... (more) -
Cashiers
Cashiers (pronounced CASH-ers) is not a quite a town. Until recently, it was just a crossroads, with a store or two, a summer getaway for wealthy South Carolinians escaping the heat. But with the building... (more) -
Chimney Rock and Lake Lure
Chimney Rock and neighboring Lake Lure—both popular day trips from Asheville—were the dream projects of a single man, Dr. Lucius Morse. In the early 1900s he bought and began developing Chimney... (more) -
Flat Rock
Flat Rock has been a summer resort since the early 19th century. It was a favorite of wealthy planters from Charleston eager to escape the Lowcountry heat. The trip from Charleston to Flat Rock by horse... (more) -
Hendersonville
Hendersonville, with about 11,000 residents, has one of the most engaging and vibrant downtowns of any small city in the South. Historic Main Street, as it's called, extends 10 serpentine blocks, lined... (more) -
Highlands
Highlands is a tony small town of around 900 people, but the surrounding area swells to 10,000 or more in summer and fall, when those with summer homes here flock back, like wealthy swallows of Capistrano... (more) -
Hot Springs
This little village is a way station for hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Since the early 1800s, Hot Springs, not far from the Tennessee border in Madison County, has attracted visitors seeking relief... (more) -
Lake Toxaway
A century ago a group called the Lake Toxaway Company created a 640-acre lake in the high mountains between Brevard and Cashiers. Nearby, a grand 500-room hotel built with the finest materials, providing... (more) -
Valle Crucis
This tiny mountain town has the state's first rural historic district; vintage stores line the downtown streets.... (more)
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