The North Carolina Mountains

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  • 1. Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual

    Crafts

    Across the street from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual is the nation's oldest Native American co-op. It displays...

    Across the street from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual is the nation's oldest Native American co-op. It displays and sells items created by more than 250 Cherokee craftspeople. The store has a large selection of museum-quality baskets, masks, and wood carvings, some of which can cost hundreds of dollars.

    645 Tsali Blvd. , Cherokee, North Carolina, 28719, USA
    828-497–3103
  • 2. Downtown Waynesville

    Neighborhoods

    The main shopping area in downtown Waynesville stretches several long blocks along Main Street, with a number of small boutiques, bookstores...

    The main shopping area in downtown Waynesville stretches several long blocks along Main Street, with a number of small boutiques, bookstores, antiques shops, restaurants, brewpubs, and a bakery. Side streets in this charming small town also offer shopping and dining. A few blocks away, Frog Level is an up-and-coming small dining and entertainment section in a former industrial area.

    Main St., Waynesville, North Carolina, 28786, USA
    828-456–3517-Downtown Waynesville Association
  • 3. Fred's General Mercantile

    Other Specialty Store

    For hardware, firewood, a quart of milk, locally grown vegetables, deli sandwiches, pumpkins for Halloween, snowboard and ski rentals, gourmet...

    For hardware, firewood, a quart of milk, locally grown vegetables, deli sandwiches, pumpkins for Halloween, snowboard and ski rentals, gourmet birdseed, and just about anything else you need, Fred's General Mercantile, half general store and half boutique, is the place to go and has been since 1979, when it was the first store to open at Beech Mountain.

    501 Beech Mountain Pkwy., Banner Elk, North Carolina, 28604, USA
    828-387–4838
  • 4. Gallery Alta Vista

    Art Galleries

    If you're looking for a mountain painting, stop by Gallery Alta Vista, about 10 minutes from Boone. It features the work of more than 100 artists...

    If you're looking for a mountain painting, stop by Gallery Alta Vista, about 10 minutes from Boone. It features the work of more than 100 artists, many from Western North Carolina.

    2839 Broadstone Rd., Banner Elk, North Carolina, 28691, USA
    828-963–5247
  • 5. Mast General Store

    Convenience/General Stores

    This is the original Mast General Store, originally called Taylor General Store. Built in 1882–83, the store has plank floors worn to a soft...

    This is the original Mast General Store, originally called Taylor General Store. Built in 1882–83, the store has plank floors worn to a soft sheen and an active, old-timey post office. Everything from ribbons and overalls to yard art and cookware is sold here. You can take a shopping break by sipping bottled "dope" (mountain talk for a soda pop) or a cup of coffee for 5¢ while sitting in a rocking chair on the store's back porch. For more shopping, an annex, which dates to 1909, is just down the road. Mast General Store has expanded to nine locations, but as the first, this one still has the most authentic atmosphere.

    3567 NC 194, Sugar Grove, North Carolina, 28679, USA
    828-963–6511
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  • 6. Scudder's Galleries

    Auctions

    This high-end antiques dealer and estate liquidator, established in 1925, holds auctions Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm between mid-June...

    This high-end antiques dealer and estate liquidator, established in 1925, holds auctions Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm between mid-June and November. The auctions are entertaining to see, even if you don't plan on buying anything.

    352 Main St., Highlands, North Carolina, 28741, USA
    828-526–4111

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: No auctions Dec.–May; shop closed Sun.
  • 7. Town Hardware and General Store

    Convenience/General Stores

    Inside three 1920s-vintage brick buildings, this mix of a small-town hardware store and gift shop, which opened in 1928, sells hard-to-find...

    Inside three 1920s-vintage brick buildings, this mix of a small-town hardware store and gift shop, which opened in 1928, sells hard-to-find tools like scythes and push plows, along with cast-iron cookware, Case knives, and Radio Flyer red wagons.

    103 W. State St., Black Mountain, North Carolina, 28711, USA
    828-669–7723

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