The Speckled Trout Restaurant and Bottle Shop is a rustic, no-frills spot in Blowing Rock for Southern cuisine. The dishes served here are prepared with local ingredients and are a perfect introduction to Appalachian cooking. Specializing in fresh-caught trout, the […]
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Storie Street Grille is a family-owned restaurant in Blowing Rock, NC that offers delicious Southern classics mixed with Mediterranean flavors. The restaurant has an extensive wine list and cocktails liquored up with NC Spirits.
Bistro Roca is an upscale casual restaurant located in Blowing Rock, North Carolina that serves delicious New American comfort foods like lobster mac and cheese, burgers, and pizza cooked fresh in a wood-burning oven. With pleasant staff and great outdoor […]
The Thunder Hill Overlook may not be as well-known as Blue Ridge Parkway attractions such as Craggy Gardens, Stone Mountain, or Mabry Mill in Virginia. But for our money, the overlook at BRP milepost 290.4 offers one of the most […]
Located at Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 302.8, the Rough Ridge Trail is one of the most popular hiking trails in North Carolina for a very good reason. Starting from the overlook’s parking lot, the trail heads into the forest at […]
This historic Blowing Rock attraction, which dates back more than 70 years, is bonkers in the very best way. But you definitely need to be in touch with your inner child in order to fully appreciate it. The family-owned Mystery […]
Located at Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 297, just over 4 miles from downtown Blowing Rock, Julian Price Memorial Park is our favorite park in the North Carolina High Country. Situated at the foot of Grandfather Mountain, the 4,200-acre parcel was […]
Although it’s rated as somewhat strenuous due to elevation changes, this 2.7-mile round-trip hiking trail is worth doing for the 3 wondrous waterfalls you’ll see along the way. The trail starts at Broyhill Park in the Annie Cannon Gardens (which […]
Easily ranking among the most popular NC State Parks, the 2,456-acre Grandfather Mountain State Park is located about 16 miles from the heart of downtown Blowing Rock. Towering nearly a mile above the North Carolina Piedmont, this International Biosphere Reserve […]
When people refer to Grandfather Mountain, it can get a little confusing because there are several different elements to the area. The first is the iconic mountain itself: At 5,946 feet, it’s the tallest mountain on the eastern escarpment of […]
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