Sightseeing
Hiking at its best and one of my personal favorites! Enjoy the cool mountain air as you make your way along side the beautiful river leading you to the breathtaking Laurel Fork Falls!
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Laurel Falls Trailhead
U.S. 321Hiking at its best and one of my personal favorites! Enjoy the cool mountain air as you make your way along side the beautiful river leading you to the breathtaking Laurel Fork Falls!
Located on TN Hwy 143 at the base of the majestic 6,285 Roan Mountain, Roan Mountain State Park encompasses more than 2,000 acres dominated by rich hardwood forest along rugged ridges.
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I-Roan Mountain State Park
527 TN-143Located on TN Hwy 143 at the base of the majestic 6,285 Roan Mountain, Roan Mountain State Park encompasses more than 2,000 acres dominated by rich hardwood forest along rugged ridges.
Carvers Gap Trailhead
Tennessee 143Breath-taking Views!
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park protects the land that was the location of several important historical events that occurred in the late 18th century. Leaving the English colonies, settlers began arriving along the Watauga Old Fields, in search of a new life on what was Cherokee land. John Carter, one of the primary political, military and business leaders of this era, and his son Landon, built a home, the Carter Mansion, three miles from Sycamore Shoals. This structure is the oldest standing frame house in Tennessee and dates back to the mid to late 1770s.
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Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park
1651 W Elk AveSycamore Shoals State Historic Park protects the land that was the location of several important historical events that occurred in the late 18th century. Leaving the English colonies, settlers began arriving along the Watauga Old Fields, in search of a new life on what was Cherokee land. John Carter, one of the primary political, military and business leaders of this era, and his son Landon, built a home, the Carter Mansion, three miles from Sycamore Shoals. This structure is the oldest standing frame house in Tennessee and dates back to the mid to late 1770s.
Enjoy the museum’s displays, which include historic prototype railroad memorabilia, toy trains and model railroading locomotives, rolling stock, and structures. Four large operating layouts in three different scales provide viewing enjoyment in the museum’s 5,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.
George L. Carter railroad museum
176 Ross DrEnjoy the museum’s displays, which include historic prototype railroad memorabilia, toy trains and model railroading locomotives, rolling stock, and structures. Four large operating layouts in three different scales provide viewing enjoyment in the museum’s 5,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.
Doe River Gorge
Watauga Lake, located east of Elizabethton, Tennessee, is the local name of the Watauga Reservoir created by the Tennessee Valley Authority with the 1948 completion of the TVA Watauga Dam. The Cherokee National Forest surrounds both the Tennessee Valley Authority Watauga Reservoir and Wilbur Reservoir in an area of northeast Tennessee that TVA describes as being located "...in some of the most beautiful country in the Tennessee River watershed."
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Watauga Lake
Watauga Lake, located east of Elizabethton, Tennessee, is the local name of the Watauga Reservoir created by the Tennessee Valley Authority with the 1948 completion of the TVA Watauga Dam. The Cherokee National Forest surrounds both the Tennessee Valley Authority Watauga Reservoir and Wilbur Reservoir in an area of northeast Tennessee that TVA describes as being located "...in some of the most beautiful country in the Tennessee River watershed."
Isidima sikaMkhulu
2050 Blowing Rock HwyA great day trip for all ages!
A gorgeous 40 minute drive from our home and a fantastic day trip for young and old alike! The Virginia Creeper Trail is best known as a biking trail, but in reality, the VCT is a multi-use trail with opportunities to bike, walk, run, fish, horseback ride, people watch, cross country ski and geocache, along with chances to observe and learn about the native fauna and flora, as well as the fascinating historical and economic role the railroad played in southwest Virginia.
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Virginia Creeper Trail
331 Douglas DriveA gorgeous 40 minute drive from our home and a fantastic day trip for young and old alike! The Virginia Creeper Trail is best known as a biking trail, but in reality, the VCT is a multi-use trail with opportunities to bike, walk, run, fish, horseback ride, people watch, cross country ski and geocache, along with chances to observe and learn about the native fauna and flora, as well as the fascinating historical and economic role the railroad played in southwest Virginia.
Food Scene
Americano Steak House & Wine Bar
The Black Olive- Elizabethton
Superb lunch menu offering a large selection of "homemade" goodness!
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The Coffee Company
444 E Elk AveSuperb lunch menu offering a large selection of "homemade" goodness!
Complete with all the fixins, this southern comfort food is sure to satisfy any appetite. Their recipes have been gathered over three generations of the Proffitt family with strong roots in the south and its tradition of BBQ. The whole family can experience hickory smoked barbecue the way it should be!
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Ridgewood Barbecue
900 Elizabethton HwyComplete with all the fixins, this southern comfort food is sure to satisfy any appetite. Their recipes have been gathered over three generations of the Proffitt family with strong roots in the south and its tradition of BBQ. The whole family can experience hickory smoked barbecue the way it should be!
Pizza, beer, and live music...what more do I say!
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Jiggy Rays Downtown Pizzeria
610 E Elk AvePizza, beer, and live music...what more do I say!
Watauga Lake Winery
6952 Big Dry Run RdDelicious wine, great pizza, and live music
Johnson City Brewing Company
257 E Main StGreat beer!