City/town information
Banner Elk is a town in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies between 2 ski resorts: Sugar Mountain Resort to the south, and Beech Mountain Resort to the north. In town, the Banner House Museum displays period furnishings, tools and clothing in an 1860s home. Wildcat Lake has a beach and a pier. To the southeast, Grandfather Mountain is home to a nature museum, trails and the Mile High Swinging Bridge.
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Banner Elk
Banner Elk is a town in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies between 2 ski resorts: Sugar Mountain Resort to the south, and Beech Mountain Resort to the north. In town, the Banner House Museum displays period furnishings, tools and clothing in an 1860s home. Wildcat Lake has a beach and a pier. To the southeast, Grandfather Mountain is home to a nature museum, trails and the Mile High Swinging Bridge.
A small town with deep roots in arts and culture, industry, and
the mountains themselves. Gem mining, horse back riding, hiking trails, apple orchards are just a few activities available.
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Spruce Pine
A small town with deep roots in arts and culture, industry, and
the mountains themselves. Gem mining, horse back riding, hiking trails, apple orchards are just a few activities available.
Trails near the Linville Falls Visitor Center lead to the breathtaking three-tiered Linville Falls over the Linville Gorge via both strenuous and moderate hikes. The steep-walled Gorge is known as the “Grand Canyon of the Southern Appalachians.”
Linville Falls Visitor Center (MP 316.4) hosts 350,000 visitors annually. Linville Falls is probably the most famous waterfall in the Blue Ridge. The trails include four overlooks to the waterfalls, where wildflowers and foliage abound along the way.
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Linville Falls
Trails near the Linville Falls Visitor Center lead to the breathtaking three-tiered Linville Falls over the Linville Gorge via both strenuous and moderate hikes. The steep-walled Gorge is known as the “Grand Canyon of the Southern Appalachians.”
Linville Falls Visitor Center (MP 316.4) hosts 350,000 visitors annually. Linville Falls is probably the most famous waterfall in the Blue Ridge. The trails include four overlooks to the waterfalls, where wildflowers and foliage abound along the way.
Food scene
Linville Falls Tavern, now known as Famous Louise's Rock House Restaurant, is a historic tavern located at Linville Falls, at the tri-point between Burke County, Avery County, and McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1936, and is a 1 1/2-story, eight bay, native stone Rustic Revival-style building.
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Famous Louise's Rock House Restaurant
23175 221 Linville Falls HighwayLinville Falls Tavern, now known as Famous Louise's Rock House Restaurant, is a historic tavern located at Linville Falls, at the tri-point between Burke County, Avery County, and McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1936, and is a 1 1/2-story, eight bay, native stone Rustic Revival-style building.
Sightseeing
Based in Spruce Pine and Burnsville, NC, Gem Mountain features mine trips, flume mining, jewelry making, and more for visitors of all ages!
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Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine
13780 North Carolina 226Based in Spruce Pine and Burnsville, NC, Gem Mountain features mine trips, flume mining, jewelry making, and more for visitors of all ages!
The first alpine coaster in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains opened in Banner Elk in 2020
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Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster
3265 Tynecastle HwyThe first alpine coaster in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains opened in Banner Elk in 2020