A FREE Daily Visitor Guide for the North Carolina Mountains and 50+ NC Mountain Cities: Online Tickets and Discounts

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Complimentary Train Ride for First Responders and Service Personnel

September 11, 2011 the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will provide a complimentary ticket for Service personnel (active and nonactive) police officers, firefighters and first responders. Call for reservations: 1-800-872-4681. Offer good only on 9-11-11 with valid ID for regular excursions, any seating. Check the website for any additional details and exclusions.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Memorial Day Weekend Events: Tweetsie Railroad Kicks Off the Summer Season

Memorial Day weekend marks the summer vacation season, and guests can enjoy Tweetsie’s Wild West adventure seven days a week starting this Friday through mid-August.The railroad theme park is kicking off the summer season with visits from Thomas the Tank Engine™, Dora the Explorer™ and her cousin, Go Diego Go!™

The favorite storybook engine Thomas will pull into Tweetsie Railroad June 3-12, and Dora and Diego will welcome fans for a fun-filled three-day weekend June 24-26.

For tickets to Tweetsie Railroad or Day Out With Thomas™: Leader of the Track Tour, click HERE or call 1-877-TWEETSIE (877-893-3874).

TWEETSIE RAILROAD was North Carolina's first theme park and today still manages to blend fantasy, nature technology into a fun and educational experience for kids of ALL ages. Hop aboard the train and let good ol' number 12 take you on an unforgettable three-mile journey through the scenic mountains. You'll arrive transported back into the days of the Old West. Watch a video or read more about Tweetsie Railroad...

Friday, March 25, 2011

Blowing Rock's Tweetsie Railroad Discounted Season Passes Now Available

Tweetsie Railroad opens on April 29 for the 2011 Season. Get season passes NOW and save $10 - $15 on regular pass prices. Adults - $70 (after May $85) and Children 3 - 12 $50 ($60 after May 1). Buy tickets online.

TWEETSIE RAILROAD was North Carolina's first theme park. The unforgettable three-mile train ride through the scenic mountains takes you back into the days of the Old West. Even in today's high-tech world, there's still a place for old-fashioned fun. Tweetsie Railroad is a unique attraction that allows children and families to explore their imaginations and a whole lot more. Be a cowboy, Indian or an engineer and take a ride on historic steam locomotive, Number 12, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tweetsie Railroad is located at 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane in Blowing Rock North Carolina.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Pre-season Group Specials for Rafting and Caving

USA RAFT, Mountain Adventure Guides - Reserve your group by April 15th for Big Savings! Take an additional 5% off regular group rates for trips booked before April 15th, 2011.. Offer not good for Saturdays or holidays. Deposits required with booking: $5 per person for 1/2 day trips, camping and Crockett Cabin. $10 per person for full day trips. Remaining balance and final headcount are due 30 days prior to trip date.

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Multi-trip Discounts:

Book 2 or more trips and save! Mix and match to create a complete multi-day adventure!

Choose 2 activities & receive a 10% discount.

Choose 3 or more activities & receive a 15% discount.

Not good with any other offer or discount.

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USA RAFT offers the closest whitewater rafting to Asheville and Boone North Carolina. Enjoy whitewater rafting adventures on the French Broad, Nantahala, Watauga and Nolichucky Rivers. "Mild to Wild" Whitewater Rafting with half and full day guided trips. USA Raft provides everything you will need for your rafting trip - just bring a change of clothes and be ready to have fun and get wet! Also offered: Caving, Rock Climbing, Summer Teen Adventure Camps and riverside group lodging.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Beat the Heat Getaways: Take a dip in a mountain pond in the Foothills

MOUNTAIN MEADOWS Motel and Cottages offers a private stocked pond to enjoy fishing and swimming. Play basketball, badminton, volleyball or horseshoes or take a hike on nearby trails. Included are WIFI, hot tub, paddle boat and rowboat. $64-$155 night, $384-$895 per week. Discount Chimney Rock Tickets available! Located in the Foothills near Cherokee and Lake Lure (Gerton) North Carolina.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

25th Annual Festival of Flowers at Biltmore

April 3 - May 16, Biltmore, 1 Approach Road, Asheville North Carolina. Biltmore’s 25th Annual Festival of Flowers opens with more than 100,000 tulips. The stunning floral displays across the estate celebrate the majesty of Frederick Law Olmsted’s legacy. Floral décor will focus on iris, fleur de lis and silver, all symbolic of the 25th anniversary. Enjoy live music daily at the Winter Garden in Biltmore House and the Conservatory, as well as daily seminars at A Gardener’s Place. The restaurants at Biltmore will feature special silver anniversary menu items, drinks and desserts, with the Winery offering a commemorative Festival of Flowers Wine, wine programs and children’s activities on Saturdays and Sundays. Buy Tickets here...

The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.