• January 17th, 2012

• Author:

  Echota   

During the day, you and your family can stroll the streets of Blowing Rock, NC in search of antiques, home furnishings, fine art and inspired handicrafts. At night, enjoy fine dining before drawing the evening to a close with a drama or live concert.

One must-see local attraction is the town’s namesake—the Blowing Rock—a sheer cliff that rises 4,090 feet above sea level and overhangs Johns River Gorge.

Attractions:

• Appalachian Ski Mountain
• Barter Theatre
• The Blowing Rock
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Grandfather Mountain
• Hayes Performing Arts Center
• Historic Orchard at Altapass
• Moses Cone Manor & Parkway Craft Center
• Pisgah National Forest
• Price Lake and Price Park
• Tweetsie Railroad

Year after year, Blowing Rock, NC offers you and your family endless possibilities, all in an intimate mountain setting conveniently located off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Blowing Rock is home to the High Country’s original ski attraction, Appalachian Ski Mountain—home of the French Swiss Ski College and the Southeast’s largest independent ski school. Another local favorite is Blowing Rock Stage Company, a professional theatre that produces a complete season of musicals, comedies, mysteries and dramas.

The Blowing Rock Stage Company is housed in the Hayes Performing Arts center, a state-of-the-art facility that also presents a variety of musical, comedy and dance performances. Moses Cone Memorial Park is a 3,500-acre home to 25 miles of carriage trails, Bass Lake and Trout Lake and an impressive manor house that features work by the Southern Highlands Craft Guild. Blowing Rock borders the immense Pisgah National Forest, home to boundless recreation, scenery and wildlife.