Stop for a Snack- REVIVE! JAVA, JUICE, AND GELATO Blowing Rock NC
Who doesn’t love a cool, refreshing sweet treat on a hot summer day while exploring downtown Blowing Rock? And where’s the best place to get it? The coolest new store in Blowing Rock’s historic Martin...
View ArticleTips for Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway
One of America’s greatest national treasures, the ribbon of road known as the Blue Ridge Parkway, meanders through this region. We in the High Country are lucky in that over 60 miles of it runs through...
View ArticleShopping Finds- BLOWING ROCK PRODUCE & PROVISIONS, Blowing Rock
Local is fresher, and fresher is better. For those craving that inimitable fresh taste from local produce, look no further than Blowing Rock Produce & Provisions, where their mission is to be the...
View ArticleDaytrips- MABRY MILL, Meadows of Dan, Virginia
Here at Blue Ridge NC Guide, we frequently talk about, daydream about, make plans around, and visit the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. Being located close to the center of the Parkway, it’s easy to get...
View ArticleEat Local: HILLTOP DRIVE-IN, Boone
Perched on a hill on Highway 421 just outside of downtown Boone sits a restaurant that has served patrons since 1958. In the 45 years of its operation, many changes have occurred in the High Country...
View ArticleEat (& Drink) Local: APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN BREWERY, Boone
Boone always has something exciting brewing, and never has that been truer than since Valentine’s Day 2013, when the High Country’s first craft microbrewery, Appalachian Mountain Brewery, opened its...
View ArticleDaytrips & Regional History- OLD SALEM, Winston-Salem
The beautiful state of North Carolina has been settled by many peoples from Europe over the past 425+ years. Not the least of these were the Moravians, who found their way to central North Carolina in...
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