North Carolina Mountains Archives

Travel Guide to the Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk, NC (Updated for 2023)

Get all the details on the festival dates, juried craft vendors, food, and the popular woolly worm race.

Learn how to get there and what to do when you visit Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Discover things to do during your next trip to Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village in western North Carolina.

Built in 1925, repurposed in 2013, the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge is a gorgeous pedestrian bridge and attraction in the lake town.

Learn all about experiencing the Blue Ridge Parkway waterfalls with this list of locations, trails, and details.

Not all scenic overlooks are alike – and these twenty-five are the best Blue Ridge Parkway overlooks.

Travel guide for all the things you’ll pass along Interstate 26 through Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

This 119-mile road trip itinerary is the most scenic route across the mountains from Gatlinburg, TN to Asheville, NC.

Learn about the Biltmore Forest School, the first forestry school in America, at the Cradle of Forestry in Brevard, NC.

Photo essay of my favorite travel photos of the Blue Ridge Parkway that I hope will inspire you to #GoForaDrive.

140 miles. 25 Waterfalls. This road trip explores the North Carolina Waterfall Byway. Are you ready to go for a drive?

Looking for great local coffee in Brevard? These are the only two places in town and they are both fantastic.