2008 Asheville Visitor Guide - Any Way You Like It - (Page 27) Trail, mountain biking, horseback riding, hot mineral springs and skiing. See our ad on page 26. Museum of the Cherokee Indian Cherokee (48 mi. from Asheville), 828/497-3481, cherokee-nc.com. Through knowledgeable hosts, special group programs and awardwinning permanent exhibits, Museum of the Cherokee Indian offers 10,000 years of artifacts and history that will spark the imagination and inspire the soul. Visit our Web site for seasonal hours. $ from Asheville), 828/765-9531, 888/765-9531, altapassorchard. com. Unspoiled family fun! Free local music on Wed., Thu. and weekends, art/crafts demos, butterfly/herb garden tours, storytelling, hayrides, apples in season, fudge, and other goodies. Call for hours. Open late Mayearly Nov. rock was providing summertime entertainment long before water slides became standard fare. Open May-Sept. $ what to do Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Ln., US 321, Blowing Rock (approx. 2 hrs. from Asheville), 828/264-9061, 800/526-5740, tweetsie.com. This Wild West theme park features a three-mile steam-powered train ride through the scenic North Carolina mountains. Shopping, live entertainment, amusement park rides, a petting zoo and special events. Visit our Web site $ for seasonal hours. See our ad on page 26. The Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual Inc. Cherokee (48 mi. from Asheville) 828/497-3103, cherokee-nc.com. This co-operative where Cherokee artists practice the ancient crafts of their people was formed in 1946. Their works are the envy of collectors worldwide – and of your circle of friends. Visit our Web site for seasonal hours. Oconaluftee Indian Village US Hwy. 441 N., Cherokee (48 mi. from Asheville), 828/497-2111, 866/554-4557, cherokee-nc.com. Experience what life was like among the Cherokee in 1750 as you amble through their living village with its council house, sweat lodge, ceremonial grounds, craftsmen and storytellers. Open mid-May-late Oct. $ Wheels Through Time Museum 62 Vintage Ln., Maggie Valley (34 mi. from Asheville), 828/926-6266, wheelsthroughtime. com. See the world’s largest collection of rare American motorcycles, cars from each of the 10 decades of America’s automobile history and related $ memorabilia. Open daily. Sliding Rock – A Natural Water Slide Pisgah National Forest, Pisgah Forest (approx. 45 min. from Asheville), 828/877-3265. The king of swimming holes in the mountains near Asheville, this 60-foot natural water slide down a well-worn slab of Orchard at Altapass MP 328.3 on The Blue Ridge Parkway, Spruce Pine (approx. 1 hr. It’s Amazing What You Can Get Into On a Day Trip from Asheville In no time at all, you’ll find yourself within the inner recesses of cool Linville Caverns, enjoying the dramatic subterranean splendor of North Carolina’s only cavern Or crossing Grandfather Mountain’s famous mile-high swinging bridge and taking in scenery that inspired naturalist John Muir to say was like standing “in the face of all heaven come to earth.” Along the way, you’ll come across some awesome scenic gifts such as Linville Falls, Linville Gorge and “America’s favorite scenic drive,” the Blue Ridge Parkway – a nice way to get here. Linville Caverns Open all year except winter weekdays. 800/419-0540 • www.linvillecaverns.com Linville Caverns Grandfather Mountain ® Grandfather Mountain Open all year, weather permitting in winter. 800/468-7325 • www.grandfather.com exploreasheville.com 27 http://www.tweetsie.com http://www.linvillecaverns.com http://www.grandfather.com http://www.linvillecaverns.com http://www.grandfather.com http://exploreasheville.com
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