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NORTH CAROLINA
2. Transylvania County (Brevard,
Pisgah Forest)
Surrounded by national forests or parks as
part of the home of 250 waterfalls in Transylvania County, the town of Brevard is a
tiny Mecca for great art and music plus a
base camp to grand adventure in the Blue
Ridge. Visitors have long celebrated Brevard's world-class cycling, acclaimed summer music festival and charming, historic
downtown where every day feels ripe for
exploration.
"We are truly blessed here in Brevard,"
says Clark E. Lovelace, executive director of the Brevard/Transylvania Chamber
of Commerce. "There are so many opportunities for fun, from exploring over
100,000 acres of public land to shopping
in our vibrant downtown to grabbing a
brew at one of our four breweries, all in
our friendly, quaint mountain town."
ABOVE: Looking Glass is one of the waterfalls
that gives Brevard County its identity as part of
"North Carolina's Land of Waterfalls."
BELOW: The annual Woolly Worm Festival is
a must-do every October in Avery County.
TODD BUSH
COURTESY OF MEREDITH TRAVEL MARKETING
FIVE THINGS NOT TO MISS:
* Play on public lands: Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Recreational Forest, Gorges State Park.
*
Take in a concert at the Brevard Music Center Summer Festival.
*
Have a unique downtown shopping experience at O.P. Taylor's or D.D. Bullwinkel's Outdoors, two
foundational institutions in downtown Brevard.
*
Send your kids to an unforgettable camp experience, with 16 to choose from.
*
Paddle on the French Broad River in Transylvania County, just outside of Brevard.
3. Avery County (Banner Elk, Beech
Mountain, Seven Devils)
Banner Elk, Beech Mountain and Seven
Devils are all part of Avery County, a section of the High Country known for wintertime fun on some of the South's largest
ski slopes. The lively college town of Ban-
ner Elk blends a relaxed setting with the
amenities of a larger city as well as offering theater and the arts.
"We have a large number of tourists
and second home owners who enjoy eating out," says Nancy Owen, tourism director for Banner Elk, North Carolina. "And
that's what drives the Banner Elk culinary
scene and makes us the 'Culinary Hot Spot
of the North Carolina High Country.'"
FIVE THINGS
NOT TO MISS:
* Artisanal Restaurant: Chef Bill Greene
has built a national reputation at this
high-end restaurant.
* Lees-McRae Summer Theater:
Professional theater comes to Banner
Elk each summer with Broadway-quality
musicals.
* Woolly Worm Festival is held on the third
weekend of each October at Banner Elk.
* Hike the Profile Trail at Grandfather
Mountain State Park.
* Walk across the famous Mile High
Swinging Bridge atop Grandfather
Mountain.
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