©BUDDY MORRISON PHOTOGRAPHY 10 Top 10 outdoor ADVENTURES CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE 10 | Rocky Broad Riverwalk contact info pg. 49 PERFECT FOR STROLLS AND DIPPING TOES. Take in the sights and sounds along the river flanked by giant boulders and natural walkways leading to stone and wooden bridges. The Riverwalk runs parallel to Main Street in Chimney Rock Village, and includes easy access to restaurants, a brew pub, shops and lodging. Have a picnic, roll up the pant legs for an afternoon, cool down and let the kids climb. The Riverwalk is the perfect place to reconnect with nature. LAKE LURE 9 | Lake Lure Flowering Bridge contact info pg. 53 9 OVER 1,200 SPECIES OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS create 12 themed gardens making the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge only the second of its kind in the country. Connecting the towns of Chimney Rock Village and Lake Lure and tucked throughout the footbridge is a bounty of blooms. Here you will find the Songbird Butterfly Garden, the Whimsical Garden, and the Sensory Garden for the vision-impaired. Step inside this National Wildlife Habitat and discover the new living 3D mural, which is now part of the Appalachian Mural Trail. VISITNCSMALLTOWNS.COM | 800.849.5998 13http://www.VISITNCSMALLTOWNS.COM