Related: Read more about Christmastime at Tryon Palace.
Every December, visitors come to Tryon Palace to see holiday grandeur and finery, but palace staff also want them to understand how modern amenities skew our idea of what the past was actually like. Each year during Candlelight Christmas, they tell stories of what was happening in the world during the late 1700s through decor, historical interpreters, performances, and more — and visitors absorb the sights and sounds of the colonial era at Christmastime.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
