In Little Switzerland, Spruce Pine, and Bakersville, Blue Ridge road trippers discover mountain towns filled with charming shops, unbeatable adventures, and incredible food.
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The Burls of Bakersville
An injury led a former factory worker and lumber salesman to a new career as an artist. Known today as The Bowlmaker, he gives fallen trees in Mitchell County their own second chances.
In Tandem Gallery in Bakersville
At a gallery in Mitchell County, an artistic couple showcases fine ceramics that are made to be admired and used.
The Road Food Difference
Fast food isn’t road food. Road food makes you slow down, take a seat, and savor classic flavor.
20 Best-Kept Secrets of the NC High Country
North Carolina's High Country — composed of six mountain counties — is such a well-known tourist destination you might think you've seen all there is to see there. But if you've spent any time in the area, you know it's more gravel road than beaten path. Here, we reveal twenty of the High Country's best-kept secrets to reintroduce you to a region you thought you already knew.
