Best Places to Go










The Winners

Mountain Town
Asheville: Platinum
Blowing Rock: Gold
Boone: Silver

Mountain Resort
Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa: Platinum
Brasstown Valley Resort: Gold
Greenbrier Resort: Silver

Museum
Museum of Appalachia: Platinum
Currahee Military Museum: Gold

Historic Attraction
Biltmor: Platinum
Monticello: Gold
Cades Cove: Silver

Scenic Attraction
Grandfather Mountain: Platinum
Blue Ridge Parkway: Gold
Tallulah Gorge: Silver
Place to Hear Mountain Music
Carter Family Fold: Platinum
Floyd: Platinum
Galax: Gold

Concert Stage
Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: Platinum
Blue Ridge Music Center: Gold
Dollywood: Silver

Outlet Shopping
Tanger Outlets: Platinum

Antique Shopping
Blowing Rock: Platinum
Abingdon: Gold
Toccoa: Gold

Gallery
Bob Timberlake Gallery: Platinum
Blue Spiral: Gold
Jim Gray Gallery: Silver
New Morning Gallery: Silver

Country Store
Mast General Store: Platinum
Alexander's Store: Gold
Betty's Country Store: Silver

Dr.Pepper sign in Roanoke, VARetirement Town
Asheville: Platinum
Hendersonville: Gold
Roanoke: Silver (right: photo by Larry Metayer)

Town for Southern Hospitality
Asheville: Platinum
Blairsville: Platinum
Jonesborough: Platinum

Cades Cove School/Place to Learn
Appalachian State University: Platinum
Virginia Tech: Gold
John C. Campbell Folk School: Silver (right: photo by Bob Colley)

Big City
Asheville: Platinum
Knoxville: Gold
Roanoke: Gold

Little Town
Blowing Rock: Platinum
Jonesborough: Platinum
Abingdon: Gold
Black Mountain: Silver

Main Street
Hendersonville:Platinum
Jonesborough: Gold
Blowing Rock: Silver

Arts Town
Asheville: Platinum
Blowing Rock: Gold
Abingdon: Silver

Romantic Getaway
Asheville: Platinum
Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa: Gold
Gatlinburg: Gold

Martha Washington Inn Inn
Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa: Platinum
Martha Washington Inn: Gold (right: photo by Pat and Chuck Blackley)
Glen-Ella Springs Country Inn: Silver

Bed & Breakfast
Blair-Moore House Bed & Breakfast: Platinum

Cabin Rentals
Cove Mountain Realty & Resorts: Platinum

Spa
Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa: Platinum
The Homestead: Gold
Berkeley Springs: Silver

Hotel/Motel Chain
Hampton Inn: Platinum
Best Western: Gold
Comfort Inn: Gold
Marriott: Silver

TN Theater Restored Theater
The Grandin Theatre: Platinum
The Tennessee Theatre: Gold (right: photo by Randy Ball)