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Sunday Morning Drive Leads to Down-Home Comfort-Food

On a whim, Caroline wound up finding the Franklin Restaurant, a small-town, comfort food restaurant with great prices and big selection.

More Photos of The Farm Cabins and Cottages

If you fell in love with the Farm Cabins and Cottages featured in our May/June 2014 issue then here are even more great photos of this Candler, N.C. getaway by Paul Clark.

Mountain Adventures: Celebrate Dad’s Big Day from the Seat of a Tank!

What better way to celebrate Father’s Day than by letting dear old dad crush a few cars with an armored tank?

Take a Tour of The Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar

See more of this pet-friendly Asheville destination. Video by Lynne Harty, courtesy of BatteryParkBookExchange.com.

More From Muralist Molly Must

Muralist Molly Must discusses her mural at the Triangle Park on Market Street and the impact it has on the surrounding community of "The Block." 6/1/13 - Robert Bradley. Video courtesy of the Asheville Citizen Times

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The Franklin Restaurant

Sunday Morning Drive Leads to Down-Home Comfort-Food

On a whim, Caroline wound up finding the Franklin Restaurant, a small-town, comfort food restaurant with great prices and big selection.
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More Photos of The Farm Cabins and Cottages

If you fell in love with the Farm Cabins and Cottages featured in our May/June 2014 issue then here are even more great photos of this Candler, N.C. getaway by Paul Clark.
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Mountain Adventures: Celebrate Dad’s Big Day from the Seat of a Tank!

What better way to celebrate Father’s Day than by letting dear old dad crush a few cars with an armored tank?

Take a Tour of The Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar

See more of this pet-friendly Asheville destination. Video by Lynne Harty, courtesy of BatteryParkBookExchange.com.

More From Muralist Molly Must

Muralist Molly Must discusses her mural at the Triangle Park on Market Street and the impact it has on the surrounding community of "The Block." 6/1/13 - Robert Bradley. Video courtesy of the Asheville Citizen Times
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Departments

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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