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Downtown, Nostalgic

I recognized the aroma immediately. In my dream, I pulled a bureau drawer open and the unmistakable scent of Shalimar perfume overwhelmed me.

Up On Grandfather Mountain

The 5,964-foot peak is the only privately owned U.N. Biosphere Reserve among the 324 around the world. There's also Gerry the Bear and lots more to see and do on the peak that bills itself as "North Carolina's Top Attraction."

New Memories in Mayberry

It's big, as Barney Fife would say – really big: Mount Airy, N.C., is celebrating 50 years of "The Andy Griffith Show" with a new museum.

Fishing, Kayaking and Living History

Ready to get your adrenaline pumping? River & Earth Adventures offers outdoor excursion in Valle Crucis or surrounding areas.

Farm Fresh N.C. Backroads Tour

Ready for a great long-weekend drive through some of the prettiest countryside in the region? complete with stops for fresh, delicious food and cozy, distinctive places to sleep? Well, the research has been done, and the itinerary planned.

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Downtown, Nostalgic

Downtown, Nostalgic

I recognized the aroma immediately. In my dream, I pulled a bureau drawer open and the unmistakable scent of Shalimar perfume overwhelmed me.
Hikers on Grandfather Mountain

Up On Grandfather Mountain

The 5,964-foot peak is the only privately owned U.N. Biosphere Reserve among the 324 around the world. There's also Gerry the Bear and lots more to see and do on the peak that bills itself as "North Carolina's Top Attraction."
In a rare photo from the collection of Emmett Forrest, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts lead a goat across the set.

New Memories in Mayberry

It's big, as Barney Fife would say – really big: Mount Airy, N.C., is celebrating 50 years of "The Andy Griffith Show" with a new museum.
Excursions at Dutch Creek Trails, in Valle Crucis, might end with cowboy poetry.

Fishing, Kayaking and Living History

Ready to get your adrenaline pumping? River & Earth Adventures offers outdoor excursion in Valle Crucis or surrounding areas.
The 1810 Loom House, one of seven cottages on the Mast Farm Inn property in Valle Crucis, is billed as the oldest inhabitable log cabin in North Carolina.

Farm Fresh N.C. Backroads Tour

Ready for a great long-weekend drive through some of the prettiest countryside in the region? complete with stops for fresh, delicious food and cozy, distinctive places to sleep? Well, the research has been done, and the itinerary planned.
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