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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.

Biltmore Trails: Discover the Magic of Frederick Olmsted

The role of a landscape architect is to provide the visitor with a visually pleasing experience.

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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.
The two miles of trails carry you to several distinct spaces.

Biltmore Trails: Discover the Magic of Frederick Olmsted

The role of a landscape architect is to provide the visitor with a visually pleasing experience.
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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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