Day Trips

Visit Tryon Equestrian Center

Visit Tryon Equestrian Center

Come visit Tryon Equestrian Center in Western North Carolina. With over 1600 acres surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, Tyron Equestrian Center is the perfect getaway for horse enthusiasts and competitors alike. Just 45 miles from Asheville, and surrounded by the artsy resort mountain towns of Tryon, Rutherfordton, and Columbus. Find out all that Tryon…

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WNC Bigfoot Festival

WNC Bigfoot Festival

Come find Sasquatch in the mountains of North Carolina at the WNC Bigfoot Festival. Held every year in the streets of downtown Marion, North Carolina this event brings skeptics and true believers alike. Like most festivals in Western North Carolina, everyone joins in on the fun. Enthusiasts enjoy dressing up as the legendary creature and…

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5 Best Wineries in Western North Carolina

5 Best Wineries in Western North Carolina

Come pour a glass of wine in Western North Carolina. Home to over 200 wineries and 400 vineyards, North Carolina is the perfect getaway for any wine connoisseur. The high elevations and cool mountain air can provide a challenge for viticulture but through passion and industry-changing innovation, the North Carolina Mountain region now holds 4…

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Guide to Driving The Tail of the Dragon NC

Guide to Driving The Tail of the Dragon NC

Come ride the Tail of the Dragon slumbering in the Great Smoky Mountains. Beginning in Deals Gap, North Carolina, just before the Tennessee border along US 129, this road is famous among car and motorcycle enthusiasts. This stretch of road boasts 318 turns, lending to its name the Tail of the Dragon. There are no…

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