THINGS TO DO · THE HIGH COUNTRY
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Attractions, outdoor adventures, arts, culture and local experiences around the High Country.
Wondering what to do in Boone, NC or elsewhere in the High Country? Explore attractions, parks, trails, farms, museums and family activities across Watauga, Avery and Ashe counties. Filter by area or activity to plan a day in Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, West Jefferson and beyond. Seasonal access, admission and opening hours can change, so check the linked details before you go.
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Things to do around the High Country
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- Appalachian Ski Mountain
- Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
- Ashe Arts Center
- Ashe Civic Center
- Ashe County Cheese
- Ashe County Corn Maze & Pumpkin Festival
- Ashe County Farmers Market
- Ashe County Park
- Avery County Historical Museum
- Banner House Museum
- Beacon Heights
- Beech Mountain Community Sledding Hill
- Beech Mountain Resort
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
- Blowing Rock Thursday Market
- Blue Ridge Parkway - High Country Segment
- Boone Greenway
- Buckeye Lake Recreation Area
- Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Farms of Watauga County
- Crossnore Weavers & Fine Arts Gallery
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens
- Dutch Creek Trails
- Elk Knob State Park
- Emerald Outback
- Ensemble Stage
- Fall Color on the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Florence Thomas Art School
- Grandfather Mountain
- Grandfather Mountain State Park
- Harvest Farm LLC
- Hawksnest Snow Tubing Park & Zipline
- Hickory Ridge History Museum
- High Country Guide Service
- High Gravity Adventures Zip Line & Aerial Park
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church - Ben Long Frescoes
- Horn in the West
- Howard's Knob County Park
- Jones House Cultural Center
- Julian Price Memorial Park
- Lansing Creeper Trail Park
- Lantern Farm
- Lees-McRae Summer Theatre
- Linn Cove Viaduct and Rough Ridge
- Linville Falls
- Lost Province Center for the Cultural Arts
- May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
- Museum of Ashe County History - Gift Shop
- Mystery Hill
- Original Mast General Store
- Pond Mountain Game Land
- RiverGirl Fishing Company
- Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park
- Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
- Shady Rest Tree Farm
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church - Ben Long Frescoes
- Sugar Creek Gem Mine
- Sugar Mountain Resort
- Tate-Evans Park & Banner Elk Greenway
- The Blowing Rock
- Todd Island Park
- Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
- Tweetsie Railroad
- Valle Crucis Community Park
- Wahoo's Adventures — New River Outpost
- Watauga County Farmers' Market
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster & Adventure Course
- Zaloo's Canoes, Kayaks & Tubes