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        • Price Lake Trail
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        • Rough Ridge
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Tweetsie Engine #12 on the Trestle

Tweetsie Engine #12 on the Trestle | Boone, NC

Historic Locomotive #12 steam engine, crossing the trestle at the Tweetsie Railroad Theme Park.
Credit: Tweetsie RR
Tweetsie RR Engine No. 12 on Main Street in Fall

Tweetsie Railroad in the Fall | Boone, NC

Antique Steam Locomotive Engine No. 12 in Fall.
Young Lady sews a Revolutionary War-era coat in one of the historic cabins at Hickory Ridge.

Hickory Ridge Living History Museum | Boone, NC

Young lady sews a Revolutionary War-era coat in one of the historic cabins at Hickory Ridge.
Daniel Boone and boy in "Horn in the West"

Horn in the West | Boone, NC

Narration of "Horn in the West" is performed by the character, Daniel Boone, as he tells the story of pivotal events of the Revolution to a young boy.
Credit: Greg Williams | Positive Contrast photography
Visitors learn about Revolutionary War-era weaponry.

Demonstration at Hickory Ridge | Boone, NC

Visitors learn about Revolutionary War-era weaponry.
Mile High Swinging Bridge - 2022

Mile High Swinging Bridge | Grandfather Mountain

Credit: Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Fanny May - GFM

Fanny May | Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain's new resident in 2022 - Fanny May the Black Bear.
Credit: Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Rhododendron at Grandfather Mountain's "Half Moon Overlook"

Rhododendron at Grandfather Mountain's "Half Moon Overlook"

The Catawba rhododendron blooms annually in flashy tones of lilac and magenta.
Credit: Skip Sickler | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Appalachian Heritage Museum | Boone, NC

Appalachian Heritage Museum | Boone, NC

Exterior shot of the Appalachian Heritage Museum & Native American Artifacts Museum.
Credit: Craig Distl
At The Blowing Rock

At The Blowing Rock | Blowing Rock, NC

"North Carolina's Oldest Travel Attraction"
Tweetsie Engine #12 on the Trestle
Tweetsie RR Engine No. 12 on Main Street in Fall
Young Lady sews a Revolutionary War-era coat in one of the historic cabins at Hickory Ridge.
Daniel Boone and boy in "Horn in the West"
Visitors learn about Revolutionary War-era weaponry.
Mile High Swinging Bridge - 2022
Fanny May - GFM
Rhododendron at Grandfather Mountain's "Half Moon Overlook"
Appalachian Heritage Museum | Boone, NC
At The Blowing Rock
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