Guidebook for Blowing Rock
Food Scene
Excellent local menu with a different spin on everything! Nice bar with large drink selection. Gets very crowded during peak dinner times. Located right across the street from our neighborhood for an easy walk!
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Foggy Rock Eatery & Pub
8180 Valley BlvdExcellent local menu with a different spin on everything! Nice bar with large drink selection. Gets very crowded during peak dinner times. Located right across the street from our neighborhood for an easy walk!
Great BBQ restaurant located right up the street from our neighborhood for an easy walk. Live local "pickin'" music on select nights. Great bar selection. Nothing fancy about this place...true mountain BBQ restaurant!
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Woodlands Barbeque Restaurant & Catering Service
8304 Valley BlvdGreat BBQ restaurant located right up the street from our neighborhood for an easy walk. Live local "pickin'" music on select nights. Great bar selection. Nothing fancy about this place...true mountain BBQ restaurant!
Higher-end restaurant with a local menu. Lots of favorites here! Very nice, rustic setting with great service as well.
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The New Public House & Hotel
239 Sunset DrHigher-end restaurant with a local menu. Lots of favorites here! Very nice, rustic setting with great service as well.
Even though it's a chain pizza place, they still have really good pizza. The drink selection is also very localized and great selection! If anything, go to check out the unique ambiance and decor of this Mellow location! It is a small restaurant, so expect wait times during peak hours, especially on weekends.
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Blowing Rock Market
990 Main StEven though it's a chain pizza place, they still have really good pizza. The drink selection is also very localized and great selection! If anything, go to check out the unique ambiance and decor of this Mellow location! It is a small restaurant, so expect wait times during peak hours, especially on weekends.
Very small menu (and I mean small), however it's a very unique menu with excellent food! Chicken 'N' Dumplins are very good, as are the hoecakes & sorghum butter. Every menu item here is as local as you can get, and fresh. Highly recommend looking up the menu before going, just to make sure there's something you'll eat. Good wine selection.
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Blowing Rock Cigar Company and Club
1179 Main StVery small menu (and I mean small), however it's a very unique menu with excellent food! Chicken 'N' Dumplins are very good, as are the hoecakes & sorghum butter. Every menu item here is as local as you can get, and fresh. Highly recommend looking up the menu before going, just to make sure there's something you'll eat. Good wine selection.
The best fudge and ice cream! The smells will draw you in from a half mile up the street. HUGE selection of fudge/chocolates made in-house and right in front of you. Also a very large hand-dipped ice cream selection with rotating flavors. We recommend walking here, so you can walk off all those sweets when finished! There is a second location at the Tanger Outlets if you're craving something sweet while shopping.
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Kilwin's Chocolates
1103 Main StThe best fudge and ice cream! The smells will draw you in from a half mile up the street. HUGE selection of fudge/chocolates made in-house and right in front of you. Also a very large hand-dipped ice cream selection with rotating flavors. We recommend walking here, so you can walk off all those sweets when finished! There is a second location at the Tanger Outlets if you're craving something sweet while shopping.
Drinks & Nightlife
Just a 4 minute drive from our home, they offer the largest bar selection in Blowing Rock with above-average pub food. Also have a very nice and large outdoor patio space.
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The Town Tavern
1182 Main StJust a 4 minute drive from our home, they offer the largest bar selection in Blowing Rock with above-average pub food. Also have a very nice and large outdoor patio space.
Also known as the Blowing Rock Ale House. All beers are brewed on-site. Small but good food menu. Easy 3 minute drive from our home.
67 recommandé par les habitants
Blowing Rock Brewing Company
152 Sunset DrAlso known as the Blowing Rock Ale House. All beers are brewed on-site. Small but good food menu. Easy 3 minute drive from our home.
Parks & Nature
Blue Ridge Parkway entrance is only a couple miles away!
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway entrance is only a couple miles away!
Located in Linville less than 30 minutes away is Grandfather Mountain. The mile-high swinging bridge is a must see! Also have lots of hiking trails, views, exhibits, and live local black bears.
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Grandfather Mountain
2050 Blowing Rock HwyLocated in Linville less than 30 minutes away is Grandfather Mountain. The mile-high swinging bridge is a must see! Also have lots of hiking trails, views, exhibits, and live local black bears.
Shopping
Tanger Outlets of the Parkway are only a mile away from our home! Many shops and stores such as JCrew, Coach, Banana Republic, Kitchen Collection, Sports Fanatics, Board Paradise, Loft Outlet, GAP, and many more.
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Tanger Outlets Blowing Rock
278 Shoppes on the Parkway RdTanger Outlets of the Parkway are only a mile away from our home! Many shops and stores such as JCrew, Coach, Banana Republic, Kitchen Collection, Sports Fanatics, Board Paradise, Loft Outlet, GAP, and many more.
Located 12 minutes away, and features stores such as Old Navy, TJ Maxx, Belk, JCPenny, Maurices, Sports Fanatic, Panera Bread, and more.
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Boone Mall
1180 Blowing Rock RdLocated 12 minutes away, and features stores such as Old Navy, TJ Maxx, Belk, JCPenny, Maurices, Sports Fanatic, Panera Bread, and more.
Located in downtown Boone about 18 minutes away is the very popular Mast Store, which features a little bit of everything! The candy barrel store is very popular with everyone, and they also feature a large outdoors section. The original Mast General Store is in Valle Crucis, and is a must see for those who enjoy historical places!
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Mast General Store Boone
630 W King StLocated in downtown Boone about 18 minutes away is the very popular Mast Store, which features a little bit of everything! The candy barrel store is very popular with everyone, and they also feature a large outdoors section. The original Mast General Store is in Valle Crucis, and is a must see for those who enjoy historical places!
Downtown Blowing Rock has many local shops. The inventory is ever-changing, and they have the best selection of seasonal decor for the Holidays. You'll find a little bit of everything in downtown from clothing, decor, crafts, jewelry, antiques, art, candles, and even a Tervis store. Our recommendations:
| The Last Straw (a must visit during Christmas!) | Art Walk | My Mountain Home | High Country Candles (see candles made in-person!) | The Spice & Tea Exchange of Blowing Rock | Final Touches | Brass Exchange | Christmas in Blowing Rock
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Blowing Rock
Downtown Blowing Rock has many local shops. The inventory is ever-changing, and they have the best selection of seasonal decor for the Holidays. You'll find a little bit of everything in downtown from clothing, decor, crafts, jewelry, antiques, art, candles, and even a Tervis store. Our recommendations:
| The Last Straw (a must visit during Christmas!) | Art Walk | My Mountain Home | High Country Candles (see candles made in-person!) | The Spice & Tea Exchange of Blowing Rock | Final Touches | Brass Exchange | Christmas in Blowing Rock
Essentials
Food Lion
7533 Valley BlvdLocated less than a mile from the house.
Walmart Supercenter
200 Watauga Village DrLocated about 12 minutes away.
Everything Else
ASU is only a 15 minute drive away! Beautiful campus, and home to the football 3-time FCS National Champion Mountaineers!
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Appalachian State University
287 Rivers StASU is only a 15 minute drive away! Beautiful campus, and home to the football 3-time FCS National Champion Mountaineers!
Entertainment & Activities
Tweetsie Railroad is a must for the kids! Ride the original #12 train (built in 1917) of the East Tennessee/Western North Carolina Railroad! Amusement park rides, shows, gift shops, ski lift, and petting zoo account for some of the fun things to do at Tweetsie. Operating days/times are seasonal, so be sure to check their hours first! During the fall months, the Ghost Train runs at night through Halloween. Located 4 miles away.
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Tweetsie Railroad
Tweetsie RailroadTweetsie Railroad is a must for the kids! Ride the original #12 train (built in 1917) of the East Tennessee/Western North Carolina Railroad! Amusement park rides, shows, gift shops, ski lift, and petting zoo account for some of the fun things to do at Tweetsie. Operating days/times are seasonal, so be sure to check their hours first! During the fall months, the Ghost Train runs at night through Halloween. Located 4 miles away.
A large ropes course, zip line, and lots of fun involved. Located 4 miles away beside Tweetsie Railroad.
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High Gravity Adventures Zip Line & Aerial Park
215 Tweetsie Railroad LnA large ropes course, zip line, and lots of fun involved. Located 4 miles away beside Tweetsie Railroad.
Mystery Hill
129 Mystery Hill LnVery unique place which is ideal for the kiddos.