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Featured Destinations in the North Georgia and Western North Carolina Mountains

Award Winning North Carolina State Park

Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park

Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park
Come for the views discover infinite possibilities - is the natural fulfillment of your trip to the North Carolina mountains. Take a deep breath of refreshing mountain air, become invigorated by our hiking trails, and let your cares fade away in the cool mist of Hickory Nut Falls.

The perfect place to reconnect with nature and spend time with family and friends. Only minutes from Lake Lure, Chimney Rock offers the best of the mountains in one place – panaramic views, hiking trails for all ages, a waterfall and signature special events.

9431 Main St  •  Chimney Rock NC 28720  •  828-625-9611  •  www.ChimneyRockPark.com

National Arts & Craft Educational Center in Gatlinburg, TN

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a national art and craft education center located just one mile from the entrance of the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  The School offers weekend, one and two week workshops for the beginner to advanced artist, taught by national and international practicing studio artists and university faculty.

Students work and learn in professionally equipped studios on our stunning 13 acre residential campus hidden in the heart of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  Workshops and classes are offered in ceramics, fiber, metals/jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, warm glass, woodturning, woodworking, mixed media, books, paper and more.

556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738  •  865.436.5860  •  info@arrowmont.org  • www.Arrowmont.org

Appalachian Museum and Family Fun in Rabun County Georgia

Foxfire Appalachian Museum & Heritage Center

Fox Fire Museum and Heritage Center
Home of the Foxfire book series - the physical legacy built by high school students who took a real interest in their heritage while producing the Foxfire Magazine, an ongoing documentation of Southern Appalachia. Truly unique artifact collection in and around 106 acres with 20+ log cabins. Various Heritage Skills classes are offered spring to fall each year and teach traditional crafts and practices, such as weaving, herbal medicine, and broom making.  

Visitors to the Foxfire Museum in Mountain City, GA, can imaginatively re-create the works and days of southern Appalachia in the 1800s.

98 Foxfire Lane  •  Mountain City, GA 30562  •  706.746.5828  • Foxfire.org

Scottish Tartans Museum in Franklin North Carolina

Scottish Tartans Museum & Gift Shop

Scottish Tartans Museum & GIft Shop
A visit to the Scottish Tartans Museum and Gift Shop in the Smoky Mountains is a stroll through the history and culture of Scotland. Located on Main Street in downtown Franklin, NC, our museum showcases a large gallery of tartans, kilts and Highland dress history, as well as an expansive gift shop.

Our gift shop features many unique Scottish gift items, including books, music, jewelry and more. We offer a full range of custom Highland Dress items to get you outfitted from head to toe. Every purchase helps to fund the museum!

86 E Main Street • Franklin, North Carolina, 28734 • 828.524.7472  •  www.ScottishTartans.org

  

  

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