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The Sweet Onion restaurant offers regional cuisine with contemporary flair. From traditional favorites like southern fried chicken to signature pastas, fresh mountain trout and scrumptious house-made desserts, there is something for everyone in the family.

The Chef's Table restaurant is a celebration of the best wine country cuisine in the Great Smoky Mountains. The restaurant uses only the freshest seasonal, local foods and produce-pairing their exceptional recipes with wines from around the world.

A unique farm to fork experience: Innovative southern food with a local backbone & home-grown libations. Frog's Leap Public House is a farm to table country pub and is focused on the culture, art, music, wine, beer and especially the food of Western NC.

Bourbon Barrel Beef & Ale specializes in hand-cut, all natural steaks, incredible burgers, and other classic American comfort foods that are made using only the finest local and sustainable ingredients available. They also feature a great selection of craft beers from local artisan brewers, and of course an extensive selection of small batch bourbons and whiskey.

Frankies Italian Trattoria is a classic family owned labor of love dining experience, serving Italian comfort food like; pizza, pasta and antipasti. We also prepare a variety of classic dishes like Veal Marsala, Chicken Parmigiana and Salmon Piccata. Only the finest quality and freshest ingredients are used in our menu, and of course there's the wine. We offer many wines, some by the glass...BUON APPETITO!!

Bogart's Restaurant specializes in great steaks, soups and salads, and offers a casual family atmosphere in a rustic setting with a menu noted for its practical value.

Nick & Nate's specializes in hand tossed pizza's using the freshest quality ingredients. They also feature a selection of local handcrafted beers.

Nico's Cafe brings to the mountains of North Carolina the foods of Old Ybor City in Tampa where the flavors of Spanish, Cuban and Italian cultures have blended over the years to produce truly unique cuisine!

Roasted in small batches with careful attention to extracting the natural characteristics distinct to each growing region, Panacea takes pride in expanding its retail sales to the greater US. The freshest coffee from around the world delivered directly to your door.

18 Holes, Par 72, Yardage 4,408-6,904. Bob Cupp designed course with altitudes from 3,000-4,500 feet. Driving range & putting green.

18 Holes, Par 72, Yardage 4,600-6,466. Driving range, putting green.

27 Holes, Par 70, Yardage; Dogwood Course, 1,912-2,829, Carolina Course, 2,383-2,969, Blueridge Course, 2,150-2,974. Donald Ross designed course. Chipping area, putting green.

18 Holes, Par 70, Yardage 5,783-6,859. Arnold Palmer designed course with elevations reaching 3,700 feet. Driving range, target fairway with 3 target greens, chipping area and putting green.

BILTMORE HOUSE, GARDENS & WINERY - George Vanderbilt's 250 room chateau, built on his 8,000 acre estate was completed in 1895. Biltmore is an architectural and historical wonder. The historic gardens are breathtaking from Spring to Fall. Visit America's largest home.

Outstanding scenery and recreational opportunities make the Blue Ridge Parkway one of the most popular sections of the National Park System. "America's Favorite Drive" offers 469 miles connecting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in NC to the Shenandoah National Park in VA. The parkway offers scenic overlooks with stunning views, abundant hiking trails, a diverse display of flora and fauna, picnic areas, campsites and interpretative exhibits.

The newly expanded 80,000 square foot facility allows you to experience a 24-hour casino with over 3,500 video gaming machines and live table games like Blackjack, Roulette and Craps. The complex also features a variety of restaurants, live entertainment in the 3,00 seat Cherokee Events Center, shopping and an arcade.

A short drive South of Waynesville to the Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Forest and Gorges State Park in Transylvania County, you will find over 200 magnificent waterfalls, 1000+ miles of trails and over 300 miles of peerless single track, hundreds more miles of fire roads and an endless variety of road cycling options.

The ski area is located a mile high in the mountains of Western North Carolina in nearby Maggie Valley offering 100% snow making on 16 lighted slopes. There is a variety of terrain for skiers and snowboarders of all skill levels, including the Cat Cage Terrain Park.

Today the Smokies, the western section of the Appalachian Mountains, include the most visited U.S. national park. This refuge is home to black bears, bobcats, 30 species of salamanders, and myriad birds, plus over 4000 species of plants. Overlooking it all are the Smokies, rising to 6,643 feet (2,025 meters) at their highest point. Most visitors travel through the park by car, along scenic drives that provide spectacular vistas, but more than 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) of trails wind through the park’s interior.

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will take you on a journey through a remote and beautiful corner of Western North Carolina. Round-trip excursions departing from Bryson city ride into river gorges, across valleys and through tunnels carved out of majestic mountains. Specialty excursions include: Dinner Trains, Peanuts The Easter Beagle Express, The Lon Ranger, Railfest, The Great Pumpkin Patch Express and The Polar Express.

NOC operates whitewater rafting trips on the Southeast's best rivers, in picturesque wilderness settings. the rivers include the Chattooga, Cheoah, French Broad, Nantahala, Nolichucky, Ocoee and Pigeon Rivers. The rafting trips range in intensity from an easy mild mountain escape to extreme excitement with more spirited, steeper, bolder choked rapids.

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre showcases the talents of the people of the region and produces a year-round schedule of plays and musicals. The Performing Arts Center at the Shelton House is a stunning facility constructed in the style of the traditional Summer Stock playhouses of the 1920's. HART's main stage performances are in the James Auditorium, a 255-seat traditional proscenium space that operates April through November. In the winter, productions shift to the 75-seat Feichter Studio Theatre for a second season that begins in January and runs through April. The intimate Feichter Studio puts the audience no more than three rows from the actors.

Folkmoot USA, the State International Festival of North Carolina, is a two-week celebration of the world's cultural heritage through folk music and dance. Held each summer across the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, Folkmoot features performances, a parade and workshops by up to 300 performers from about nine countries. Performers demonstrate cultural heritage through colorful, authentic and original reproduction costumes, lively dance and traditional music.

The ranch's 5,000-foot elevation bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park provides the ideal combination of extraordinary mountain views and wonderfully cool summer temperatures. The rides can follow lush forest trails, through a rhododendron tunnel and across several mountain streams, following the Cataloochee Divide. Or, take a ride to Hemphill Bald, the highest point on the ranch for the best long range views.

A 100% tree-based adventure, the zipline canopy tour allows participants to experience a secluded mountain cove from 2 feet to over 200 feet in the air. The tour includes 10 ziplines, ranging from 120 to 1100 feet in length, 2 rappelling experiences, 2 suspended sky bridges and 3 short hikes with beautiful long-range views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The tour is approximately 3.5 hours on well over one mile of suspended cable.

Cataloochee Valley Tours is a nature-based Eco-tour company, focusing on the Eastern most boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Cataloochee Valley is steeped in history, laced with abundant wildflowers and rich with wildlife including elk, white-tailed deer, black bear, butterflies and many species of birds like cedar waxwings, indigo buntings, wild turkeys and ruffed grouse. Several tour options include an evening Elk Eco Tour, a wildflower Hike and a firefly Night Walk to witness the synchronous fireflies.

You’ve wanted it for a while and now you’ve got it but don’t know what to do with it! Or…you’ve had it for a while but lost interest in it. Don’t let your digital camera sit around gathering dust! Let Sarajane Case inspire you to see the world a little differently and capture those images to be shared and treasured. See our Blog post for more information.

Find Your Creative Self - Paint the awesome beauty of the Blue Ridge and take home your own expression of the essence of the mountains, lakes and surrounding foliage with Jo Ridge Kelley A one-on-one painting session (water color or oil) with Jo Ridge Kelley of Curve Studios in the River Arts District, Asheville. You will also find Jo's contemporary impressionistic mountain scape originals in downtown Waynesille at Twigs and Leaves Gallery. See our Blog post for more information.

Our region offers an abundance of trout and smallmouth bass fishing against a backdrop of majestic mountains, forests, rivers and streams. Fly fishing in Western North Carolina with Curtis Wright Outritters will ensure the best opportunity for you to enjoy this unique area and catch some spectacular fish. Here in the mountains of WNC, we have hundreds of miles of wild trout water to fish, including dozens of secluded native brook trout streams in the high elevations, as well as many larger trout rivers in both North Carolina and East Tennessee. See our Blog post for further information.

Stuck in a Rut? The cure just might be a tour With Esther Blakely to see the elk Rut in Cataloochee Valley this fall. In addition to the spectacular fall foliage, it is one of the highlights of the season here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. In September and October, you will hear the call of the wild and witness bull elk sparring and vying for mating rites.