Mary’s guidebook
Food scene
Delicious food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Check out The Joint Next Door after dinner for music and drinks.
102 locals recommend
The Local Joint
1185B Charlotte HwyDelicious food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Check out The Joint Next Door after dinner for music and drinks.
Rise Above has delicious home-made breads and pastries. There chai tea and coffee is a great too.
28 locals recommend
Rise Above Bakehouse
1207 Charlotte HwyRise Above has delicious home-made breads and pastries. There chai tea and coffee is a great too.
Grab some local veggies. Every day all day: Self-serve honor system produce stand open on the farm April through December. They grow vegetables, berries, and flowers using sustainable methods without the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides.
17 locals recommend
Flying Cloud Farm
1860 Charlotte HwyGrab some local veggies. Every day all day: Self-serve honor system produce stand open on the farm April through December. They grow vegetables, berries, and flowers using sustainable methods without the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides.
Smokey and the Pig
913 Charlotte HwySouthern BBQ with only outdoor seating.
Hilltop Ice Cream Shop
520 Old US Hwy 74Homemade ice cream with scenic seating.
Food, meat, gifts, farm, and events. Check out their events on their webpage. They have super fun barn dances on some Fridays.
74 locals recommend
Hickory Nut Gap Farm
57 Sugar Hollow RdFood, meat, gifts, farm, and events. Check out their events on their webpage. They have super fun barn dances on some Fridays.
Daymoon Coffeebar
381 Old Charlotte HwyCoffee and some pastries
Plant
165 Merrimon AveDELICIOUS vegan food. YUM!
Whistle Hop Brewing Company
1288 Charlotte HwyTurgua Brewing
3131 Cane Creek Road
Cúrate
13 Biltmore AveMake reservations in advance!
Mela Indian Restaurant
70 N Lexington AveYummy Indian food!
Posana Restaurant
1 Biltmore AvePiazza
4 Olde Eastwood Village BlvdGreat pizza and Italian food! Yum!
Sightseeing
Great hike to the top. We recommend also checking out the Hickory Nut Falls Trail. There is an entrance fee.
333 locals recommend
Chimney Rock State Park
431 Main StGreat hike to the top. We recommend also checking out the Hickory Nut Falls Trail. There is an entrance fee.
Check out where Dirty Dancing was filmed! You can go swimming at the beach (fee) in the summer and check out Morse Park next to the lake for a nice stroll or picnic.
102 locals recommend
Lake Lure Beach and Water Park
2724 Memorial HwyCheck out where Dirty Dancing was filmed! You can go swimming at the beach (fee) in the summer and check out Morse Park next to the lake for a nice stroll or picnic.
Nice hike (my kids love it) and great 360 views at the top. You may see some cows at the wide open pasture on top. Bring a picnic lunch. Go straight onto US Hwy 74-A East toward Chimney Rock (up a very long set of switchback curves) to the town of Gerton. Turn right on Bearwallow Mountain Road and go 2.1 miles to the top of the ridge and park on the side of the road (where pavement starts) near the gate in front of a dirt road (don't block gate).
95 locals recommend
Bearwallow Mountain
4854 Bearwallow Mountain RdNice hike (my kids love it) and great 360 views at the top. You may see some cows at the wide open pasture on top. Bring a picnic lunch. Go straight onto US Hwy 74-A East toward Chimney Rock (up a very long set of switchback curves) to the town of Gerton. Turn right on Bearwallow Mountain Road and go 2.1 miles to the top of the ridge and park on the side of the road (where pavement starts) near the gate in front of a dirt road (don't block gate).
WNC Nature Center
75 Gashes Creek RdGreat for the kiddos.
The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted WayBeautiful!
A hike from the home but worth it. Beautiful caves and gem mining.
62 locals recommend
Emerald Village
331 McKinney Mine RdA hike from the home but worth it. Beautiful caves and gem mining.
See where Hunger Games was filmed! Easy hike right off the road. See these three falls with a relatively short walk. Park at the Hooker Falls Access Area at the Dupont State Forest.
128 locals recommend
Triple Falls Trail
See where Hunger Games was filmed! Easy hike right off the road. See these three falls with a relatively short walk. Park at the Hooker Falls Access Area at the Dupont State Forest.
Just 5 minutes down the road on Old Fort (towards Asheville). Playground, creek area to play in, picnic area, and a small walking trail around the park.
Spring Mountain Community Center
807 Old Fort RdJust 5 minutes down the road on Old Fort (towards Asheville). Playground, creek area to play in, picnic area, and a small walking trail around the park.
Blue Ridge Parkway
3884 Blue Ridge ParkwayBeautiful and magical falls! Kid friendly hike. Closed until Spring 2023
216 locals recommend
Catawba Falls
530 Warren Mountain DrBeautiful and magical falls! Kid friendly hike. Closed until Spring 2023
Wildcat Rock Trail
3823 Gerton HwyBook in advance. It’s pricey but totally worth it! Plan to spend the entire day there.
573 locals recommend
The Omni Grove Park Inn Spa
290 Macon AveBook in advance. It’s pricey but totally worth it! Plan to spend the entire day there.
Adventure
Enjoy tubing with the family. Make reservations first!
Sky Tubing
284 Lyman St