Guidebook for Boone
Food Scene
Coyote Kitchen
200 Southgate DrAllergy-friendly and otherwise amazing, locally sourced food!
Stick Boy Bread Company
345 Hardin StDelicious baked goods!
Stick Boy Kitchen
211 Boone Heights DrI eat here about once a week. Delicious breakfast.
Plenty of tables are available, or, better yet, you might get the couch! They make delicious doughnuts to go along with in-house-roasted coffee or tea.
58 locals recommend
Local Lion
791 Blowing Rock RdPlenty of tables are available, or, better yet, you might get the couch! They make delicious doughnuts to go along with in-house-roasted coffee or tea.
Melanie's is well-known for the best breakfasts in Boone, made of locally-sourced food. Our favorite is their banana nut French toast. If you go on Sunday morning, expect a long wait.
95 locals recommend
Melanie's
664 W King StMelanie's is well-known for the best breakfasts in Boone, made of locally-sourced food. Our favorite is their banana nut French toast. If you go on Sunday morning, expect a long wait.
For a relatively cheap price, order a full breakfast of bagels and eggs.
16 locals recommend
Boone Bagelry
516 W King StFor a relatively cheap price, order a full breakfast of bagels and eggs.
Essentials
Walmart Supercenter
200 Watauga Village DrEarth Fare
178 W King StLowes Foods of Boone
267 New Market CentreEntertainment & Activities
Appalachian Ski Mtn
940 Ski Mountain Rd A tiny, but fun, mountain.
I hear many good reviews of this place, but, having never visited, I would send you to Beech Mountain.
199 locals recommend
Sugar Mountain
I hear many good reviews of this place, but, having never visited, I would send you to Beech Mountain.
Personally, I think its the best ski-resort in the area, but I'm a little biased.
367 locals recommend
Beech Mountain Ski Resort
1007 S Beech Mountain PkwyPersonally, I think its the best ski-resort in the area, but I'm a little biased.
Regal Boone Cinema
210 Center StOne of the biggest attractions in our area, this Western-themed amusement park is fun for all ages, but especially for the little ones.
242 locals recommend
Tweetsie Railroad
300 Tweetsie Railroad Ln One of the biggest attractions in our area, this Western-themed amusement park is fun for all ages, but especially for the little ones.
In this one small building, you will see and experience things which seem to defy gravity or twist your mind in other ways. We think it is a little over-priced, but if you're up for the cost, this is a fun rainy-day adventure.
79 locals recommend
Mystery Hill
129 Mystery Hill LnIn this one small building, you will see and experience things which seem to defy gravity or twist your mind in other ways. We think it is a little over-priced, but if you're up for the cost, this is a fun rainy-day adventure.
Getting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1435 NC-105Shopping
A chain of the original Mast Store, this one is about 15 minutes closer, and upholds the antique atmosphere.
107 locals recommend
Mast General Store Boone
630 W King St A chain of the original Mast Store, this one is about 15 minutes closer, and upholds the antique atmosphere.
Built in 1883, this thriving general store is a frequented by locals and tourists alike.
102 locals recommend
Mast Store Annex
2918 Broadstone RdBuilt in 1883, this thriving general store is a frequented by locals and tourists alike.
Gregory Alan's
1151 Main StCrosstrade Jewelry and Gifts
1087 Main StHistoric Downtown Blowing Rock, 25 minutes from our home, is a great place visit. Here you will find shops offering everything from clothes, pottery or model cars, to ice-cream or a refined dinner. Walk through the central park, or take one of the many hikes.
398 locals recommend
Blowing Rock
Historic Downtown Blowing Rock, 25 minutes from our home, is a great place visit. Here you will find shops offering everything from clothes, pottery or model cars, to ice-cream or a refined dinner. Walk through the central park, or take one of the many hikes.
Parks & Nature
A wooded hike, with a nearly 360º long-range view at the top. On this moderate hike, you will walk about three miles round-trip.
94 locals recommend
Elk Knob State Park
5564 Meat Camp RdA wooded hike, with a nearly 360º long-range view at the top. On this moderate hike, you will walk about three miles round-trip.
On Grandfather Mountain you will find a small zoo of native animals, gasp at the incredible views, hike trails of varying difficulty, cross the swinging bridge, or simply enjoy a picnic in one of the shelters, or explore the museum.
204 locals recommend
Grandfather Mountain State Park
On Grandfather Mountain you will find a small zoo of native animals, gasp at the incredible views, hike trails of varying difficulty, cross the swinging bridge, or simply enjoy a picnic in one of the shelters, or explore the museum.
Arts & Culture
Built in 1908 by Dr. John Walter Jones, one of the first physicians in the area, this building was his doctor's office and family home. In the center of downtown Boone, it is now a center for local music and art.
19 locals recommend
Jones House Cultural and Community Center
604 W King StBuilt in 1908 by Dr. John Walter Jones, one of the first physicians in the area, this building was his doctor's office and family home. In the center of downtown Boone, it is now a center for local music and art.