Guidebook for Todd

Kim & Tim
Guidebook for Todd

Food Scene

Some of the best!
Family style dining; this place has never, ever disappointed! They bring steaming bowls and platters of wonderful food until you asked them to stop! Breakfast or dinner - equally great experience. Be aware, however, they do not accept credit cards! There is an ATM in the lobby.
70 locals recommend
Dan'l Boone Inn
130 Hardin St
70 locals recommend
Family style dining; this place has never, ever disappointed! They bring steaming bowls and platters of wonderful food until you asked them to stop! Breakfast or dinner - equally great experience. Be aware, however, they do not accept credit cards! There is an ATM in the lobby.
This little sweet spot is just great food, period! Only 5 parking spots, indoor & outdoor tables, quaint atmosphere and a "Homestyle Southern" menu that changes daily. Try it, you'll love it!
73 locals recommend
Proper
142 Water St
73 locals recommend
This little sweet spot is just great food, period! Only 5 parking spots, indoor & outdoor tables, quaint atmosphere and a "Homestyle Southern" menu that changes daily. Try it, you'll love it!
Great food for all ages, full bar. Try their meatloaf and mac & cheese - you won't be disappointed! Ever had French Onion Soup served with a pair of scissors? This is the place!
29 locals recommend
Pepper's Restaurant and Bar
240 Shadowline Dr
29 locals recommend
Great food for all ages, full bar. Try their meatloaf and mac & cheese - you won't be disappointed! Ever had French Onion Soup served with a pair of scissors? This is the place!
Just the best breakfasts anywhere (they serve lunch as well)! The place packs out and closes at 2 - but they are well worth the wait if you're a breakfast fan (and even if you're not)!
31 locals recommend
Sunrise Grill
1675 NC-105
31 locals recommend
Just the best breakfasts anywhere (they serve lunch as well)! The place packs out and closes at 2 - but they are well worth the wait if you're a breakfast fan (and even if you're not)!
Great Italian food in a romantic setting!
26 locals recommend
Casa Rustica Restaurant
1348 NC-105
26 locals recommend
Great Italian food in a romantic setting!
Best burgers around with locally sourced beef. Very casual, the food's definitely a treat.
52 locals recommend
Come Back Shack
1521 Blowing Rock Rd
52 locals recommend
Best burgers around with locally sourced beef. Very casual, the food's definitely a treat.
Great Italian food & beverage with large portions (huge, actually)!
22 locals recommend
Bella's Italian Restaurant
190 Boone Heights Dr
22 locals recommend
Great Italian food & beverage with large portions (huge, actually)!
Another incredible place to eat. Not inexpensive, but worth every nickel if you're in the market for something special!
82 locals recommend
Over Yonder Restaurant and Fresh Market
3608 NC-194
82 locals recommend
Another incredible place to eat. Not inexpensive, but worth every nickel if you're in the market for something special!
Wonderful, fairly high-end Steak house.
24 locals recommend
Peddler Steak House
1972 Blowing Rock Rd
24 locals recommend
Wonderful, fairly high-end Steak house.
In the same vein as Panera Bread only MUCH better!
55 locals recommend
Stick Boy Kitchen
211 Boone Heights Dr
55 locals recommend
In the same vein as Panera Bread only MUCH better!
Great Mexican food - better than Los...
12 locals recommend
Dos Amigos
187 New Market Centre
12 locals recommend
Great Mexican food - better than Los...
"Inventive" pizzas and a great beer selection!
21 locals recommend
Capone's Pizza
139 New Market Centre
21 locals recommend
"Inventive" pizzas and a great beer selection!
Cuban food in the mountains of North Carolina!
22 locals recommend
Havana Cafe
109 BackStreet
22 locals recommend
Cuban food in the mountains of North Carolina!
Best coffee shop in West Jefferson!
31 locals recommend
Bohemia
5 N Jefferson Ave
31 locals recommend
Best coffee shop in West Jefferson!
Locally made cheese for sampling and purchase. You can watch it being made directly across the street!
104 locals recommend
Ashe County Cheese
106 E Main St
104 locals recommend
Locally made cheese for sampling and purchase. You can watch it being made directly across the street!
Not fancy, just good local food.
Sharpie's Restaurant
11888 Hwy 421 S
Not fancy, just good local food.
You know the place - just helping you find it in Boone!
8 locals recommend
Starbucks
240 Shadowline Dr
8 locals recommend
You know the place - just helping you find it in Boone!
Terrific little local coffee shop - check 'em out!
16 locals recommend
Higher Grounds Coffee Shop
201 New Market Centre
16 locals recommend
Terrific little local coffee shop - check 'em out!
Some of the best pizza in the High Country is in the tiny but totally cool town of Lancing. Not far from West Jefferson - this place is well worth the drive if you're craving pizza!
46 locals recommend
Pie On the Mountain
9360 NC-194
46 locals recommend
Some of the best pizza in the High Country is in the tiny but totally cool town of Lancing. Not far from West Jefferson - this place is well worth the drive if you're craving pizza!
This place is pretty nondescript in the curb appeal department but the food is over the top amazing! ABSOLUTELY one of the best in the High Country!
24 locals recommend
Suba's Restaurant
2736 S Shady St
24 locals recommend
This place is pretty nondescript in the curb appeal department but the food is over the top amazing! ABSOLUTELY one of the best in the High Country!

Drinks & Nightlife

43 locals recommend
Boone Saloon
489 W King St
43 locals recommend
104 locals recommend
The Local
179 Howard St
104 locals recommend
131 locals recommend
Lost Province Brewing Co.
130 N Depot St
131 locals recommend
137 locals recommend
Booneshine Brewing Company
465 Industrial Park Dr
137 locals recommend
Red Moon Catering
421 Blowing Rock Rd
Local beer and wine market
7 locals recommend
Benchmark Provisions Beer and Wine
122 Depot St
7 locals recommend
Local beer and wine market
Good local beer and food - try the shrimp and grits!
83 locals recommend
Boondocks Brewing Tap Room & Restaurant
108 S Jefferson Ave
83 locals recommend
Good local beer and food - try the shrimp and grits!

Entertainment & Activities

Tubing, fly fishing, fun day!
64 locals recommend
RiverGirl Fishing Co.
4041 Todd Railroad Grade Rd
64 locals recommend
Tubing, fly fishing, fun day!
Old time train ride with cowboys and indians! Some rides and a rope climbing area. Great place to spend the day!
54 locals recommend
Tweetsie Railroad Ln
Tweetsie Railroad Ln
54 locals recommend
Old time train ride with cowboys and indians! Some rides and a rope climbing area. Great place to spend the day!
Whitewater rafting fun for the entire family!
67 locals recommend
EDGE of the WORLD NC Whitewater Rafting, Rock Climbing and Rappelling
394 Shawneehaw Ave S
67 locals recommend
Whitewater rafting fun for the entire family!
You can really pan for gold!
26 locals recommend
The Greater Foscoe Mining Co
8998 NC-105
26 locals recommend
You can really pan for gold!
21 locals recommend
Foggy Mountain Gem Mine
4416 NC-105
21 locals recommend
One of the area's ski resorts offering skiing, snow tubing, snowshoeing and ice skating. We aren't skiers, so this is just information rather than a recommendation!
295 locals recommend
Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc
1009 Sugar Mountain Dr
295 locals recommend
One of the area's ski resorts offering skiing, snow tubing, snowshoeing and ice skating. We aren't skiers, so this is just information rather than a recommendation!
Another area ski resort offering skiing, tubing and ice skating. Again, we are not skiers, so just offering information!
367 locals recommend
Beech Mountain Ski Resort
1007 S Beech Mountain Pkwy
367 locals recommend
Another area ski resort offering skiing, tubing and ice skating. Again, we are not skiers, so just offering information!
Another area ski resort offering skiing, snowboarding and ice skating (not sure whether they have snow tubing).
251 locals recommend
Appalachian Ski Mtn
940 Ski Mountain Rd
251 locals recommend
Another area ski resort offering skiing, snowboarding and ice skating (not sure whether they have snow tubing).
The largest snow tubing park on the east coast, this is tubing at it's finest! They offer lighted lanes 400 -1000 feet long so you can even tube after dark. We've been and had a BLAST!
238 locals recommend
Hawksnest Snow Tubing and Zipline
2058 Skyland Dr
238 locals recommend
The largest snow tubing park on the east coast, this is tubing at it's finest! They offer lighted lanes 400 -1000 feet long so you can even tube after dark. We've been and had a BLAST!
One of the area's highest rated horseback riding experiences. Never tried them, but intend to soon!
20 locals recommend
Dutch Creek Trails
3740 Rubin Walker Rd
20 locals recommend
One of the area's highest rated horseback riding experiences. Never tried them, but intend to soon!
Another highly rated place to ride horseback, this company offers trail rides through the Moses Cone Memorial Park trails!
10 locals recommend
Vx3 Trail Rides LLC
1 Yonahlossee Rd
10 locals recommend
Another highly rated place to ride horseback, this company offers trail rides through the Moses Cone Memorial Park trails!
Nice public course if you enjoy golf - my granddad played here every morning of his retired life (and fished every afternoon)!
31 locals recommend
Boone Golf Club
433 Fairway Dr
31 locals recommend
Nice public course if you enjoy golf - my granddad played here every morning of his retired life (and fished every afternoon)!

Parks & Nature

Awesome hike that ends with incredible 360 degree views!
94 locals recommend
Elk Knob State Park
5564 Meat Camp Rd
94 locals recommend
Awesome hike that ends with incredible 360 degree views!
Hiking trail all the way around the lake; canoes for rent.
43 locals recommend
Price Lake
43 locals recommend
Hiking trail all the way around the lake; canoes for rent.
Great place for picnics and good clean fun for the family. Creeks to play in, picnic tables - even bathrooms!
70 locals recommend
Julian Price Memorial Park
297 Blue Ridge Pkwy
70 locals recommend
Great place for picnics and good clean fun for the family. Creeks to play in, picnic tables - even bathrooms!
Another beautiful place to spend a few hours or an entire day.
138 locals recommend
Moses Cone Manor
138 locals recommend
Another beautiful place to spend a few hours or an entire day.
If the drive up the mountain doesn't take your breath away, the view will - it is absolutely incredible. Just do it!
39 locals recommend
Wiseman's View Scenic Overlook
39 locals recommend
If the drive up the mountain doesn't take your breath away, the view will - it is absolutely incredible. Just do it!
Stunning panoramic view of Boone from atop a wooded knoll. This little park offers picnic tables & trails along with the views!
28 locals recommend
Howards Knob County Park
604 Howards Knob Rd
28 locals recommend
Stunning panoramic view of Boone from atop a wooded knoll. This little park offers picnic tables & trails along with the views!

Sightseeing

Beautiful caverns!
317 locals recommend
Linville Caverns, Inc.
19929 U.S. 221
317 locals recommend
Beautiful caverns!
Great hike with a "Mile High Swinging Bridge!" Environmental habitats, etc. great place to spend a day!
716 locals recommend
Grandfather Mountain
2050 Blowing Rock Hwy
716 locals recommend
Great hike with a "Mile High Swinging Bridge!" Environmental habitats, etc. great place to spend a day!
Incredibly beautiful drive - but not for those in a hurry. Take your time, enjoy this stunning by-way!
91 locals recommend
Blue Ridge Parkway
91 locals recommend
Incredibly beautiful drive - but not for those in a hurry. Take your time, enjoy this stunning by-way!
Take a step back in time and visit this original general store. There are two "new" locations - one just down the road and another on King Street in Boone - but this is the original and it's quite interesting!
113 locals recommend
Mast General Store
113 locals recommend
Take a step back in time and visit this original general store. There are two "new" locations - one just down the road and another on King Street in Boone - but this is the original and it's quite interesting!

Arts & Culture

Outdoor theatre with the story of Daniel Boone - it's a great history lesson in entertainment form. Great for the whole family! (seasonal, for obvious reasons) - horninthewest.com
13 locals recommend
Horn in the West Drive
Horn in the West Drive
13 locals recommend
Outdoor theatre with the story of Daniel Boone - it's a great history lesson in entertainment form. Great for the whole family! (seasonal, for obvious reasons) - horninthewest.com
How about an alpaca farm visit? They even have a shop where you can purchase items made from their wool!
Landmark Farm Alpacas
1118 Landmark Church Rd
How about an alpaca farm visit? They even have a shop where you can purchase items made from their wool!

Shopping

Quaint specialty shops, Ashe County Cheese Factory, Rose Mountain Butcher (for local meats), Boondocks brewery and more.
125 locals recommend
West Jefferson
125 locals recommend
Quaint specialty shops, Ashe County Cheese Factory, Rose Mountain Butcher (for local meats), Boondocks brewery and more.
Take a walk down King Street in Boone. Great local shops, eateries and more!
285 locals recommend
Boone
285 locals recommend
Take a walk down King Street in Boone. Great local shops, eateries and more!
Tiny, country convenience store - when you forgot something and need "Plan B". You gotta go here - even if only for the name!
Plan B
116 Meat Camp Rd
Tiny, country convenience store - when you forgot something and need "Plan B". You gotta go here - even if only for the name!
Fresh local eggs, Ashe County cheese, relishes, preserves, & local gossip!
6 locals recommend
Goober Peas Country Store
1773 NC-194
6 locals recommend
Fresh local eggs, Ashe County cheese, relishes, preserves, & local gossip!
Terrific little "must visit" in the area! Homemade baked goods, great arts, crafts, gifts, great place and porch to relax and hang out after a walk, ride, or paddle. Sometimes there is even live music!
19 locals recommend
Todd Mercantile
3899 Todd Railroad Grade Rd
19 locals recommend
Terrific little "must visit" in the area! Homemade baked goods, great arts, crafts, gifts, great place and porch to relax and hang out after a walk, ride, or paddle. Sometimes there is even live music!
Because some people like to shop and sometimes in rains so you need indoor activities!
109 locals recommend
Tanger Outlets Blowing Rock
278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd
109 locals recommend
Because some people like to shop and sometimes in rains so you need indoor activities!
Specialty shops, restaurants, and a beautiful park in the middle! Your kids (maybe you, too) will love the ice cream shop!
398 locals recommend
Blowing Rock
398 locals recommend
Specialty shops, restaurants, and a beautiful park in the middle! Your kids (maybe you, too) will love the ice cream shop!