Boone, NC Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

BOONE is the most obvious northern base for exploring the mountains; the town itself holds little of interest, though as home to the Appalachian State University it does have a life of its own. On campus, just off Hwy-321, the small Appalachian Cultural Museum (Tues–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm; $2, free Tues) gives a good overview of the area, concentrating on suchmountain pastimes as music, storytelling, stock-car racing and making moonshine whiskey. Corny family entertainments dot US-321 – the three-mile steam-driven Tweetsie Railroad, which also has other attractions, is all that … more »