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Tweetsie's Railroad

Families love riding on the famous steam engine for a trip back in time complete with Cowboys, train robbers and marauding renegades. Stroll down the Western Main Street and visit the jail. Take aim at the Arcade and Shooting Gallery.

Take a spin on the rides in the Country Fair and on Miner’s Mountain and check out the friendly animals at the Deer Park, stretch your legs on the playground, get your face painted or try your had at gem mining or panning for gold.

During their visit people remember the remarkable defiance of gravity, where you can see a ball roll uphill, and where folks are pulled from an upright position to an uncanny standing angle of nearly 45°. This strange phenomenon has been amusing and puzzling visitors to Mystery Hill for generations.

Located in West Jefferson and nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge, Mountain Aire is an established, public course offering 18 holes of well-maintained fairways, complimented by the natural, rugged beauty of the Appalachians. We are located just 30 minutes from Boone.

In addition to offering a challenging round of mountain golf, Mountain Aire also "plays" the backdrop for a beautiful golf community called Fairway Ridge.

Scream Time Ziplines is located in "The High Country", this beautiful location is perfect for a recreation excursion. After the popular movie Medicine Man staring Sean Connery hit movie theaters in 1992, the concept of exploring the canopy of the tree tops utilizing climbing ropes, harnesses, and pulleys sparked the interest of adventure travelers around the world.

Horn In The West is one of the nation's oldest Revolutionary War dramas, it portrays the lives of pioneers who braved the wilderness to settle in the Blue Ridge mountains seeking freedom from British tyranny.

Able to accommodate 507 patrons, Barter Theatre is a grand theatre full of rich history and home to incredible productions.

Hawks Nest Zipline is recognized for having the largest Snow Tubing Park on the East Coast, we’ve added the longest Zip line Tour as well, featuring ten cables, two of which are known in the zip line industry as super or mega zips.