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Mount Airy, NC is just 12 miles south of the Milepost 199.4 Fancy Gap, VA Parkway entrance via Highway 52S. Visit Andy Griffith’s hometown and inspiration for the fictional town of Mayberry. Attractions include the Andy Griffith Collection, squad car tours, regional museum, Floyd’s Barbershop, Wally’s Service Station, historic downtown,… Read More
Join us at The Floyd Country Store on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:00 pm for a live concert with Mountain Highway. Tickets are $18 general admission, $22 reserved seating, available for sale online and in the store. With a style all their own, Mountain Highway is a musical family… Read More
Mountain Star Gallery is located in beautiful Fancy Gap, VA at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 199.4. Owned by potters Don and Susan Walton, the gallery represents over 100 artists from the US.  Featuring pottery, metal, glass, jewelry and more, you are certain to find that perfect and original gift… Read More
The 50,000-square-foot Museum of the Shenandoah Valley seeks to preserve and enrich the cultural life and heritage of the Valley. It sits on land originally claimed by Winchester founder James Wood in 1735.  Your visit includes the regional history museum complex including Glen Burnie Historic House, 6 acres of… Read More
NC High Country Host & Regional Visitor Center – Visit us for travel information for the Boone, Blowing Rock, Beech Mountain, and West Jefferson area. We’re open 7 days a week and located just off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 291.8. Order a free vacation planner at highcountryhost.com… Read More
The North Carolina Mountain Arts Adventure is a juried group of Alleghany County professional artists and craftspeople dedicated to designing and creating high quality, handmade art and fine craft. It is the group’s intent to provide opportunities for the public to meet and interact with individual artists in their personal… Read More
New Morning Gallery – A fine crafts destination for over 30 years, offering a unique selection of hand-crafted furniture, home accessories, pottery, glass, jewelry, garden sculpture and other imaginative gifts by American artisans in a 12,500 square foot setting. The gallery is located in Historic Biltmore Village, two blocks from… Read More
October 20 Program – Loyal Forces: The American Animals of World War II The Brevard College History Program and the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas are pleased to host Brevard College alumna Toni McCourt Kiser for a discussion of her book, Loyal Forces: The American Animals of World… Read More
Celebrate Christmas the Old Time Appalachian way….wagon rides, live music, baked goods, square dancing, warm cider and roasted nuts, fire pits, food, storytelling, quilting and spinning demonstrations, handmade items by local artisans, Santa and his sleigh and much more. Downtown restaurants and shops open late. You will find unique, one… Read More
Join us at the Floyd Country Store on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 7:00 pm for The Unique Sound of the Mountains with Larry Sigmon & The Virginia Girls. Tickets are $12 general admission, available for sale online and in the store. Larry Sigmon was born in Callaway, Virginia. His… Read More