Culture
Alta Vista Gallery
| Valle Crucis fine art gallery, contemporary art, handmade pottery, landscape artists, Blue Ridge galleries. | |
| Location: | 2839 Broadstone Road Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Phone: | 828-963-5247 |
Art Cellar Gallery
| Featuring Painting and sculpture by regionally, nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. The gallery collection also includes regional pottery, glass and wood. | |
| Location: | 920 Shawneehaw Lane Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
Banner Elk Winery & Villa
| Stop in for a tasting, open year round daily from 12pm-6pm.v | |
| Location: | 60 Deer Run Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Phone: | 828-898-9090 |
Banner House Museum
| Provides the feel of 19th century history and Appalachian mountain history in the high country and Banner Elk. | |
| Location: | 7990 Hickory Nut Gap Road Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Phone: | 828-898-3634 |
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
| The museum’s mission is to promote and celebrate the visual arts, history, and rich heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains. | |
| Location: | 159 Chestnut Street Blowing Rock, NC 28605 |
| Phone: | 828-295-9099 |
Carlton Gallery
| A fine art gallery featuring paintings, wood, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, glass, and other items. | |
| Location: | 10360 NC-105 Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Phone: | 828-963-4288 |
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
| Contains an outstanding collection of native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. | |
| Location: | 651 Horn in the West Drive Boone, NC 28607 |
| Phone: | 828-264-6390 |
Ensemble Stage
| Professional Theatre Performing Arts Group presenting Stage Plays in Blowing Rock and Boone. | |
| Location: | 130 Sunset Drive Blowing Rock, NC 28605 |
| Phone: | 828-414-1844 |
Flat Top Brewing Company
| Flat Top Brewing Company is one of the highest breweries on the east coast in Banner Elk, NC at over 3000 ft. above sea level. | |
| Location: | 567 Main Street E Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Phone: | 828-898-8677 |
Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
| This family-run winery on scenic grounds offers a tasting room and frequent events. | |
| Location: | 225 Vineyard Lane Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Phone: | 828-963-2400 |
Hickory Ridge Living History Museum
| At the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum you can learn what life was like in the 1700s as our country was formed and expanded. | |
| Location: | 591 Horn in the West Drive Boone, NC 28607 |
| Phone: | 828-264-2120 |
Horn in the West Outdoor Drama
| Centered around the frontiersman Daniel Boone and the fight for American Independence, Horn in the West is a thrilling look back at our nation’s beginnings. | |
| Location: | 591 Horn in the West Drive Boone, NC 28607 |
| Phone: | 828-264-2120 |
Lees-McRae Summer Theater
| Celebrating over 30 years of musicals in the high country. | |
| Location: | 191 Main Street Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Phone: | 828-898-8748 |
Maggie Black Pottery
| Functional and decorative stoneware, earthenware and raku. | |
| Location: | 112 Clubhouse Drive #1 Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Phone: | 828-963-2565 |
Orchard at Altapass
| Experience old-time Appalachia on the Blue Ridge Parkway! The Historic Orchard at Altapass offers free live music, storytelling hayrides, and more. | |
| Location: | 1025 Orchard Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777 |
| Phone: | 828-765-9531 |
Rivercross Market
| Rivercross Made in USA is filled with pottery, blown glass, fiber arts, and works in wood crafted by artists across the United States and featuring a large contingent from right here in the High Country. | |
| Location: | 3595 NC-194 Sugar Grove, NC 28679 |
| Phone: | 828-963-8623 |
87 Ruffin Street Gallery
| Southern folk art, established in 1999. | |
| Location: | 87 Ruffin Street Linville, NC 28646 |
| Phone: | 828-737-0420 |