Tri-Cities Airport 1 hr 37
Appalachian Ski Mtn. (15 min)
Local ski center with a range of groomed slopes from black diamond to bunny plus night skiing. Art Of Living Retreat Center (16 min) Mast Store Annex (16 min)
Retailer selling a broad selection of goods including food apparel & outdoor gear since 1883. Hickory Ridge Living History Museum (13 min.)
Re-enacted circa-1785 1805 mountain homestead with costumed actors period cabins & craft workshops. Sugar Mountain Resort (25 min)
Facility with 115 skiable acres rentals & classes for all levels plus terrain & snow-tubing parks. Mystery Hill (10 min)
Site features 3 museums with historic artifacts & exhibits from giant bubbles to optical illusions. The Cone Manor (17 min)
Neocolonial manor home & craft center featuring handmade quilts pottery & other locally-made items. Beech Mountain Ski Resort (42 min)
Year-round resort since 1967 with skiing a terrain park & snow tubing plus restaurants & shuttles. Hawksnest Snow Tubing And Zipline (26 min)
Recreation hub with 4 tubing areas featuring 30 lanes & moving carpet lifts plus seasonal ziplining. Moses H Cone Memorial Park (17 min)
The preserved country estate of a conservationist with 25 miles of trails & a regional crafts shop. Julian Price Memorial Park (18 min)
Massive mountainside park features lake activities trails numerous picnic sites & an amphitheater. Elk Knob State Park (19 min)
Park and mountain The Blowing Rock (18 min)
Famous cliff featuring strong wind gusts that blow lightly thrown objects back to the thrower. | 
