Guidebook for Mill Spring
Food Scene
Food is great and location on the lake convenient and picturesque.
122 locals recommend
Larkin's On the Lake Restaurant
1020 Memorial HwyFood is great and location on the lake convenient and picturesque.
Views are outstanding from the outside deck that overlooks the lake. Food is very good.
80 locals recommend
La Strada At Lake Lure
2693 Memorial HwyViews are outstanding from the outside deck that overlooks the lake. Food is very good.
Parks & Nature
Stunning views and great hiking for the whole family.
184 locals recommend
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park
431 Main StreetStunning views and great hiking for the whole family.
Wonderful hiking for the entire family. Nice botanical gardens.
582 locals recommend
The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted WayWonderful hiking for the entire family. Nice botanical gardens.
Blue ridge Parkway Visitor Center
195 Hemphill Knob RdBridal Veil Falls
Dry Falls
U.S. 64Nantahala
Whitewater rafting! A lot of fun for teenagers and adults.
Natural rock slide into an eight-foot pool. This is a favorite of locals in the summertime.
384 locals recommend
Sliding Rock
Natural rock slide into an eight-foot pool. This is a favorite of locals in the summertime.
Ziplining for the whole family. Best for the inexperienced. The guides are appropriately corny, and safety is paramount.
109 locals recommend
Canopy Ridge Farm
7115 US-64Ziplining for the whole family. Best for the inexperienced. The guides are appropriately corny, and safety is paramount.
The Gorge - A Zipline Canopy Tour
166 Honey Bee DrHickory Nut Falls Trail
Hickory Nut Falls TrailPerfect pool for wading at the top of the park. Truly stunning.
This is one of the ski resorts with good trails for beginning and intermediate. There are a couple of black diamond trails as well.
295 locals recommend
Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc
1009 Sugar Mountain DrThis is one of the ski resorts with good trails for beginning and intermediate. There are a couple of black diamond trails as well.
This ski area has more advanced trails than the other major NC ski areas. It also has night skiing.
367 locals recommend
Beech Mountain Ski Resort
1007 S Beech Mountain PkwyThis ski area has more advanced trails than the other major NC ski areas. It also has night skiing.
Arts & Culture
Snapshot of George Vanderbilt and family in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Pricey, but worth it to tour the house and gardens. And the restaurant is stellar.
1485 locals recommend
Biltmore
1 Lodge StSnapshot of George Vanderbilt and family in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Pricey, but worth it to tour the house and gardens. And the restaurant is stellar.
Touring this home gives you an inside look at how the major American poet Carl Sandburg and his wife lived during his later life.
94 locals recommend
Carl Sandburg Home
Touring this home gives you an inside look at how the major American poet Carl Sandburg and his wife lived during his later life.
Shopping
Landrum
Unique boutiques in downtown.
If you want to pick up "mountain" trinkets and such, the shops along Chimney Rock supply all you need.
307 locals recommend
Chimney Rock
If you want to pick up "mountain" trinkets and such, the shops along Chimney Rock supply all you need.
Tryon
298 North Trade StreetUnique shops throughout downtown, akin to Landrum.
Essentials
Ready made foods and all the essentials are available here, including fuel.
124 locals recommend
Ingles Market
276 NC-9Ready made foods and all the essentials are available here, including fuel.
Entertainment & Activities
Tryon International Equestrian Center
25 International Blvd