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Southern Highlands Attractions Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, which originates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina, and joins the Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park in northern Virginia and visit these area attractions in and around NC, VA, TN and GA. These are the Southern Highlands Attractions. |
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Barter Theatre
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Experience the magic of
live, professional theatre at Barter,
where magic happens every day as it
has for the last 70 magical years.
Located two and a half hours north of
Chimney Rock Park.
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Biltmore
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Drive Time: 30-60 min.
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Biltmore in Asheville, NC offers
America’s largest home, gardens,
winery, outdoor activities, and a four-
star inn on 8,000 acres in the Blue
Ridge Mountains. Pair a visit to
Biltmore with a visit to Chimney Rock
for the perfect weekend getaway.
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Gatlinburg Sky Lift
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Experience the thrill of riding the
Gatlinburg Sky Lift! From the downtown
boarding station, you’ll glide
skyward
over Gatlinburg and the Little Pigeon
River on a 500-foot ascent to the top
of Crockett Mountain.
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Grandfather Mountain
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Drive Time: 60-90 min.
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Grandfather Mountain is the highest
mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountain
range at an elevation of 5,964 feet.
The Mountain is privately owned and is
operated as a scenic travel attraction
and a world-class nature preserve.
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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
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Drive Time: 60-90 min.
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With the romance and mystique of an
era
gone by, guests on board the Great
Smoky Mountains Railroad will enjoy
year-round scenic train journeys
across
fertile valleys, through tunnels and
across river gorges in a spectacular
region of eastern America called the
Great Smoky Mountains.
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Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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The thrill of riding
“America’s Most
Amazing Mile&3148; has delighted
guests for
more than a century. As the Incline
climbs historic Lookout Mountain,
Chattanooga’s surrounding
mountains and
valleys come alive as the trolley-
style
railcars carry you cloud high.
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Luray Caverns
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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A world-renowned attraction in
Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
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Museum of the Cherokee Indian
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Drive Time: 60-90 min.
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A museum designed to perpetuate the
history, culture, and stories of the
Cherokee people.
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Nantahala Outdoor Center
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Natural Bridge of Virginia
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Nestled between the Blue Ridge and
Alleghany Mountain ranges in the
Southern Shenandoah Valley, Natural
Bridge provides a unique, historic,
picturesque and natural experience.
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Old Salem
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Find yourself in another time and
place with a visit to the Old Salem
museums.
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Rock City
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Take an unforgettable journey high
atop
Lookout Mountain! Enjoy the quiet
woodland paths and gardens. Discover
ancient rock formations. Explore the
400 species of plants, flowers and
shrubs. Each step is a discovery!
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Ruby Falls
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Discover an intriguing natural wonder
at Ruby Falls, one of Chattanooga
Tennessee’s favorite
attractions. The
thundering 145 foot waterfall inside
historic Lookout Mountain has been
thrilling visitors since 1929.
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The Lost Sea
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater
in East Tennessee is a remarkable body
of water known as The Lost Sea.
Listed
by the Guinness Book of World Records
as the world’s largest
underground
lake, the Lost Sea is part of an
extensive and historic cave system
called Craighead Caverns.
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Tweetsie Railroad
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Drive Time: 90+ min.
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Visit North Carolina’s first
theme park and take a trip back into
the days of the Old West. Hop aboard
the train for an unforgettable
three-mile journey through the scenic
mountains.
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