Mine for native gemstones with one of the oldest mining families in North Carolina. Documented by National Geographic Magizine. Mining this area since 1810. Featured on PBS and in Readers Digest. Open year-round with covered flumes. Heated indoor flume in winter with warm water. Gemcutting &
Spruce Pine, NC Pioneer HistoryChallenging par-72 golf course offering small, fast bentgrass greens and a 90 cart path rule, weather permitting. Championship (6277 yards, 70.2 rating, 132 slope); Middle (5744 yards, 68.0 rating, 125 slope); Forward (4797 yards, 68.9 rating, 125 slope). 18 holes, par 72. clubhouse, rstrnt./
Spruce Pine, NC Golf Courses Exhibits feature minerals and gems found in North Carolina. Fun, interactive displays explain the importance of mining in the region.
Spruce Pine, NC Museums
Visitors can see soap made dailyApril - October, and enjoy all our handmade soaps (70+ varieties)
Spruce Pine, NC ToursNative & enriched gem mine. Covered, concrete flumes....
Downtown park with picnic shelter and tables, playground equipment and low climbing wall, basketball, tennis, and volleyball ...
Private home, Sleeps 7 adults comfortably, more than fully stocked kitchen, all linens, huge front deck, grill, picnic table,...
The westernmost campus of the University of North Carolina, and the campus with the most beautiful surroundings, by far. But ...