Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Museum of N.C. Minerals
Exhibits feature minerals and gems found in North Carolina. Fun, interactive displays explain the importance of mining in the region.
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 History Exhibits feature minerals and gems found in North Carolina. Fun, interactive displays explain the importance of mining in the region.
Spruce Pine, NC Museums
Challenging 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 CoursesVisitors can see soap made dailyApril - October, and enjoy all our handmade soaps (70+ varieties)
Spruce Pine, NC ToursBenton Hall, once known as North Wilkesboro Elementary School and built in 1913, houses Wilkes Playmakers, Inc. (performing a...
Historial museum of Macon County's Appalachian culture located in the historic Pendergrass Building in downtown Franklin. An...
1870s brick farmhouse and 10 farm buildings; early 20th century boarding house & tourist retreat now owned by Henderson Co. P...
The NC Arboretum is a 434-acre public garden offering 65 acres of cultivated gardens and 10 miles of hiking and biking trails...