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Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, about 1 hour from Asheville, NC, is Emerald Village, NC's #1 gem mining attraction! Go underground in a real mine at the NC Mining Museum. See old mining equipment and displays, and enjoy the splashing waterfall! Tour the Company Store, re-creating an old mining town. Visit Discovery Mill, with free displays, including the Music Museum, the Homestead Museum, the Blue Ridge model railroad display, and gift and snack shops. Spend time at our spectacular Gemstone Mine where you'll have "buckets" of fun searching for real gems. Find colorful gems and keep them all! Have your gems identified by our experts, who can also cut, polish, and mount them into exquisite jewelry. It's great fun for the entire family!

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Timberline Properties, Inc.

Featuring weekly and monthly rentals of spectacular fully furnished vacation homes in the most sought after locations. Choose from 20 unique homes acommodating from 2 to 12

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Little Switzerland Vacation Rentals

Mountain cabins near Little Switzerland completely furnished with fireplaces, lots of glass, wood, paneling, large decks with panoramic views at 3,800 foot elevation. Home brew and organically grown vegetables available seasonally. Tennis &

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Alpine Inn

Authentic mountain inn with unsurpassed views "clinging enchantingly" to the side of Grassy Mountain. Twelve rooms, all with private baths and most with balconies. Sunrises! Breakfast served on main balcony. Quaint, charming and delightfully unique!

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Emerald Village

Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, about 1 hour from Asheville, NC, is Emerald Village, NC's #1 gem mining attraction! Go underground in a real mine at the NC Mining Museum. See old mining equipment and displays, and enjoy the splashing waterfall!

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Doughton Hall Bed & Breakfast Inn

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Rainbow's End Trout Pond

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Smoky Mountains on the Fly

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