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A joint project of the National Park Service and the Blue Ridge
National Heritage Area, the
Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center
is a regional exhibit and education center focusing on the
Blue Ridge Parkway. The center, housed in a LEED-certified “green”
environmentally friendly building, houses exhibits on the natural
and cultural diversity and recreational opportunities found on the
469 mile length of the parkway, and a key feature is the I-Wall, an
oversized interactive, interpretive map of the parkway. There is
also a gift shop and a 70-seat theatre showing a short movie about
the parkway throughout the day.
Website:
Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center
Location: Milepost 384 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, two miles south of
the Folk Art
Center.
Address: 195 Hemphill Knob Road,
Asheville NC 28803
Telephone: 828-298-5330
Hours: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. seven days a week except Christmas and New
Year’s Day.
Fees: None
Allow: Two hours
Of Note: The design, planning and construction of the 12,800 square
foot center cost
$9.8 million and was completed in 2007.
Resources:
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 195 Hemphill Knob Road,
Asheville NC 28803; 828-
298-5330
Blue Ridge Parkway Association
P.O. Box 2136, Asheville, NC 28802.
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundatio 717 South Marshall Street, Suite
105B, Winston-Salem,
NC 27101; 336-721-0260
Nearby: Folk Art Center
Directions: Located on the Blue Ridge Parkway just east of Asheville
at Milepost 384.
Access the highway at Highway 74A (I-240, Exit 9) and head east.
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