The Ultimate Guide To Asheville and the Western North Carolina Mountains
 The Ultimate Guide to Asheville & the Western North Carolina Mountains
The Online Version of the Best-selling Regional Guidebook
 

Susanna Pantas, Artist

Cultural Attractions
in
The Mountains

House Portraits by acclaimed NC Pen & Ink Artist Lee James Pantas

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Central Mountains

Central Mountains
Allison-Deaver House House of Flags
Asheville Area Arts Council Galleries McCormick Field (Ash Tourists Baseball)
Asheville Art Museum Mineral & Lapidary Mus. of Henderson Co.
Asheville Community Theatre (ACT) Mountain Farm & Home Museum
Asheville's Fun Depot Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts
Asheville Urban Trail North Carolina Arboretum
Basilica of St. Lawrence North Carolina Homespun Museum
Biltmore Estate   Old Depot Gallery & Caboose Museum
Biltmore Village Pack Place Education,Arts&Science Center
Black Mountain College Mus. + Arts Center Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center Polk County Historical Museum
Botanical Gardens at Asheville Presbyterian Historical Society Museum
Brevard Music Center Red Barn Mountain Museum
Canton Area Historical Museum Rural Life Museum
Carl Sandburg Home Rush Wray Museum
Colburn Earth Science Museum Shook Museum
Cradle of Forestry Smith-McDowell House
Diana Wortham Theatre Southern Appalachian Radio Museum
Dry Ridge Historical Museum Swannanoa Valley Museum
Estes-Winn Memorial Automobile Museum Team ECCO -Center for Ocean Awareness
Fifth Avenue Mask Museum The Health Adventure
Flat Rock Playhouse Thomas Wolfe Angel
Folk Art Center Thomas Wolfe Memorial
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) Transylvania Heritage Museum
Grove Arcade Public Market Tryon Arts & Crafts Heritage Gallery
Grove Park Inn Tryon Fine Arts Center
Hands On! A Child's Gallery US Cellular Center
Henderson County Curb Market Western North Carolina Air Museum
Henderson County Heritage Museum Western North Carolina Agricultural Center
Henderson County History Center Western North Carolina Farmers Market
Hendersonville Antique Toy Museum Western North Carolina Nature Center
Hendersonville Railroad Depot YMI Cultural Center
Historic Johnson Farm Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace

Western Mountains

Western Mountains
Andrews Art Museum Mountain Heritage Center
Appalachian Women's Museum Museum of American Cut and Engraved Glass
Cherokee County Historical Museum Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Cherokee Indian Reservation Oconaluftee Indian Village
Clay County Historical & Arts Council Museum Perry's Water Gardens
Fine and Performing Arts Center at WCU Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum Ruby City Gems Museum
Ghost Town In The Sky Santa's Land Theme Park & Zoo
Graham County Museum of Prehistoric Relics Scottish Tartans Museum
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad SEJ Heritage Center at Lake Junaluska
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Smoky Mountain Trains
Highlands Biological Station Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center
Highlands Museum & Historical Village The Bascom
Highlands Nature Center Unto These Hills
Junaluska Memorial & Museum Wheels Thru Time Museum
John C. Campbell Folk School World Methodist Museum
Macon County Historical Society & Museum Zachery-Tolbert House  
Mountain Farm Museum  

Northern Mountains

Northern Mountains
Allegheny County Courthouse Mast General Store
Ashe County Arts Council Gallery Museum of Ashe County History
Appalachian Heritage Museum Museum of North Carolina Minerals
Avery County Historical Museum Mystery Hill
Banner House Museum Native American Artifacts Museum
Ben Long Frescoes North Carolina Mining Museum
Catherine Smith Gallery Orchard at Altapass
Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery Penland Gallery & School of Crafts
Emerald Village Turchin Center for Visual Arts
Hickory Ridge Homestead Tweetsie Railroad
Horn in the West  
Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Ctr  

Foothills

Foothills
Becthler House Museum and Mint Site Hudson Railroad Depot Museum
Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum J. Summie Propst House Museum
Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame KidSenses Children's InterACTIVE Museum
Bunker Hill Covered Bridge Maple Grove Historical Museum
Burke Arts Council Jailhouse Gallery McDowell Arts Council Association Gallery
Caldwell Heritage Museum 20 Miles of Furniture
Catawba County Museum of History Morganton 1916 Railroad Depot
Catawba Science Center Mountain Gateway Museum &Heritage Center
Chapel of Rest North Carolina School For The Deaf Museum
Davidson's Fort Old Burke Co. Courthouse Heritage Museum
Fort Defiance Old Fort Railroad Museum
From This Day Forward Old Wilkes Jail Museum
Granite Falls History &Transportation Museum Quaker Meadows Plantation
Green River Plantation Rutherford County Farm Museum
Happy Valley Rutherford Hospital Museum
Harper House/Hickory History Center Senator Sam J. Erwin Jr. Museum
Hickory Furniture Mart Trail of Faith
Hickory Motor Speedway Town of Catawba Historical Museum
Hickory Museum of Art Waldensian Heritage Museum
Historic Carson House Whippoorwill Academy and Village
Historic Murray's Mill Wilkes Art Gallery
History Museum of Burke County Wilkes Heritage Museum
Historic Newton NC Depot  

 

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