The Ultimate Guide To Asheville and the Western North Carolina Mountains

The Online Version of the Best-selling Regional Guidebook
 

Home    Western North Carolina    Asheville    Hendersonville    Other Cities & Towns    Real Estate & Relocation    Outdoor Recreation
   Arts & Crafts    Festivals & Events    Attractions    Museums    Day Trips & Itineraries    Kid's Activities    Wineries    Spas    Golf in the Mountains   

Western North Carolina Cities & Towns
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Advertising On This Site

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

   Mystery Hill is a hands-on entertainment center for kids and grown-ups alike that has been around for over 50 years. The self-guided tour includes the famous Mystery House where you stand at a 45-degree angle and experience unusual gravitational effects, The Hall of Mystery with over 40 puzzles and science-based experiments, Bubble-Rama with bubble experiments including human-sized bubbles the kids can enter, The Native American Artifacts Museum with over 50,000 relics on display, and the Appalachian Heritage Museum.

Website: Mystery Hill
Location: Between Boone andBlowing Rock, NC
Distance: 2 hours from Asheville
Address: 129 Mystery Hill Lane, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Telephone: 828-264-2792
Hours: June-August 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; September-May 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fees: Rates vary. Call for current prices. Senior, military, group, and AAA discounts are available
Allow: 1-2 hours
Nearby: The Blowing Rock, Grandfather Mountain, Tweetsie Railroad, Linville Caverns, Horn in the West, Mast General Store
Directions: From Asheville, take I-40 East to Marion, take Hwy. 221 North to Blowing Rock, and then take 321 North four miles to Mystery Hill. From the Blue Ridge Parkway north out of Asheville, get off at mile marker 291. Take Hwy. 321 North 1½ miles.