LINVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) — Sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains have long drawn visitors to North Carolina’s high country, but Grandfather Mountain offers more than iconic vistas. The rugged peak ...

The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is underway in the North Carolina mountains. Tens of thousands of people visit Avery County during the games each July. The economic impact on the area as the ...

Grandfather Mountain is temporarily closed, but the staff and animals are accounted for and doing well, according to the popular destination for tourists and locals. On Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26 ...

LINVILLE — Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, partnered with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Division of ...

A North Carolina mountain town was highlighted as a top 2026 getaway, offering a blend of Revolutionary War history, mountain scenery and a growing food and hotel scene. Boone has grown from a small ...