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Grandfather Mountain
A rocky ridge mountain near Linville, with the Mile High Swinging Bridge over 1,600 meters, native animal habitats and high-mountain trails.
Carolina do Norte · the United States
Blowing Rock
In the destination Asheville and Blue Ridge.
In the photo: Gardens in front of Blowing Rock Town Hall
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The city
What to expect from Blowing Rock.
A mountain resort village over 1,000 meters in elevation, high in the Blue Ridge Mountains, next to the Blue Ridge Parkway. It has a main street of shops and inns, the stone overlook that gave the village its name, the Tweetsie Railroad theme park, and, about 30 km away, Grandfather Mountain with the Mile High Swinging Bridge.
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The local experience
What to see in Blowing Rock
Viewpoint
The Blowing Rock
A stone overlook above the Johns River gorge where updrafts blow strongly up the slope, which gave the village its name and has been visited since the 1930s.
Theme park
Tweetsie Railroad
A Wild West theme park between Blowing Rock and Boone, opened in 1957, with a steam train ride, staged shows, rides and a small zoo, aimed at families with children.