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The Area - High Country - Blowing Rock NCBlowing Rock AttractionsBlowing Rock North Carolina is a special place. Most visit Blowing Rock NC once and fall in love with the scenery and vacation activities that abound here. Read on to learn more about the Blowing Rock Attractions and click to see views of the town on the Blowing Rock Web Cam. Blowing Rock NC is home to many historic places and part of the Blue Ridge Parkway NC. If you are interested in other High Country areas, then click to read about Boone North Carolina, Banner Elk NC, Sugar Mountain, Beech Mountain, Linville, Spruce Pine, Lake James, Little Switzerland, and Morganton. We have NC Webcams in a variety of locations, but most of them are found in the NC High Country region. App Ski MtnApp Ski Mountain is the only Blowing Rock Ski Resort in the village and it is a major Blowing Rock NC Attraction in the High Country. The resort has 10 slopes and 3 terrain parks and is hugely popular with crowds from Charlotte and areas further south that love skiing as Blowing Rock is not as far of a drive as other High Country areas such as Beech Mountain NC. Check out the Ski Cams located at App Ski Mountain! The Blowing Rock
Tweetsie RailroadTweetsie Railroad NC is probably the best known Blowing Rock Attraction among families and those with young children. A fun historic theme park, Tweetsie Railroad began in 1957 with a few rides, shows, and the main draw, the #12 Steam Locomotive that was fully restored from the former East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC Railroad). Since the Wild West-themed park has grown to include tons of fun rides for kids of all ages, a game arcade and area, and tons of show venues. Tweetsie Railroad NC also hosts popular Tweetsie Railroad Events each year, such as “A Day Out With Thomas Tweetsie.” Tweetsie Railroad is open from late April/early May through October, when they end the season with their notorious Ghost Train Tweetsie Railroad event. Mystery Hill Blowing RockMystery Hill prides itself on being a family entertainment complex and, when you visit the Mystery Hill Museum in Blowing Rock, you'll see why. For more than 50 years, Mystery Hill has operated out of the peculiar house-shaped building located right off Hwy 321, just down the road from another Blowing Rock Attraction, Tweetsie Railroad North Carolina. Mystery Hill NC is more than just a museum devoted to oddities; in addition to touring the museum, which is itself an anomaly, visitors to this Blowing Rock NC Attraction can also check out the Heritage Museum and another Museum of Artifacts. Get ready to watch as a normal, everyday baseball rolls uphill, thus defying the usual rules of gravity. Mystery Hill is open year round. Moses H. Cone Flat Top Manor, Price Park & Bass Lake
Downtown Blowing Rock ParkWhile the Downtown Blowing Rock Park might not be considered a true Blowing Rock Attraction, we still think it is charming enough—and popular enough—to talk about its major draw. The Blowing Rock Park is the scenic section of Downtown Blowing Rock NC located right along Main Street. Most people have driven or walked down Main Street Blowing Rock and noticed the adorable little park benches that overlook the downtown streetscape. If you were to venture past those benches, you would be able to check out the park's amenities and playground. Several times a year, events are held in Blowing Rock Park, including the renowned Blowing Rock Art in the Park events that take place during the warmer months. Find out more about Blowing Rock North Carolina by clicking to information on Blowing Rock Real Estate, Blowing Rock Accommodations, Blowing Rock Shopping, Blowing Rock Festivals, Blowing Rock Restaurants, and even more info on Downtown Blowing Rock NC. HighCountryWebCams.com is the place to see the High Country Cams and we have tons of helpful info in addition to great views!
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The Blowing Rock Attraction has the unique distinction of being the oldest attraction in North Carolina! Believe it or not, this historic place first opened to visitors in 1933 after a local businessman saw the amazing need for a Blowing Rock Attraction and noticed this beautiful overlook and wilderness spot. Today, it continues to remain a place that people stop along the way and enjoy. When you visit The Blowing Rock NC you can look out over the amazing, long-range views that span this region of the Johns River Gorge, hear the infamous Indian legend, walk along the trails, and stop in the gift shop that sells fun Blowing Rock souvenirs. 
The historic country estate of Moses H. Cone, located in Blowing Rock North Carolina, is a huge Blue Ridge Parkway attraction positioned between Mileposts 292 and 295. Most people refer to it as Cone Park, and the area is managed by the National Park Service. The grandest feature of the property is Flat Top Manor, Cone's large mansion that now houses the Craft Center and Demonstration Gallery of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Visitors can tour the Craft Center, and enjoy the miles and miles of walking, hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding trails. The area spans more than 3,500 acres and includes a 16-acre Trout Lake, and 22-acre Bass Lake, that you can enjoy as well. Fishing is allowed on both. This spot is open year round and, when coupled with nearby Julian Price Memorial Park, it is the largest developed area specifically set aside for public use and recreation on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Also, it is the second most visited area on the Parkway after the Folk Art Center, located in nearby Asheville NC.
