Guidebook for Mars Hill

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Guidebook for Mars Hill

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We love it! What an adventure.
279 locals recommend
Navitat Canopy Adventures
242 Poverty Branch Rd
279 locals recommend
We love it! What an adventure.
Some of the best music around in one of WNC's best listening rooms.
14 locals recommend
Madison County Courthouse
2 N Main St
14 locals recommend
Some of the best music around in one of WNC's best listening rooms.
Hot tubs fed by natural hot springs. Right on the Appalachian Trail.
182 locals recommend
Hot Springs Resort And Spa
315 Bridge St
182 locals recommend
Hot tubs fed by natural hot springs. Right on the Appalachian Trail.
The Paris of the South. Big Sky Country. The Portland of the East. Beer City USA (18 microbreweries). What else is there to say?
904 locals recommend
Asheville
904 locals recommend
The Paris of the South. Big Sky Country. The Portland of the East. Beer City USA (18 microbreweries). What else is there to say?
Check out their self-guided arts tour.
20 locals recommend
Toe River Arts
102 W Main St
20 locals recommend
Check out their self-guided arts tour.
Rural Life Center and the Ramsey Center house wonderful archives of the culture, music and dance of our region.
15 locals recommend
Mars Hill University
100 Athletic St
15 locals recommend
Rural Life Center and the Ramsey Center house wonderful archives of the culture, music and dance of our region.
What a way to see the world's second oldest river.
109 locals recommend
French Broad Adventures
12 Good Adventures Ln
109 locals recommend
What a way to see the world's second oldest river.
Tons of ideas of where to go and what to do. Get a Barn Quilt Trail Map (we're on it!)
Madison County Visitor Center
56 S Main St
Tons of ideas of where to go and what to do. Get a Barn Quilt Trail Map (we're on it!)
Great hike to a natural 'bald'.
227 locals recommend
Max Patch
Max Patch Road
227 locals recommend
Great hike to a natural 'bald'.
Ski slopes open November through Feb/Mar. Only 30 minutes away.
6 locals recommend
Wolf Laurel Mountain Resort
578 Valley View Cir
6 locals recommend
Ski slopes open November through Feb/Mar. Only 30 minutes away.
Ski slopes open November through Feb/Mar. Only 30 minutes away.
152 locals recommend
Wolf Ridge Ski Resort
578 Valley View Cir
152 locals recommend
Ski slopes open November through Feb/Mar. Only 30 minutes away.
Whitewater rafting supreme!
70 locals recommend
Blue Heron Whitewater
35 Little Pine Rd
70 locals recommend
Whitewater rafting supreme!
One of the area's oldest rafting companies.
21 locals recommend
NOC French Broad Outpost
9825 US-25
21 locals recommend
One of the area's oldest rafting companies.
Another long-time Madison County rafting company.
14 locals recommend
USA RAFT French Broad River
2 Jones Branch Road
14 locals recommend
Another long-time Madison County rafting company.
In the backyard of the Appalachian Trail.
40 locals recommend
Hot Springs Rafting Co.
81 Bridge St
40 locals recommend
In the backyard of the Appalachian Trail.
Great owners. Very popular. 30 minutes from the cabin.
90 locals recommend
Sandy Bottom Trail Rides
1459 Caney Fork Rd
90 locals recommend
Great owners. Very popular. 30 minutes from the cabin.
Nearest to the cabin. We've not been so can't comment on the experience.
6 locals recommend
Wolf Laurel Stables, Horseback Riding
6 locals recommend
Nearest to the cabin. We've not been so can't comment on the experience.

Arts & Culture

Check out their summer season.
8 locals recommend
Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre
44 College St
8 locals recommend
Check out their summer season.
Where art is everything.
57 locals recommend
Penland School of Craft
67 Doras Trl
57 locals recommend
Where art is everything.
The old high school located on Blanahassett Island in the middle of the French Broad River at Marshall. Now the building is full of artist studios, many open to the public. MHS also hosts events.
15 locals recommend
Marshall High Studios, LLC
115 Blannahassett Island Rd
15 locals recommend
The old high school located on Blanahassett Island in the middle of the French Broad River at Marshall. Now the building is full of artist studios, many open to the public. MHS also hosts events.

Food Scene

Great lunches. Music jams. Check out free Thursday night jam with 10-time Grammy winning fiddler, Bobby Hicks. Up close and personal.
71 locals recommend
Zuma Coffee
7 N Main St
71 locals recommend
Great lunches. Music jams. Check out free Thursday night jam with 10-time Grammy winning fiddler, Bobby Hicks. Up close and personal.
One of our favorites
213 locals recommend
Blue Mountain Pizza
55 N Main St
213 locals recommend
One of our favorites
Try their Greek...
60 locals recommend
The Original Papa Nicks
15 College St
60 locals recommend
Try their Greek...
A touch of Japan... I have had their lunch sushi special - it was great.
74 locals recommend
Soba Sushi and Noodles
76 N Main St
74 locals recommend
A touch of Japan... I have had their lunch sushi special - it was great.
Authentic Italian - great reputation.
93 locals recommend
Glass Onion
18 N Main St
93 locals recommend
Authentic Italian - great reputation.
Great coffee, great food.
195 locals recommend
Well-Bred Bakery & Cafe
232 Reems Creek Rd
195 locals recommend
Great coffee, great food.
Good burgers, pork, fried chicken. Local brews.
72 locals recommend
Stackhouse Restaurant
37 S Main St
72 locals recommend
Good burgers, pork, fried chicken. Local brews.
There is a location in Weaverville! Great Greek/American food at moderate prices.
39 locals recommend
Daphne at Twisted Laurel
130 College St
39 locals recommend
There is a location in Weaverville! Great Greek/American food at moderate prices.
One of our favorites! Asian fusion. Good prices. Local food.
48 locals recommend
Gan Shan Station
143 Charlotte St
48 locals recommend
One of our favorites! Asian fusion. Good prices. Local food.
Micro-brewer. Great food. Great location if you are traveling to/from Mt Mitchell from the cabin.
12 locals recommend
Blind Squirrel Brewery Burnsville Outpost
109 West Main Street
12 locals recommend
Micro-brewer. Great food. Great location if you are traveling to/from Mt Mitchell from the cabin.

Sightseeing

America's largest home.
1485 locals recommend
Biltmore
1 Lodge St
1485 locals recommend
America's largest home.
A great view of the mountains. Easy access to the Mountain to Sea Trail.
224 locals recommend
Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
364 Blue Ridge Pkwy
224 locals recommend
A great view of the mountains. Easy access to the Mountain to Sea Trail.
Highest point east of the Rockies.
414 locals recommend
Mount Mitchell State Park
2388 NC-128
414 locals recommend
Highest point east of the Rockies.
Our county seat, Marshall is a throwback in time. Stroll Main Street, visit shops. Go to The Depot on Friday nights for a taste of truly local music.
61 locals recommend
Marshall
61 locals recommend
Our county seat, Marshall is a throwback in time. Stroll Main Street, visit shops. Go to The Depot on Friday nights for a taste of truly local music.
Even though your Mudluscious cabin is older the Vance birthplace farm, you can see living history at this site. A NC State Historical Site.
36 locals recommend
Vance Birthplace
911 Reems Creek Rd
36 locals recommend
Even though your Mudluscious cabin is older the Vance birthplace farm, you can see living history at this site. A NC State Historical Site.

Essentials

Our local grocer. Large store with lots of departments including beer and wine, but not spirits, that's at the ABC store. Get your gas at Ingles, too.
37 locals recommend
Ingles Market
225 Carl Eller Rd
37 locals recommend
Our local grocer. Large store with lots of departments including beer and wine, but not spirits, that's at the ABC store. Get your gas at Ingles, too.

Shopping

It's the closest! In North Carolina, beer and wine is sold at the grocers - spirits at ABC. That's the law.
Weaverville ABC Liquor Store
7 Northridge Commons Pkwy
It's the closest! In North Carolina, beer and wine is sold at the grocers - spirits at ABC. That's the law.
An eco-friendly fiber processing facility. Open for tours. Gift shop.
6 locals recommend
Echoview Fiber Mill
76 Jupiter Rd
6 locals recommend
An eco-friendly fiber processing facility. Open for tours. Gift shop.
One of Madison's finest potters: Alex Matisse (yup, he's a grandson!)
25 locals recommend
East Fork
15 W Walnut St
25 locals recommend
One of Madison's finest potters: Alex Matisse (yup, he's a grandson!)

Parks & Nature

360º view at the top. On the Blue Ridge Parkway. 30 minutes from the cabin.
143 locals recommend
Craggy Pinnacle Hike
3641 Blue Ridge Pkwy
143 locals recommend
360º view at the top. On the Blue Ridge Parkway. 30 minutes from the cabin.