Waynesville, North Carolina Attractions
Below you will find an extensive list of year-round
Waynesville, North Carolina vacation attractions.Take the time to enjoy all that western North Carolina has to offer!
Downtown Waynesville
Attractions
ART AFTER DARK
On the 1st Friday of each month from May thru December, 14 Art Galleries and Studios remain open late with demonstrations, receptions, music and more in downtown Waynesville and the Historic Frog Level area.
BLOCK PARTIES
Over Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekend, downtown Waynesville comes alive with food vendors and dancing in the street, on Main Street, to live bands playing music sure to please every generation!
Come join us at our next block party on Saturday, May 24, 2008!
STARS & STRIPES CELEBRATION
On July 4th, sidewalk sales, live entertainment, refreshments and fun for all ages throughout downtown Waynesville help us celebrate this patriotic holiday!
MOUNTAIN STREET DANCES
Live music, demonstrations of clogging and square dancing, and instruction by local clogging teams; provide the experience of a true mountain hoedown! This takes place on specific Friday evenings in June, July and August.
Join the fun and clog along on June 27, July 11 & 25, and August 8,
2008!
DOWNTOWN STUDIO & GALLERY TOUR
Waynesville’s opportunity to visit downtown artists as they work, as well as, other local and regional artists featured in our downtown area on sidewalks and in parks. June 21, 2008
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RAMP FESTIVAL
FOLKMOOT, USA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
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HAYWOOD BOOK MANIA
More than 50 authors participate with book signings,
readings and good conversation! This year's event will be held in
the Justice Center downtown on Saturday, August 2 from 9AM to 5 PM.
Want to know which authors are attending? Call 828-456-8062 for more
details.
CHURCH STREET ART & CRAFT SHOW
This one-day event is known as the finest art and craft
show in the region! Downtown becomes an art and craft marketplace
from 10 AM to 5 PM, along with food stands, live music and clogging,
providing fun for everyone! Come find that special treasure at this
year's show on Saturday, October 11, 2008.
APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL
Celebrate the apple harvest with us! Waynesville’s Main Street comes alive with live mountain music, dancing, crafts and demonstrations, and of course apples! Enjoy fresh cider, fried pies and various other apple dishes as you enjoy Waynesville’s hospitality. October 18, 2008.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Get in the holiday spirit as you soak in the sights, scents and sounds of the holiday in our shops and galleries, as they display their decorations to kickoff the beginning of Waynesville’s holiday season festivities. November 23, 2008
A NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
A holiday tradition in Waynesville, our town becomes the scene of a fairy tale with luminaries lining Main Street, caroling, live music, a live Nativity, pictures with Santa, old-fashioned wagon rides, storytelling, poetry and more! December 6 and 13, 2008
MAST GENERAL STORE
Charles Kuralt once said, “All General Stores are satisfying to visit, but one of them, the Mast Store, is a destination.” With over 500 old-fashioned candy favorites, traditional clothing, travel and trail outfitters, rugged and casual footwear, and old-fashioned mercantile like timeless toys, pottery, furniture, traditional house wares, jams, jellies and maple syrup, you’ll have to visit this store several times to see everything!
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
BILTMORE ESTATE
www.biltmore.com
George Vanderbilt’s 250-room chateau in the Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Asheville, NC, 30 minutes from Waynesville. For more than a century, America’s largest home has been an escape from everyday life for those visiting. Treasures abound in this carefully preserved home with every detail allowing the visitor to enter the family life of the Vanderbilts. Surrounded by 250 acres of beautiful gardens and grounds, this castle’s gardens accent the mountains’ natural beauty throughout the year with breathtaking spring blooms, lush summer borders and glorious autumn color.
ASHEVILLE
Our spirited and eclectic town has everything, but a big city atmosphere. But don’t worry, whether you take the scenic route through the Blue Ridge Mountains, or the 30 minute drive on the expressway from Waynesville, you can have both! While you are enjoying the advantages of our quaint, small town atmosphere, why not visit the city of Asheville for some of its attractions? Asheville offers art, music and culture similar to Waynesville, but with a bigger city feel.
WHEELS THROUGH TIME MUSEUM
This museum of vintage transportation houses a collection of over 200 machines that are operational and used regularly! Rare relics form a timeline of our motoring past and add to this exhibit’s interesting artifacts, just 20 minutes from Waynesville. Whether you are interested in automobiles like the Duesenbeg, Packard, Cadillac and Lincoln, or in the dirt track machines, factory board racers, hill climbers and speedway machines in the motorcycle exhibit, you’ll see nothing but the genuine article among the 250 rare antique American motorcycles and automobiles that date from 1903 to the present.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN FOLK FESTIVAL
Come share our mountain folk music with us on August 29 and 30, 2008, with two full evenings of authentic mountain folk music at beautiful Lake Junaluska, just 10 minutes away.
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD www.gsmr.com
We’re less than a half hour away from the Dillsboro Depot for the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Take a relaxing ride through the mountains to see the splendor of each season, or be adventurous and take the train to the beginning of a white water adventure!
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY www.nps.gov/blri
In 5 minutes you can be at the Blue Ridge Parkway’s southern end, and on your way to the point of highest elevation for this scenic route at Richland Balsam Mountain. See the beautiful Fraser fir and red spruce as you take a self-guiding nature trail that leads you through this beautiful area with not only its own natural beauty, but also breathtaking views of the Great Smokies!
THE GREAT SMOKIES www.nps.gov/grsm
See some of the most diverse species of plant and animal life in the world in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Whether you’re viewing its beautiful wildflowers, colorful fall foliage, mountain vistas and historic buildings from your car or taking a park trail, being in the Smokies connects you to how our forebears lived. Simply being in the magnificent forests, with the lack of human-generated noise can open up a world of natural sights, sounds, and smells that instantly connect you to the wonders of nature. We’re fortunate to have a fairly large section of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park right in our own county, with one of the main entrance points in nearby Maggie Valley, just 20 minutes away!
CHEROKEE
www.cherokee-nc.com
This town offers its visitors the opportunity to experience the rich history of the Cherokee through the MUSEUM OF THE CHEROKEE INDIAN which houses a creative blend of the latest museum technology and the most extensive collection of Cherokee artifacts, or its newest attraction, HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CASINO. Both a 40 minute drive from downtown Waynesville.
The Windover Inn, Waynesville, North Carolina Bed & Breakfast
117 Old Hickory Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 1-866-452-4411
Toll Free: 1-866-452-4411 Email: relax@windoverinn.com
