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Discover the Wonders of the North Carolina Smoky Mountains

Welcome to the North Carolina Smoky Mountains! Here you’ll find spectacular scenery as awe-inspiring mountain landscapes give way to cascading waterfalls, wildlife, and countless outdoor activities. Consider this site as your official source for Smoky Mountain travel planning. Discover all the best spots to hike, mountain bike, fish, and go whitewater rafting. Take a refreshing dip in a mountain stream, or visit one of the hundreds of waterfalls throughout the area. Set out on a scenic drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, which begins in Cherokee, to soak up the stunning views from the comfort of your car. Keep an eye out for the beautiful native wildflowers, watch Elk as they graze in the fields of their native habitat, or take the family to a gem mine to find buried treasure.

The Smokies are part of the southern Appalachian mountains, which are some of the oldest in the world. Explore the area’s rich cultural heritage at local museums and heritage sites. Take a stroll through historic downtowns, sample delicious local cuisine, and browse the unique boutiques and art galleries that dot the region. Looking for a little rest and relaxation after an exciting day of outdoor adventure? The Smoky Mountains offer a range of accommodations to suit every style and budget, from cozy cabins and rustic lodges to luxurious resorts and spas.

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The seven counties that make up the Smokies in Western North Carolina offer unique and diverse landscapes for outdoor activities.

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Outdoor adventure, tours & excursions, culture & education, food & drink, mountain towns.

Venture into the heart of our southern Appalachian towns and discover their unique and vibrant culture. Stroll along main streets lined with quaint boutiques, art galleries, and charming cafés.

When the Outdoors is as challenging, exciting, varied, and beautiful as it is in the Great Smoky Mountains, it’s just a darn shame to stay inside. Outdoor activities in the Smoky Mountains make for an adventurer’s paradise year round.

Discover the Smokies' stunning waterways! Here you’ll experience a range of outdoor water sports on the captivating Smoky Mountain Blueway Trails.

Join experienced guides on adventure tours to see breathtaking waterfalls, wild elk, resident songbirds or legendary firefly displays.

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As the home of the Cherokee people, early Scotch Irish settlers and countless generations of self-reliant Appalachian folk, the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina offer many opportunities to encounter the ways of the past.

In the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, you’ll find the best variety of dining experiences, from breweries to fine dining. Try something different every night you’re here!

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Hike through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, paddle down the rapids with the Nantahala Outdoor Center, take a scenic train ride with the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, or explore the rich cultural heritage of the Cherokee Tribe. This region of natural wonder and discovery is sure to create an unforgettable experience.

The diverse landscapes of this region offer countless opportunities to explore nature. You can embark on scenic hikes in the national forests and witness stunning waterfalls, camp in the backcountry, or enjoy the serenity of a peaceful lake. Additionally, the region boasts access to renowned rivers for world-class whitewater fun.

Nightlife & Entertainment

When the sun sets, prepare for a thrilling nightlife experience. You’ll find this region boasts an array of exciting activities. Try your luck at the gaming tables or slot machines at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, catch live music performances at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, and don’t miss the outdoor drama, Unto These Hills, which tells the story of the Cherokee people and their history in the region.

Beyond the casino and performing arts center, the North Carolina Smokies offers a variety of bars and music venues. From laid-back dive bars to upscale cocktail lounges, there’s no shortage of options for those looking to enjoy a night out. And with a diverse range of musical genres, from country and bluegrass to rock and roll, there’s something for every taste.

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Unlock the wonders of the North Carolina Smoky Mountains with our downloadable Visitors Guide. This comprehensive resource is your key to discovering hidden gems, breathtaking viewpoints, and charming towns. Packed with insider tips it ensures you make the most of your adventure. 

Whether you seek outdoor thrills, cultural immersion, or a tranquil retreat, the North Carolina Smoky Mountain Visitors Guide is your ultimate companion. Download below, or call 828-369-9606 to request a copy in the mail.

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The North Carolina Tourism Dashboard provides users quick, relevant and up-to-data metrics on the health of the tourism industry statewide and regionally. The following metrics and included at the state and regional level:

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In Asheville there’s always a good reason to go exploring. Plan your visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains—find things to do, places to stay, food and drink, music and art—and you may even find a few surprises.

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We are Asheville. The heartbeat of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A mixture of genres, a hybrid of styles. Where emerging ideas flow and the changing seasons bring energy and inspiration. Deeply-rooted and ever-evolving. Drawing you in and calling you back again. You are welcome here. Always, Asheville.

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Just south of Asheville you will find the renowned Biltmore Estate and idyllic Biltmore Village, along with easy access to unique antiques, shopping and some of area’s top restaurants.

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Only a few minutes from downtown, discover name brand shopping and restaurants along with numerous accommodation options. Further east, enjoy the bucolic farming community of Fairview and picturesque charm of Black Mountain, known as “America’s Prettiest Small Town.”

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Where anything goes and everyone is welcome! Here you will find a thriving arts scene, rare vintage finds, low-key hangouts and restaurants galore. Float down the French Broad River or uncover the rural communities of Leicester and Candler.

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Asheville’s cultural center is home to award winning restaurants, eclectic galleries, lively music, awe-inspiring architecture and historical moments that can be uncovered around every corner.

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Nearly $10 Million Committed to Tourism-Related Community Projects Through BCTDA’s Inaugural Legacy Investment From Tourism Fund

Apr 25, 2024 | What's New

The BCTDA approved nearly $10 million of new investments in a dozen tourism-related capital projects to benefit visitors and residents. The Legacy Investment from Tourism (LIFT) Fund provides financial investment through grants, loan guarantees, or pledges of debt service to tourism-related capital projects that will increase patronage of lodging facilities and benefit the community at large in Buncombe County.

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In celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week (May 19 – 25), Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority will be accepting nominations for the inaugural Explore Asheville Heroes of Hospitality Awards beginning March 14.

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The Tourism Board drives economic development by promoting travel, tourism and visitor services. It sponsors programs and activities designed to improve Hillsborough's attractiveness to visitors. To accomplish this, the board reinvests the town's prepared food and beverage tax in funding for grants, special projects and partnerships, and contract services.

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For more information, contact Planning and Economic Development Manager Shannan Campbell by email or by phone at 919-296-9477.

The board’s activities are supported by proceeds from a 1 percent tax on prepared food and beverages . Of the net proceeds, 40 percent is allocated to facilities, programs and services designed to attract tourists. The rest is allocated to the operation of the visitors center, production and distribution of promotional materials, marketing, market research, visitor services and other services designed to make visitors’ stay pleasant and instructive.

Grant applications are accepted for a wide range of special events and projects in and around Hillsborough. Applicants must present a thorough description of their projects’ administration and the organizations’ ability to sustain any expenses outside of the grant cycle.

The grant application period begins in February and ends in March. Applications are competitively scored in April, and awards are announced at the May Tourism Board meeting. Applicants receive official notification of funding status in June.

Projects are funded in the order of scoring until funds are exhausted. Grant payments are issued in lump sums as requested by the applicants.

After a grant-funded project has concluded, a final project report including budget numbers is required, along with the return of any unused grant funds.

The Tourism Board  has added a funding mechanism for  special projects and partnerships to  remain responsive to opportunities to expand tourism and to partner with local nonprofit organizations to  promote travel and tourism; sponsor tourism-related events; and finance tourism-related capital projects. Requests for special projects and partnerships are generally small in scope, are needed only once, and must demonstrate or explain how the project or partnership will expand tourism.  Requests for this type of funding are not generally accepted during the March-July grant cycle.

The board contracts with several organizations and individuals in order to provide regular administration and visitor services in town. Contracts require annual reports to the board and are renewable yearly. Contract amounts are dispersed as agreed by both parties.

The Tourism Board has contracted with the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough to operate the  Hillsborough Visitors Center  in the first floor of the Alexander Dickson House at 150 E. King St. The center offers a gift shop, tours, exhibits and gardens.

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America's Favorite Town || Coolest Small Town in America || Best Small Town for Shopping || The South's Best Small Town || Best Yachting Town in America

Aerial photo of the Beaufort Waterfront by Dylan Ray Photography

The quaint and charming coastal town of Beaufort, NC, located on Beaufort Inlet, holds the title of the fourth oldest town in the state of North Carolina. It was settled as early as 1709 — even before the colonial capitol of New Bern was founded.

“Hungry Town” & “Fish Towne” were some of the early names for Beaufort, North Carolina. That was over 300 years ago. Many changes have taken place since that time in our history.

Though “traditionally” dated circa 1709, the township of Beaufort was laid out and named October 2, 1713. After obtaining permission from the Lords Proprietors, Robert Turner, then owner of the 780-acre land patent, hired deputy surveyor Richard Graves to lay out a 100-acre town, with 106 lots for sale.

The words “Hungry Town” and “Hongry Town” were inscribed on the 1713 plat of Beaufort, NC. This plat is the only documentation that the newly laid-out town may have been casually called “Hungry Town.” The words, “Plan of Hungry Town” were crossed out at the bottom of the plat and replaced with “Plan of Beaufort Towne.” The scribbles may have referred to the new town full of lots “hungry” for buyers, or to a few struggling settlers in the area.

Plan of Beaufort Towne ( October 2, 1713 ) 1713 Map of Beaufort drafted by Richard Graves

Named in honor of Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort, the town was incorporated in 1723 and has been the seat of Carteret County ever since.

Street names reflect the early development of the town: Ann Street for Queen Anne; Craven Street for the Earl of Craven; Turner Street for Robert Turner, owner of the land that was surveyed for the town; Pollock Street for Gov. Thomas Pollock; and Orange Street for William, Prince of Orange, who became William III of England.

Beaufort, the seat of popular tourist destination Carteret County, has a year round population of approximately 4,000 with a high stream of visitor traffic during the warmer months.

The town is a community where history comes alive and its residents are so proud to be a part of its cultural heritage. Uncovering local history is a favorite pastime for new travelers and locals alike who dedicate time diving deeper into Beaufort’s extraordinary past.

When you are in downtown Beaufort, the opportunities are endless.

• Take a walking tour or even a tour on a historic double decker bus!
• Visit the glorious waterfront where you can eat, shop, and catch glimpses of the wild horses that roam Carrot Island.
• Pay a visit to one of the countless churches or historic sites.
• Stop to read one of the many historical markers that are dotted throughout the landscape.
• Discover all the fascinating stories that Beaufort has to share when you explore.

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2024 Dare County Tourism Board

The Dare County Tourism Board (dba Outer Banks Visitors Bureau) is a 13-member governing board with the mission to increase overnight visitation of leisure, business, and other travel to Dare County’s Outer Banks in the less-than-peak months.  

2024 Steering Committee

• Chair -  Monica Thibodeau
• Vice Chair -  David Hines
• Secretary -  Tonia Cohen
• Treasurer -  Tod Clissold
• Asst. Treasurer -  Dennis Robinson
• Personnel Committee Chair -  Mike Siers

Unless otherwise noted, The Dare County Tourism Board meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m., in the Curtis H. Creech Memorial Boardroom, at Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Administrative Offices, Manteo, NC 27954. 

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Buncombe tourism authority excludes affordable housing in $10 million in LIFT grants

This is a developing story and will be updated.

The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority on Wednesday voted to award nearly $10 million in funding to a dozen local projects as part of its inaugural Legacy Investment From Tourism (LIFT) grants – but notably, the panel steered clear of funding affordable housing.

The Authority considered 14 projects in the final round of LIFT Fund consideration. A 2022 change in state law allowed the county to use a greater portion of occupancy tax revenue for “tourism-related expenditures.”

The TDA declined two applications: a request by the City of Asheville for $30,000 in funding for 10 new Bigbelly Trash Bins, and an application by Mountain Housing Opportunities, Inc., for $1.5 million for the Star Point Affordable Apartments off Tunnel Road.

The body awarded Buncombe County’s sprawling Ferry Road development $4 million of the $6 million the county requested. But the Tourism Development Authority made clear that it was funding only the public recreation and environmental conservation parts of the project – not the sizeable affordable housing component.

After the meeting, TDA President and CEO Vic Isley declined to comment when asked whether the vote meant that affordable housing does not qualify as a tourism-related expenditure.

Wednesday’s vote was being closely watched across the state as communities grapple with the issue of funding affordable housing in tourism-heavy destinations and whether it’s legal to use occupancy tax dollars to fund such projects.

Earlier this month, the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association warned Buncombe County officials that using occupancy tax revenue to fund affordable housing could lead to a legal challenge. The state Court of Appeals recently ruled against coastal Currituck County in a lawsuit over the county’s use of tourism dollars, in a case that counties across the state have viewed as a cautionary tale.

Currituck County on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to take up the case.

Mountain Housing Opportunities President & CEO Geoffrey Barton voiced dismay at Wednesday’s decision but said his group looks forward to future opportunities to work with the TDA “to deliver much-needed affordable housing.”

“We are obviously disappointed that MHO's Star Point Apartments is not among the inaugural LIFT grant recipients,” Barton said in a statement. “Buncombe County's continued economic sustainability and cultural richness will depend on a community-wide effort to act with urgency to address our crisis of housing affordability. While lodging tax revenue is not yet an available resource, we appreciate the generosity of those philanthropic and municipal partners who are stepping up to help MHO deliver local affordable housing now.”

Buncombe County Commission Chairman Brownie Newman, who was present for Wednesday morning’s meeting, said the county commissioners “appreciate the TDA stepping up to be [a] significant partner with Buncombe County on this transformative project.”

“The Ferry Road project is meant to be a model for sustainable development,” Newman said in a statement. “It will include hundreds of new affordable homes and apartments for working families and senior citizens. Ferry Road also includes the creation of a beautiful new public park with miles of trails on the banks of the French Broad River that will be enjoyed by our whole community for generations to come.”

During Wednesday’s meeting, several members of the TDA board touted the urgent need for affordable housing in Asheville and Buncombe County. But notably, they did not directly address the question of whether the law permits the TDA to fund those projects.

Kathleen Mosher, a TDA board member and vice president of communications for The Biltmore Co., said she had “learned a lot more” about the need for affordable housing over the course of the LIFT process, including a presentation at the TDA’s annual planning session by former Mountain Housing Opportunities CEO Scott Dedman.

“I think that we have, first and foremost, a real need to partner with city and county and other community members to make sure that we have active projects being built to solve this affordable housing issue. … We need as a community to kind of come together and figure out how to solve this so that we have more housing in our urban centers,” Mosher said. “That’s where we need that development.”

Barbara Benisch, a member of the LIFT committee, declined to weigh in on whether affordable housing can be considered a "tourism-related expenditure." In an interview with BPR after the meeting, she said the committee “stuck very close to the guidelines and the statutes that guided the work that we did."

“I think we made good decisions about how to spend this money in a way that it would really support both the local community and the development of tourism,” Benisch said. “The way the law is written, it’s very clear that it is to support tourism development, so that’s really what we stuck to.”

Seventy-seven percent of all of the LIFT funds awarded Wednesday are going to city and county government projects with the remainder awarded to nonprofit organizations, according to the TDA.

The City of Asheville proposed three of the 12 projects granted LIFT funding:

• Aston Park Tennis Center Court Rebuild Design (Awarded $40,000 of $40,000 requested)
• Coxe Avenue Complete Street (Awarded $2,983,890 of $3 million requested)
• ExploreAsheville.com Arena Capital Maintenance (Awarded $675,000 of $675,000 requested) 

One of the approved projects was proposed by Buncombe County:

• Ferry Road Community: Affordable Housing, Conservation and Public Recreation (Awarded $4 million of $6 million requested)

The other eight projects awarded LIFT funds were submitted by nonprofit groups:

• Asheville Museum of Science: Growing Together - Museum Repair and Expansion Plan (Awarded $250,000 of $250,000 requested)
• Black Wall Street AVL: Black Wall Street AVL Visitor Experience Upgrade (Awarded $77,500 of $82,500 requested)
• Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: Improving Visitor Experiences at Craggy Gardens Year-Round (Awarded $750,000 of $750,000 requested)
• Hood Huggers Foundation: Blue Note Junction (Phase 2) (Awarded $500,000 of $500,000 requested) 
• Media Arts Project (MAP): Supernova Immersive Experience Project Design (Awarded $200,000 of $300,000 requested)
• RiverLink: Gateway Park - Resurrecting a public park on Riverside Drive (Awarded $270,018 of $270,018 requested)
• Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League (DBA Swannanoa Valley Gallery and Studios): Expanding Visitors and Artists Experiences in Downtown Black Mountain (Awarded $92,495 of $92,495 requested)
• University Botanical Gardens at Asheville, Inc.: Building on Our Legacy - Uplifting BGA Facilities to Better Serve Tourists and Residents (Awarded $150,000 of $150,000 requested)

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