Blowing Rock, NC makes a convinient base for exploring North Carolina's beautiful high country. In a single day, one can range north to Virginia's Mabry Mill for pancakes, or travel south to Asheville with the Biltmore estate, further south to the cradle of forestry and Look Glass Falls or even Bridal Veil Falls. Head west into Tennessee's Roan Mountain and Cumberland Gap and ride US-421 the Striped Snake.
The spillway at Cone Manor's Bass Lake