North Carolina’s High Country is peppered with small town gems just waiting for you to discover
them. Many are populated by few people but numerous interesting and unique histories, sights,
galleries, studios, and shops. So slow down, pull over, and enjoy wandering these High Country small towns.

Alleghany County -

Sparta -  http://Sparta-nc.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta,_North_Carolina

Ashe County -

Jefferson – http://www.ashechamber.com , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson,_North_Carolina  

Crumpler -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumpler,_North_Carolina, http://www.shatleysprings.com  

Lansing – http://www.explorelansingnc.com/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansing,_North_Carolina

Todd – http://www.toddnc.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd,_North_Carolina

West Jefferson – http://visitwestjefferson.org/index.html , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Jefferson,_North_Carolina

Warrensville – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrensville,_North_Carolina

Avery County -

Newland - http://www.newlandgov.com/,  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newland,_North_Carolina

Banner Elk - http://www.townofbannerelk.org/,  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banner_Elk,_North_Carolina

Beech Mountain - http://www.townofbeechmountain.com/,  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beech_Mountain,_North_Carolina

Crossnore - http://www.crossnorenc.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossnore,_North_Carolina

Elk Park - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_Park,_North_Carolina

Linville - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linville,_North_Carolina
Sugar Mountain - http://skisugar.com , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Mountain,_North_Carolina

Mitchell County -

Bakersville – http://www.bakersville.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersville,_North_Carolina

Little Switzerland - http://www.littleswitzerlandnc.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Switzerland,_North_Carolina

Spruce Pine –  http://sprucepine.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_Pine,_North_Carolina

Watauga County

Boone – http://exploreboonearea.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina

Blowing Rock – http://www.blowingrock.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowing_Rock,_North_Carolina

Seven Devils - http://sevendevils.net/default.aspx, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Devils,_North_Carolina 

Valle Crucis - http://www.vallecrucis.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Crucis,_North_Carolina

Wilkes County

Wilkesboro – http://www.wilkesboronorthcarolina.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkesboro,_North_Carolina

North Wilkesboro – http://www.north-wilkesboro.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Wilkesboro,_North_Carolina

Ronda – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda,_North_Carolina

Roaring Gap - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Gap,_North_Carolina

Moravian Falls - http://www.moravianfalls.org/aboutmoravianfalls.shtml, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Falls,_North_Carolina