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Enjoy a leisurely ride through Blowing Rock’s Moses H. Cone Park on a horse and carriage. Pre-book your ride and meet your coachman at the park, then sit back and relax as you ride in the comfortable carriage. Ride past the historical manor and along carriage trails and take in the views of the Blue Ridge parkway.

Tipton-Haynes Historical Association, a non-profit organization, preserves, protects, and perpetuates the historic grounds, buildings, and artifacts of the Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site and provides educational experience and research opportunities to the public based on the comprehensive history of the site.

Craft beer! This brewing company also has a taco restaurant called White Duck Taco that is absolutely amazing! There is a fire pit outside along with cornhole for extra entertainment!

This all-ages science center offers fun interactive exhibits that include immersive augmented reality experiences, a bi-polar musical Tesla coil, giant building blocks, a 3-story Paleo tower, a maker space, an art studio, and much more! Guests are invited to engineer a rocket, build a wind-powered car, create an artistic masterpiece, and discover something new. Visit an active fossil dig site dating back 5 million years and enjoy exhibits and programs featuring the plant and animal fossils that have been unearthed at the site, including tapir, rhinoceros, saber-tooth cat, alligator, short-faced bear, red panda, and a 10-ton mastodon! Additional exhibits will open later this year, including an outdoor garden opening in summer 2021!

Paradise Acres Family Farm Park in Boones Creek serves Johnson City and the TriCities with a wide range of agritourism & outdoor activities including a mini-golf course with waterfall cave, barn-side drive-in theater, pumpkin patch, & outdoor laser tag.