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Explore Boone Epic outdoor adventures. World-famous spas. Rustic mountain cabins. Need we say more? We’re so much more than a mountain college town.

Boone is where adrenaline junkies and leisure seekers, alike, flock for the perfect getaway any time of year. Start booking your trip at ExploreBoone.com.

One person's castoff is your next favorite find. 🛍️ Swipe through a few of our go-to thrift and vintage shops in Boone. ...
10/28/2026

One person's castoff is your next favorite find. 🛍️

Swipe through a few of our go-to thrift and vintage shops in Boone. These are just a handful of the many spots to dig for treasure around town, so comment your favorite below!

📍 Anna Banana's
📍High Country Emporium
📍Off The Rack
📍Ram's Rack Thrift Shop
📍Thrift Smith Vintage

thrift boone | vintage finds | shop local | boone, nc

Put the phone down. Boone's better in person.This is your reminder that the best days don't happen on a screen. They hap...
10/26/2026

Put the phone down. Boone's better in person.

This is your reminder that the best days don't happen on a screen. They happen out there, so go find one.

Save this for your next open day and send it to the person you've been meaning to adventure with.

fall in boone | mountain days | things to do in boone

10/22/2026

Consider us tempted. 🍂

Pumpkin patches, cozy coffee shops, and leaves changing color everywhere you look, Boone in the fall is impossible to resist.

Check our events calendar at the link in our bio and come see for yourself.

fall in boone | boone, nc | leaf season

Some scenery is worth putting the remote down for. Hours could pass and you wouldn't notice at Linn Cove Viaduct. 🌄 Find...
10/20/2026

Some scenery is worth putting the remote down for. Hours could pass and you wouldn't notice at Linn Cove Viaduct. 🌄

Find your next adventure, link in our bio.

linn cove viaduct | blue ridge parkway | fall getaway

10/16/2026

A Boone leaf peeping appreciation post before the color fades for another year 🥹🍁

fall in boone | boone, nc | leaf season

There's no better way to meet a crisp Boone morning than with a fresh, locally roasted cup. ☕For a small town, we take o...
10/14/2026

There's no better way to meet a crisp Boone morning than with a fresh, locally roasted cup. ☕

For a small town, we take our coffee seriously, so here are five local spots worth a stop this fall:

☕ Bald Guy Brew Coffee Roasting Company, an open-air roastery in East Boone with porch seating and a warm, low-key vibe that makes you want to linger
☕ Hatchet Coffee, adventure-minded and roomy, with West Coast-style beans and a cheerful little gift nook
☕ Drip Coffee Bar, tucked right behind the Doc Watson statue, pairing house specialty blends with treats from Wildwood
☕ Local Lion, known for mountain-roasted coffee, house-made doughnuts, and Boone's first coffee drive-through
☕ Espresso News, Boone's oldest café and a Howard Street gem, with cozy upstairs nooks made for slow mornings

Which one's your go-to?

fall in boone | local coffee | mountain mornings

10/12/2026

Ask anyone what brought them to Boone, and the answer's usually the same: this. 🍂

boone, nc | downtown charm | buskers fest

Pumpkin patches, cozy fall flavors, and local spots worth exploring. 🎃🍂Swipe through to discover where to find your perf...
10/10/2026

Pumpkin patches, cozy fall flavors, and local spots worth exploring. 🎃🍂

Swipe through to discover where to find your perfect pumpkin, sip on seasonal c***r, or unwind with a glass of w**e or a cold one from a local brewery. Your Boone fall bucket list starts here!

- Harvest Farm
- C and J Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
- Mill Camp Wines & Ciders
- Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Cidery

pumpkin patches | fall in boone | boone, nc |

The mountains keep their secrets after dark. 🕯️Boone's oldest legends are still stirring, and a few might give you chill...
10/09/2026

The mountains keep their secrets after dark. 🕯️

Boone's oldest legends are still stirring, and a few might give you chills:

- The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain: A bearded man in old-fashioned gear who walks the backcountry trails, never speaks, and vanishes into the woods.

- The Brown Mountain Lights: Mysterious glowing lights that drift over Linville Gorge and have puzzled scientists for generations.

- The Lingering Residents of Hickory Ridge: Phantom footsteps and the scent of pipe to***co inside Revolutionary-era log cabins.

- The Demon Dog of Valle Crucis: A red-eyed beast said to watch from the churchyard near the historic Church of the Holy Cross.

- A Restless Grave: The legend of what happened to Moses Cone's hillside grave, and whether he still rests there.

- The Watchful Mrs. Cone: Family portraits at Flat Top Manor found face-down by morning, as if Bertha never left.

Read the full stories at the link in our bio, if you dare.

ghost stories | haunted boone | blue ridge legends

Spooky season is in full swing in Boone. 🎃 From pumpkin carving to haunted trails and downtown trick-or-treating, here's...
10/07/2026

Spooky season is in full swing in Boone. 🎃

From pumpkin carving to haunted trails and downtown trick-or-treating, here's where to celebrate all things Halloween this month. Check our events calendar at the link in our bio for more details!

halloween in boone | fall events | boone, nc |

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171 Grand Boulevard
Boone, NC
28607

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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(828) 266-1345

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