Casual counter-serve fast food chain known for build-your-own sandwiches & salads, with many health-conscious options. Great stop for picnic goodies. 3579 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk, NC (Food Lion Shopping Center) 828-898-8544
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Fred and Larry’s Coffee
Find locally roasted, non-GMO, top 1% coffee beans, espresso, lattés, smoothies, Italian Sodas, milkshakes, pastries and more. Live music and art too. For more, go to their Facebook page. 3591 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk, NC (Across from Food Lion) 828-898-2110
Mountain Grounds Coffee & Tea
Locally owned and operated coffee shop at the base of Grandfather Mountain (in front of Lowes Foods). They serve Hatchet coffee, roasted locally in Boone and carry a rotating selection of fresh-baked pastries from Stick Boy Bread Co and a large variety of loose leaf teas by Adagio. For more, go to their website. 3990 Read More
Reid’s Cafe and Catering
This café procures the highest quality of seasonal ingredients for their rotating daily menus. They value the handmade and fashion from scratch details as small as their aioli and dressings, to house made focaccia and pastries, slow roasted meats and naturally fermented pickles. For more, go to their website. 4004 NC-105 #8, Banner Elk, NC Read More
Banner House Museum
See what life was like in the NC mountains during the 1800s. The Banner House was built in 1865 by one of Banner Elk’s founding fathers, Samuel Henry Banner. The museum displays artifacts including period furnishings, farm tools, hand-stitched quilts, vintage clothing, photographs and paintings. Open June-September. Go to their website. 7990 Hickory Nut Gap Read More
FORUM Summer Concert Series at Lees-McRae College
Monday Nights, June & July This summer concert and cultural series at nearby Lees-McRae College includes a big variety of live music performances, often by nationally touring artists. The series is usually presented on Monday evenings. FORUM was organized in 1979 by a small group of summer residents for the purpose of bringing a stimulating Read More
Art Galleries & Studios near Sugar Mountain
The Sugar Mountain area offers many art galleries with a range of talented artists. Here are the top spots for craft and art by both regional and national artists – all within 10 miles of the entrance to our mountain village: Banner Elk Artists Gallery This cooperative art gallery in the Cultural Arts Center at Read More
Apple Hill Alpaca Farm Tours
Take a guided educational tour of Apple Hill Farm, a mountaintop alpaca farm and store near Sugar Mountain. The walking tours let you get up close and personal with the alpacas, llamas, angora goats, guardian donkeys, pigs, chickens and other animals. Begin your tour at the Barn with convenient parking. A guide takes you on Read More
Linville Caverns
Go underground and walk through Linville Caverns. Experienced guides take you into the subterranean world, giving you a history of the caverns and allowing you to view the stalactites, stalagmites and underground stream. Dress warmly since it stays a constant 52 degrees year round. Open year round. The 30-minute guided tour begins frequently throughout each Read More
Wildcat Lake Beach
Reopens May 30, 2022 Yes, we have a beach in the mountains! Just a few minutes from Sugar Mountain, Wildcat Lake offers a popular swimming hole complete with white sandy beach, swimming pier, lifeguards and fishing dock. Tufts Memorial Park, located next door, provides a bath house and picnic tables. The beach area is open Read More