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Boone Travel Guide: 98 reviews and 177 photos

I'd just as soon be in Boone

Boone. There's a lot to say about Boone. It's a college town and small, nestled in between some mountains and close to a lot of attractions including the Blue Ridge Parkway. My first visits were during my college days at UNC Greensboro. Boone was a hub and hangout spot when my dorm mates and I would go to Valle Crucis, a much smaller mountain town about fifteen miles from Boone. I kept coming to visit when my brother decided to attend ASU and eventually, I couldn't stay away. After I met my wife in France in the summer of 2002 I seriously couldn't stay away because she attended ASU as well. It's really a lovely place and has a pretty happening downtown area. Just two hours from Greensboro, NC.

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In a nutshell:Quaint Mountain town close to ski resorts and the Blue Ridge Parkway

Last visit to Boone: Nov 2004
Intro Updated Jan 2, 2005
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Reviews (24)

Mast General Store Shopping (2)

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Leaf Season Local Customs (1)

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The Blue Ridge Parkway from Rough Ridge - Boone

Blue Ridge Parkway Things to Do (6)

This almost qualifies as an off the beaten path tip, because it's outside of Boone. You will see some of the most serene... more travel advice

Howard's Knob Things to Do (6)

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Faiza-Ifrah Dec 25, 2008 at 12:05 PM

i will be in Lowell, MA in july 2009 and in Boone in August 2009. i got some nice tips from your pages that i have saved in my custom guide :-)
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sourbugger Nov 7, 2008 at 1:15 PM

interesting page you have here
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whatusea Aug 31, 2006 at 12:18 PM

Great info. Husband & I go late Sept -will try some of the gentler hikes. We've traveling & SCUBA diving all over for 30 yrs together. Still diving & traveling, not bad for a couple of old farts. TY again,Debbie
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acemj Apr 24, 2005 at 7:40 AM

Great page . . . I have a lot of friends who went to App State. Quite the party town, but also such a beautiful area. I miss those mountains!
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shrimp56 Feb 15, 2005 at 5:41 AM

Can you believe I was here in the late 80s to give a paper at ASU. I snuck into town as Marshall had just whomped 'em ;) Ate at a Japanese Steakhouse where the chef keep slicing mushrooms into my companion's hair!!
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MandaJ320 Feb 14, 2005 at 6:56 AM

Valle Crucis is really nice! my husband and i went there for a wonderful get away a few years ago in the fall. my best friend used to go to App, and i can't wait to get back up there once i move back home :-) nice Boone page.
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Stephen-KarenConn Feb 10, 2005 at 12:15 PM

I'd just as soon be in Boone, too. I lived for a while in Asheville, and would be there to this day if it weren't for a crazy mountain woman. I'd rather be in Ohio if its the only way I can have Karen. Isn't life grand! Stephen