Here a few of the bigger local sites to see.

- Grandfather Mountain (24 min)
- Tweetsie Railroad (25 min)
- Appalachian State College (22 min)
- Blue Ridge Parkway (12 min)
- Many parks, rivers and lakes
- Blowing Rock & Boone (20-26 min)
- West Jefferson (20 min, downtown)
- Kerr Scott Reservoir (15 min, boating)