Selected Attractions
Gem Mines
- Crystal Mountain Gems, PO Box 275, US 276,
Cedar Mountain, NC 28718. Phone (704) 884-5499. Web site: http://www.crystalmountaingems.com.
- Emerald Village, PO Box 98, McKinney Mine and
Crab Creek roads, Little Switzerland, NC 28749. Phone (704) 765-6463.
- Gold City, 9410 Sylva Road, Franklin, NC 28734.
Phone (704) 369-3905.
- Nantahala Gorge Ruby Mine, PO Box 159, US
19 W, Almond, NC 28702. Phone (704) 488-3854 or (800) 245-4811.
- Old Pressley Sapphire Mine, 240 Pressley Mine
Road, Canton, NC 28716. Phone (704) 648-6320.
- Smoky Mountain Gold and Ruby Mine, Route 1 Box
134A, US 441 N, Cherokee, NC 28719. Phone (704) 497-6574.
Gem Museums
- Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum, 25 Phillips
Street, Franklin, NC 28734. Phone (704) 369-7831.
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals, Blue Ridge
Parkway at Gillespie Gap, Milepost 331, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. Phone (704)
765-2761.
- Ruby City Gems and Minerals, 44 E. Main Street,
Franklin, NC 28734. Phone (704) 524-3967.
Ski Areas in North Carolina
- Appalachian Ski Mountain, PO Box 106, Blowing
Rock, NC 28605. Phone (704) 295-7828 or (800) 322-2373.
- Cataloochee Ski Area, Route 1, Box 502,
Fie Top Road, Maggie Valley, NC 28751. Phone (800) 768-0285 or (704) 926-0285.
- Ski Beech, 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech
Mountain, NC 28604. Phone (800) 438-2093 or (704) 387-2011.
- Ski Hawknest, 1800 Skyline Drive, Seven Devils,
NC 28604. Phone (800) 822-HAWK or (704) 963-6561.
- Ski Scaly, NC 106 S, Scaly Mountain, NC 28775.
Phone (704) 526-3737.
- Sugar Mountain, PO Box 369, Banner Elk, NC 28604.
Phone (800) SUGAR-MT or (704) 898-4521.
- Wolf Laurel Ski Area, Route 3, Box 129, Mars Hill,
NC 28754. Phone (704) 689-4111 or (800) 817-4111. Web site: http://www.ioa.com/home/wolflaurel.
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