Forget roller coasters. If you are looking for a thrill on wheels, this is the place for you. Tail of the Dragon is an 11-mile stretch of road along US 129 in Western North Carolina. What’s so special about it, besides the scenery, is that within that 11-mile stretch are 318 curves. Hence the name! It’s a dream road for...

The Swannanoa Museum & History Center is very clear about its mission as a local museum that serves the western North Carolina community as Buncombe County’s primary museum of general, local history. But there is also an appeal for the visitor as well. This is a real people’s museum about real people … the people of Black Mountain and the Swannanoa...