Local Attractions and Links

Before you leave, be sure to:

- See a play at Mars Hill’s Southern Appalachian Repertory Theater.

- Ride the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad (reserve the caboose!)

- Raft all along the French Broad River (from Pleasant Bank's private dock).

- Enjoy a relaxing soak in one of the many riverside hot tubs at nearby Hot Springs Spa.

- Hike the Appalachian Trail or one of the hundreds of others winding through the forests.

- Shop for local arts and crafts, quilts, pottery, painting, sculpture at the artists’ own

studios.

- Listen to Appalachian music sung (and composed) by musicians who can trace their roots in these hills back 12 generations.

- Pet baby animals, make soap at farms in nearby Spring Creek.

- Visit Asheville, NC (25 min away), a sophisticated small city, on most Top Ten lists of best American cities in which to live and retire.

Local Websites: Town of Hot Springs,  Town of Marshall