Located 35 miles northeast of Asheville, the charming town of Burnsville, N.C., is immersed in cultural richness and surrounded by the stately Blue Ridge Mountains. Burnsville is part of Yancey County, home to towering peaks including the famed Mount Mitchell. An artistic mountain vibe defines its quaint Main Street, which features interesting shops, restaurants, galleries and a lush town square.
If you’re looking for a property in Burnsville, there are a number of options. Rustic mountain cabins, immaculate mansions, ranches amid rolling hills, and home lots with expansive acreage are all available in Burnsville.
Art abounds in Burnsville
Downtown Burnsville’s walkable Main Street is home to colorful murals, scores of art galleries, coffee shops and restaurants. Artist studios dot downtown, offering opportunities to tour, meet with creators and peruse unique wares of clay, glass, wood and other media. The annual Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair draws residents and visitors alike to Burnsville every August to enjoy demonstrations, music, food and one-of-a-kind handmade arts and crafts.
Burnsville is home to nine quilt block trails, self-guided driving trails featuring colorful quilt blocks adorning barns, buildings and churches. The trails feature 150 blocks, designed, built and painted by volunteers and patterned after the colorful squares on traditional quilts.
The peak of natural Blue Ridge beauty
Burnsville features 100 miles of hiking trails that are some of the highest in the eastern U.S. Among the most popular are the trails to Mount Mitchell, highest peak in the east at 6,684 feet. The trails range in length and difficulty: Balsam Nature Trail at the upper summit parking lot is an easy, 0.75-mile nature trail, while the Mount Mitchell Trail, which begins at the Black Mountain Campground and ends at the summit, is a strenuous, 6-mile trek to the top.
A number of stunning waterfalls offer picturesque spots to visit in and around Burnsville. Popular falls include the easily accessible Roaring Fork and Setrock Creek falls, as well as Crabtree Falls along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Star attraction
Stargazing and earth sciences take center stage in Burnsville, thanks to local spots dedicated to astronomy and STEM education. The Bare Dark Sky Observatory, located at the Mayland Earth to Sky Park in Burnsville, provides visitors the opportunity to examine the night sky through the Southeast’s largest telescope dedicated to public use. The brand-new, 60-seat Arthur Planetarium, also located at the Earth to Sky Park, offers traditional astronomy shows as well as STEM-centric presentations under a 36-foot projection dome.
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