Discover Our Heritage Treasures
Blue Ridge Heritage Trail
Interpretive signs at a collection of special places throughout the North Caroli...
Blue Ridge Music Trails
Every weekend the North Carolina mountains and foothills come to life with the p...
Celebrate the Centennials
The National Park Service, NC State Parks, & Pisgah National Forest Turn 100 i...
Heritage Retail Store
All products are made locally, even the music!
Cherokee Heritage
The Cherokee have called these mountains home for more than 10,000 years.
Historic Small Towns and Cities
For small town, old-time charm, visit the many historic communities in NC's Blue...
Welcome to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
North Carolina’s mountains and foothills are a region of our country so special it has been designated a National Heritage Area.
Use this website to discover why!
Places to go, things to see, experiences to enrich.
A distinctive American heritage for all to enjoy!
Buy the Blue Ridge Music Trails Guidebook and help support the BRNHA
For Friends & Partners
Featured Grant
Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree Retail Store Expansion
Celebrating Blue Ridge Heritage and Appalachian Crafts in Spruce Pine NC
Featured Artist
Andy Edmonds
Oldtime musician, Surry County
Raised in the heart of Surry County, Andy Edm...
Traditional Artist Directory
Featured Destination
Historic Flat Rock
Historic Flat Rock, NC, once considered the "Little Cha...
Attractions Directory
