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Old Fort, North Carolina

  • Mountain Gateway Museum

    Displays showcase mountain lifestyle and history from the earliest original inhabitants through the settlement period and into the twentieth century. Museum highlights include an introductory video p...
    Mountain Gateway Museum

  • Old Fort Railroad Museum

    Old Fort continued to hold its status as the gateway to the Smoky Mountains through the post-civil war era as the railroad moved across the mountains and brought a new prosperity. The Old Fort Railro...
    Old Fort Railroad Museum

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Andrews Geyser

Popular streamside wooded picnic area alongside national forest service lands. In 1885

Old Fort, NC Historical Markers

Downtown Old Fort

Located at the foot of the Black Mountains, downtown Old Fort is a small quaint town often called the "gateway to the west". Home to the recently renovated Old Fort Train Station, Museum & Visitor's Center, historic Arrowhead monument and Old Fort Mountain Music.

Old Fort, NC Forts

McDowell County Tourism Development Authority

Old Fort, NC Tours

Catawba Falls Campground

RV and tent camping and cabin rentals. Close to waterfalls and hiking. Open year-round, located in the mountains of western NC. Features restrooms, playground, fishing pond, stocked river, camp store, mountain crafts. WIFI available.

Old Fort, NC Campgrounds

Old Fort Railroad Museum

Old Fort, NC Museums

Things to do near Old Fort, NC

Emerald Village

Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, about 1 hour from Asheville, NC, is Emerald Village, NC's #1 gem mining attraction! Go unde...

Blowing Rock Resort Rentals & Sales, Inc.

Quaint log cabins or grand mountain lodges, glorious views or total seclusion, in-town convenience or a hiker's paradise near...

Ocona Valley Motel

Small privately owned motel. Located on Acquoni Rd. away from downtown traffic yet convenient to attractions, restaurants, a...

Granny's Kitchen

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Cherokee Tribal Bingo

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