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All Aboard !! Tweetsie Railroad - Blowing Rock NC - Fun For Everyone

Tweetsie Railroad has been around since I was a kid and that's been a really LONG time!! It's so well known in the South, just the mention of "Tweetsie" will bring a grin to most folk's face. The Tweetsie Train is a steam locomotive with a distintive loud, shrill whistle - then the conducter yells - ALL ABOARD !! It's not your run of the mill theme park, it's smaller, more personal and less crowded.

This family park brings back the old fashioned fun of the Wild West with the US Marshals fighting off the train robbers. You can ride Tweetsie over and over to see the cowboys and Indians.. There's also entertainment, live music, a deer and goat park, face painting, ferris wheel, chair lifts and lots of other rides, etc..

Tweetsie Railroad is located on Hwy 321 between Boone and Blowing Rock NC, just a short ride from Hickory (about 42 miles). On the drive from Hickory up the mountain, you will enjoy gorgeous mountain vistas including the profiles of Table Rock and Grandfather Mountain. Why not drive through downtown Blowing Rock to check out all the unique shops. Our personal favorite is Kilwin's Ice Cream and Candy Store - try the old fashioned Vanilla milkshake - it comes with whipped cream on top - YUM !!

We recently enjoyed the day at Tweetsie for a family reunion. It was a beautiful day in the Blue Ridge Mountains with temps in the high 70s and low 80s.. I hope you enjoy the photos from Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock NC. Check the Tweetsie website for more information.

<< Face Painting At Tweestie

Photos by C. Gilliam

Tweetsie

Posted by Cheryl Gilliam Home Staging-Hickory NC on 08/11/2008 04:43 PM

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10 Comments on All Aboard !! Tweetsie Railroad - Blowing Rock NC - Fun For Everyone

AUG

2008

Some of the best memories are of vacationing as a kid, I think I may have been there once. cheryl

Hey Cheryl W, I am SURE that any girl named Cheryl surely would have visited Tweetsie !! God bless,

I took my nephews to the NC Museum of Life and Science in durham w/my flipvideo and camera. I only took pix of the boys. Next time, as I usually do, I will take both. Great presentation and blog!

AUG

2008

Hi Tracy, Thanks for coming by.. I know what you mean, so many times - I fail to take all the photos that I should.. God bless,

I just had to stop by and comment as we visited Tweetsie and Blowing Rock as kids...and THAT was a long, LONG time ago...LOL...I still have such awesome memories of that trip. That's a beautiful part of the country, to be sure. Thank you, thank you!

AUG

2008

Hi Susan, Thanks so much for sharing your memories of Tweetsie... There was talk last year that they might have to move because the land lease was up, they negotiated through next - I think.. I really hope they don't move - it just wouldn't be the same.. God bless,