Just outside of the Town of Boone down Highway 105 South, you come to the town of Foscoe, North Carolina. Home of the Greater Foscoe Mining Company, Foscoe is a treasure of a little town! At the Greater Foscoe Mining Company, you can pan for your own semi-precious and precious stones, then have them cut to your liking. A lot of fun for adults and children alike, they claim that "if you can imagine it, we can make it."
Just a short drive to the adventure meccas of Boone and Blowing Rock, Foscoe is a must-see in the Boone, NC area.
"Fastest-Growing Small Town"
In January 2012, Forbes named Boone
# 4 among "America's Fastest-Growing Small Towns."
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Boone Named to
"The 10 Best Places to
Retire in 2012"
by U.S. News & World Report.
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Top Destination Spa
Westglow Resort & Spa ranks second
in Travel & Leisure's September 2011 "Top Destination Spas."
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Sierra Magazine calls Appalachian State one of the Top 20 "Coolest Schools" in a Sept./Oct. 2011 ranking based on green categories.
The Boone Area is the perfect place to savor the most popular unit of the National Park System. Explore the Blue Ridge Parkway!