Mystery Hill

Jefferson Landing is the premier wedding venue of the High Country. We would love to help you plan your special day and create the perfect wedding memories you will cherish for a lifetime.

From ceremonies to receptions, rehearsal dinners to luncheons, we have everything covered. Whether you prefer grand or intimate, country chic or traditional elegance, we're your venue. You have the option of an outdoor wedding, rehearsal or reception dinner down by the stunning New River at Riverside Park, or you may desire a more elegant reception at the recently renovated Club House with seating for 200 plus. The centerpiece of the luxury rustic Club House is the Main Dining Room with its 33-foot-high vaulted ceiling, a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and breathtaking views of the mountains, perfectly landscaped scenery and beautiful golf course. To get you even closer to nature, the Club House doors open to a 6,000-square-foot patio with spectacular panoramic views for your special event.

Jefferson Landing Country Club and Resort is a full service banquet and catering facility. A full catering menu is available offering everything you will need, from buffets to plated luncheons or dinners, as well as your own custom requests for our Executive Chef. Our expert events and catering staff will assist you with planning every detail to insure that your event conveys a sense of excellence and make your beautiful day stress free.

Only minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway and just under two hours from the Charlotte and Greensboro airports, Jefferson Landing is located in the Northwest Mountains of North Carolina. You and your guests will feel more than welcome, and we will work our hardest to ensure complete customer satisfaction.

148 E. Landing Drive • Jefferson, NC 28640 (800) 292-6274 • (336)982-4449 • visitjeffersonlanding.com

Explore the unimaginable

BY DAVID ROGERS

Given that Mystery Hill is only a few hundred yards south of Tweetsie Railroad, it is a wonder that Tommy the Train doesn’t run upside down.

More than 70,000 visitors each year come to Mystery Hill to experience the historical landmark’s “gravity vortex.” Despite a visitor’s best efforts to stand upright, the gravitational anomalies force a human body into a 45-degree angle. They cause water to flow uphill and prompt balls to roll upward right before one’s very eyes.

For children of all ages, the attraction’s Hall of Mystery is a world of scientific fun and sure to be a catalyst for inquiring minds. It features a variety of hands-on science activities, including optical illusions, a shadow wall, a flying mirror, and more.

But there’s even more to Mystery Hill.

Try tomahawk throwing at Tomahawk Hill and don’t forget to don your Stetson cowboy hat and leather chaps while giving the Bullriding Challenge. Or, don’t think you are photogenic? Think again at Professor Finnegan’s Old Time Photo Parlour. Selfies unnecessary!

Have you ever seen an arrowhead? Well, how about thousands of arrowheads at Moon Mullin’s Native American Artifacts Museum!. It is one of the world’s largest private collections of Native American artifacts in the world, featuring items from 20 states, with more than 250,000 different pieces.

The 1903 Dougherty House Museum was the home of Appalachian State University’s founder. It was the first home in the region to have electricity. Explore what life in Boone and the High Country was like in the early 1900s. Now there is a feature-withina-feature with the adjacent, Historic Farmyard, giving kids a chance to get up close and personal with chicks, bunnies and more (new animals are being added each season).

Experience Bubblerama, a place where you can play with giant bubbles or even blow a giant bubble around your best friend. Have fun with bubble wands.

The Middle Fork Greenway runs right beside the Mystery Hill property, so be sure to take a walk along the banks of the Middle Fork South Fork of the New River, whose headwaters are just a couple of miles south, on the outskirts of Blowing Rock. If you have a fishing license, the river is stocked with brook and brown trout anxious to land in your creel.

One of the newest adventures at Mystery Hill: Gem Mining at Prospector Hill. It features private indoor sluices for each family and the gemstones they find from around the world will be treasures a family keeps forever.

FILE PHOTO

Blowing Rock visitor Jay Janish takes aim with a tomahawk.

IF YOU GO: MYSTERY HILL

• 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Monday-Sunday • 129 Mystery Hill Lane, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 • (828) 264-2792 • https://mysteryhill.com/

FILE PHOTO A guide at Mystery Hill demonstrates the gravitational oddities associated with the attraction.