Uncover precious gems and lots of fun at Sugar Creek Gem Mine in Banner Elk. Uncover precious gems and lots of fun at Sugar Creek Gem Mine in Banner Elk.

Police in Western North Carolina are on the hunt for a large quartz crystal cluster they say was stolen from a gem mine. The gem is believed to have been stolen from the Elijah Mountain Gem Mine in ...

Western North Carolina is a great place to strike your fortunes. The ridges here might not be the boldest or tallest in the country, but these woods are home to some of America's oldest mountain ...

WorldAtlas released a list of 10 "undiscovered" small towns in North Carolina, including several locations in Western NC. Founded in 1994 by cartographer John Moen and his wife, Chris Woolwine-Moen, ...