10/28/2026
The Ultimate “Christmas In The North Carolina Mountains” Road Trip takes you to ten of the most magical holiday experiences you’ll find in Western NC:
📍Polar Express Train Ride (Bryson City)
📍Smoky Mountain Christmas (Waynesville)
📍Tweetsie Railroad Christmas (Blowing Rock)
📍Forest City Christmas Lights (Forest City)
📍Christmas Town USA (McAdenville)
📍Biltmore Estate (Asheville)
📍Winter Lights at the NC Arboretum (Asheville)
📍National Gingerbread House Competition (Asheville)
📍Home for the Holidays (Hendersonville)
📍Dillsboro Lights & Luminaries (Dillsboro)
Along this festive journey, you’ll ride the Polar Express through the Smoky Mountains in Bryson City, explore Waynesville’s charming Main Street during Smoky Mountain Christmas, and enjoy Tweetsie Railroad’s Wild West Christmas with train rides, lights, and holiday shows. Forest City dazzles with over a million Christmas lights, while McAdenville’s Christmas Town USA turns an entire community into a glowing holiday wonderland. At Biltmore Estate, you’ll see grand Christmas trees, garland, and beautifully decorated rooms. Asheville’s NC Arboretum offers a mile-long walking trail featuring over a million lights, while the Grove Park Inn displays amazing gingerbread creations from a competition dating back to 1992. Hendersonville’s Home for the Holidays brings decorated storefronts, festive treats, a Christmas parade, and holiday performances. Finally, Dillsboro’s Lights & Luminaries, a tradition dating back to 1983, fills this little mountain village with 2,500 candlelit luminaries, carolers, carriage rides, and warm c***r!
