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Shopping Downtown Boone, Blowing Rock

Mast General Store

A place to shop in Downtown Boone, Blowing Rock, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour.

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Why go

Old-fashioned general store on King Street in Boone, with barrels of candy, outdoor gear and mountain-made goods.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Blowing Rock, alongside 3 activities, 2 places to eat and 2 outdoor spots. The closest of our other picks is Dan'l Boone Inn, 0.5 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Shopping
Neighborhood
Downtown Boone
Price
$
Time needed
1 hr

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Blowing Rock, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Dan'l Boone Inn

    Family-style restaurant in an old Boone hospital building, serving fried chicken, country ham and biscuits since 1959.

    Food · 0.5 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Appalachian Ski Mountain

    Small family ski area between Blowing Rock and Boone with a ski school, terrain park and an outdoor ice rink.

    Activity · 3.3 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Tweetsie Christmas

    Tweetsie Railroad's steam train runs through lit woods on December evenings, with a decorated Main Street and Santa.

    Activity · 3.8 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Moses H. Cone Memorial Park

    Former estate on the Blue Ridge Parkway with 25 miles of carriage roads for winter walks and snowshoeing around Flat Top Manor.

    Outdoors · 4.9 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    The Speckled Trout

    Main Street restaurant and bottle shop in Blowing Rock serving local trout and Southern plates.

    Food · 5.8 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Green Park Inn

    Victorian resort hotel from 1891 at the south end of Blowing Rock, straddling the Eastern Continental Divide.

    Stay · 7.0 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Mast General Store is a stop on our Asheville, Blowing Rock & Boone route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Blowing Rock

Mast General Store is our only shopping pick in Blowing Rock; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Blowing Rock guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Blowing Rock run from 38°F in January to 80°F in July; July is usually the wettest month.

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Getting there

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Coordinates
36.21888, -81.68354
Destination
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Website
mastgeneralstore.com

Mast General Store: quick answers

How much time do you need at Mast General Store?

Plan on about an hour at Mast General Store. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

Which TripsCircle routes include Mast General Store?

Mast General Store appears on Asheville, Blowing Rock & Boone, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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