Transylvania explorer TABLE OF CONTENTS
PHOTO BY STEVE OWEN
Outdoors
8 10 12 14 16 19 21 22 24 29 30 32 35 36
Arts & Entertainment
38 40 42
Museums
43 44 45
4 TRANSYLVANIA EXPLORER 2026
PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
DUPONT FOREST GORGES STATE PARK
CRADLE OF FORESTRY
WATERFALLS CYCLING CAMPING FISHING
CANOEING
HIKING WHITE SQUIRRELS SWIMMING HOLES FAMILY ACTIVITIES
ANIMAL SCULPTURE HUNT
ARTS & CRAFTS BREVARD MUSIC CENTER
ALLISON DEAVER HOUSE HERITAGE MUSEUM
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY summer
2026
Transylvania Explorer is a publication of the Transylvania Times.
PUBLISHER: Terri Hale EDITOR: Derek McKissock
ADVERTISING: Lisa Stadelman
DESIGN: Bryce Boring & Vaughn Burnheimer
Cover photo by Steve Owen
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