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All the United States North Carolina Hot Springs

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hot Springs

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hot Springs, North Carolina

Updated January 21, 2022

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Paint Rock

Hot Springs, North Carolina

Paint Rock

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

Hot Springs, North Carolina

Hot Springs

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

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Gratitude Garden at ArtiSun Gallery

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."
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The Studios sit on Blannahassett Island, a 12.5-acre island in North Carolina’s French Broad River.

Marshall, North Carolina

Marshall High Studios

This historic high school was saved from demolition to become an island home for Marshall’s creative community.
8 miles from Hot Springs
Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Greeneville, Tennessee

Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church

A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.
18 miles from Hot Springs
Vacant since the 1960s, this tower still offers the best view around.

Cosby, Tennessee

Mount Cammerer Lookout Tower

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.
20 miles from Hot Springs
Sander Court.

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Sander Court

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.
21 miles from Hot Springs
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