Home to rolling green hills, the South Mountains Game Lands and the most iconic section of the Cherry Bounce Driving Trail, Bostic hides its treasures away on dusty, dirt roads. Visit Washburn’s General Store, “the oldest, consecutively family-owned and operated retail business in North Carolina” — it’s known for keeping modern necessities in stock next to old-fashioned penny candy from your grandparents’ heyday.

If you’re into mystery and folklore, the Bostic Lincoln Center exhibits key facts and testimony supporting the theory that President Abraham Lincoln was born here! For spirit-lovers, the Golden Valley area holds the glory of Blue Ridge Distilling Company — take a tour and sample its Defiant Whisky.