There's No Other Hotel In The World Like This One In North Carolina
By Robin Jarvis|Published February 05, 2018
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Robin Jarvis
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Robin Jarvis began writing for OnlyInYourState.com in 2015 and quickly advanced to a Senior Editor role. She's currently the Brand Manager and has a Bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in Journalism with a minor in Marketing. Her career history includes long running appearances on radio and television. She also has served as publisher of Shades of Green Magazine and Design Lead on several print publications. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She's lived in the Carolinas for more than three decades and currently resides in Charleston, SC. When she's not working, she loves playing guitar, painting, traveling, and spending time with family.
Contact: rjarvis@onlyinyourstate.com
As local travel experts, we know what travelers are looking for when it comes to finding the perfect accommodations for their next trip. To compile our lists, we scour the internet to find properties with excellent ratings and reviews, desirable amenities, nearby attractions, and that something special that makes a destination worthy of traveling for.
If you want to get away in North Carolina the possibilities are limitless. You can head to the coast for some R&R in the sun, go to the mountains in the west, or enjoy any point in between. But few hotels in North Carolina can boast that one of the most popular romance novels of all time was penned (in part) at their hotel.
The Green Park Inn opened in 1891 in Blowing Rock. Some 40+ years later, they would host a writer that would become famous, known world-wide primarily by the success of one book.
Margaret Mitchell is among the distinguished guests that have stayed at the historic Green Park Inn. She began writing "Gone With The Wind" in the 1930s and it published in 1936. Three years later, that book would be turned into an epic romance movie.
Although no writings exist showing how much of the famous novel Mitchell penned at Green Park Inn, the historic inn has much more than its famous novelist guest making it an awesome place to stay.
Additionally, the hotel sits on the Eastern Continental Divide — which basically means it's on a ridge of a significant mountain range and gets some extreme weather conditions, especially loads of snow!
And finally, although the hotel doesn't actively promote its propensity for ghostly sightings, it's regarded as one of the most haunted places in the area.
From its most famous guests (including two sitting American Presidents), to its location and ghostly sightings, this hotel in North Carolina is one-of-a-kind and is a must-visit. Green Park Inn is located at 9239 Valley Blvd., Blowing Rock, NC 28605. Learn more on their official website.
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