Tweetsie Railroad

Ride a three-mile loop behind a historic narrow-gauge steam locomotive at a Wild West theme park in the Blue Ridge.

300 Tweetsie Railroad Ln · Blowing Rock, NC

About Tweetsie Railroad

Tweetsie Railroad is a Wild West theme park between Boone and Blowing Rock that opened on July 4, 1957. The main event is a three-mile train ride around the mountain behind a historic narrow-gauge steam locomotive. Beyond the train you get live shows, classic amusement rides, gold panning and the Deer Park Zoo. Fall brings the nighttime Ghost Train, and Tweetsie Christmas runs from late November through December.

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