Transylvania

Transylvania Heritage Museum
The Transylvania Heritage Museum, located in Brevard, North Carolina, features permanent and changing displays of heirlooms, artifacts, genealogical exhibits, vintage photographs, and other exhibits reflective of the history and heritage of the Transylvania County. On permanent display is Cascadia: Land of the Waterfalls. Other exhiits, which change occasionally, include a timeline of area history, Cherokee artifacts, Early Settlers, Logging, Mills, and an Old Post Office (Balsam Grove). The museum offers a variety of interactive programs and events throughout the year. The museum opened in May, 2008, on the former site of the Jim Bob Tinsley Museum, which was dedicated to the North Carolina-born Western singer. Some of Tinsley's artifacts and memorabilia remain on display.

Transylvania County Historical Society
Allison-Deaver House
The Trasylvania County Historical Society owns and operates the restored Allison-Deaver house outside Brevard, NC. The Allison-Deaver House, a unique blend of Greek Revival and Federal architecture, is the oldest standing frame house west of the Blue Ridge and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The restoration of the house allows visitors to see its various stages of construction, and a self guided tour uses this information to launch discussions of the evolution of the Allison and the Deaver families, the history of the neighbors, and the history of the immediatle surrounding area.

Pisgah National Forest
Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Visitors to the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education learn through exhibits and programs how human activities affect and are effected by wildlife and the natural environment and why these resources need to be thoughtfully and scientifically managed. Emphasis is placed on the NC Wildlife Resources Commission trout managment program and other conservation efforts in the mountain regions of North Carolina.

Brevard College
James A. Jones Library
The James A. Jones Library at Brevard College houses and collects records and other material related to the college and its predecessors, Rutherford College, Weaver College, and Brevard Institute. Brevard College also has an online collection of scanned archival items illustrating the history of Brevard and its forerunners: http://www2.brevard.edu/nc_echo/

Cradle of Forestry in America Historic Site
Forest Discovery Center
The Cradle of Forestry in America, run by the US Forest Service, operates on the site of the former Biltmore Forest School and includes a walking trail around eight historic buildings associated with the school, a restored portable saw mill and logging locomotive, a conference center, a museum, and many curriculum-based programs and interactive exhibits. Through exhibits, programs, and tours, the Cradle of Forestry seeks to educate visitors about forest resources, their uses, and their impact on the environment, and to educate visitors specifically about Carl Schenck and the first school of forestry in the United States.

Brevard Music Center
Hinda Honigman Memorial Library
The Brevard Music Center seeks to promote quality music education, to develop the abilities and broaden the horizons of young musicians, to promote fellowship among participants, and to enrich our musical culture. The center's extensive music library, the Hinda Honigman memorial Library, contains scores and music for an impressive array of operas, symphonies, and more, and also houses recordings of many Brevard Music Center and Brevard Music Festival performances. The library is not a lending facility and is open only by appointment.

Transylvania County Library
Rowell Bosse North Carolina Room
The Transylvania County Library's North Carolina Room collects manuscripts, photographs, family history files, newspaper clippings, church records, and other miscellaneous papers concerning Transylvania County.

Aluminum Tree and Aesthetically Challenged Seasonal Ornament Museum and Research Center