Burnsville, North Carolina | Tour of Historic Downtown | 2022

The town was founded on March 6, 1834, from land conveyed by John "Yellow Jacket" Bailey, and it was named after Captain Otway Burns, a naval hero of the War of 1812. In 1909, a statue of Captain Burns was given to the town by his grandson, Walter Francis Burns Sr., and it was set on a granite pedestal in the center of the town square. It has an inscription that reads, in part, "He Guarded Well Our Seas, Let Our Mountains Honor Him." Due to damages, the original statue was replaced in the early 2000s.
I will be back for sure to show you more of this amazing mountain town. 🙂
Stores we visited.
Monkey Business Toy Shop
12 W Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714
[phone]
Mountain Time On Main Street
105 W Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714
[phone]
Something Special Gift Shop
12 W Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714
828-682-9101
Eateries and Coffee Shops we visited.
Lil' Smoky's
702 E Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714
828-682-6802
Cast Iron Kitchen
109 W Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714
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Munch Box
112 W Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714
828-536-5356
www.munchboxnc...
Garden Deli
107 Town Square, Burnsville, NC 28714
828-682-3946
garden-deli.com...
Appalachian Java
8 W Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714
828-682-0120
www.appalachia...

[@judygrayson7896]

I do believe Captain Burns ship was called Snapdragon is how the bar was named. If you walked down the side of The old inn there is Ye Olde Country Store and next door Burnsville Health and Nutrition. walking little passed Hammond antiques there is another large restaurant called Homeplace Beer co. And Hog Hollow Wood Fire Pizza with great outdoor covered and uncovered seating with live bands true out the week, and they opened right next door one of their new Rest. called Second Home Restaurant. Across the street in a old gas station they are doing a renovation for a new glass blowing art studio. Thanks for coming out to our sweet little town.

[@toddventure]

I be back soon to cover more for sure. 🙂

[@jhancock1838]

Hello from Northern California! Love these tours.

[@dpmart3275]

Cool little Town Todd great job enjoyed

[@desertlizard4723]

That's my great great great uncle!

[@keithsw2566]

Excellent video Todd. Thanks for profiling our beautiful little town

[@toddventure]

I will be back soon with Connie. Love it.❤

[@annrobinson7526]

Great town! You missed a really cool place Lamp Post Vintage Market just past the theater is amazing! The building history is so cool and it is currently home to 50+ Local vendors and artists! Check it it out on your return!

[@toddventure]

Hi Ann! Thank you for the info. I'll be sure to cover it when I return. 🙂

[@dennismatelski8216]

Thanks for touring our beautiful mountain town. Hope you will come back soon!

[@toddventure]

I definitely will. Loved it.

[@austinstyles3604]

Hey Todd. I really enjoyed your video first of all! I am from Burnsville, and I wanted to pass along a tid bit of info to you, and to the future viewers of this video that may see this comment. The mountain top that you pointed out twice is not Mt. Mitchell. That is called Bowlens Pinnacle, which sits considerably lower than Mt. Mitchell. Although it is in that direction (behind bowlens pinnacle from that angle), that isn't Mt. Mitchell. No biggie, just wanted to throw that out there. Thanks for visiting our town, and hope you come back!

[@toddventure]

That's awesome. I can be directionally challenged sometimes. Great info. I need to head back up there soon.🙂

[@Retromicky82]

Beautiful little town I'd love to visit it .

[@keithsw2566]

It is a beautiful little town. Looks like a Hallmark card. We have a home here

[@CarterKey6]

Ok now I want to go there. You always give us the best ideas.

[@wilma2u1]

Smyth County Virginia is a nice small county where I did live 33 years their

[@wilma2u1]

I love my home town grew up in the middle of South Toe river on the black mountains thank you for being nice about my people there another channel. Or so nice husband was not wifey about our campground

[@sdcard7129]

You shouldve seen the Burnsville Batman, he's a literally real superhero

[@toddventure]

I'll have to check that out on our next visit. 🙂

[@lexthebookwormarchive95]

Yancey Theatre Office went out of business as movie posters and the Yancey logo have been taken down.

[@wilma2u1]

My cousin owns the funeral home their

[@wilma2u1]

Mount Mitchell not black mountains woods where We grew up

[@josephriddle9552]

At the courthouse my great great grandfather name is on it Andrew Jackson Riddle my days family is from Burnsville NC

[@toddventure]

Very cool.

[@cassywagner7971]

Great town. How would you rate on scale of 1to 10

[@toddventure]

Definitely a 10 for a mountain town. It's got everything you need shopping and going out to eat. Very quite but also convenient to Asheville and the Smoky Mountains.

[@aleniajones85]

With all due respect, I lived in this town for 25 years and I must say there is absolutely nothing to do. Everyone knows everyone and everyone’s business. It is completely boring. No one has respect for that statue in the middle of the town. They use to put panties and bras on it. The town on a scale of 1 to 10 for me is a 4. If you really wanted something beautiful driving the Blue Ridge Mountains in the fall is the best because, you get a chance to see the different color leaves.

[@nancygibson4380]

Please check out your heavy breathinģ with your doctor. Love this area.

[@toddventure]

Thank you for your concern. It was the altitude and completely out of shape. Since then, I have lost 15 lbs and doing much better. ❤️