Since 1910 the Switzerland Inn in Little Switzerland, NC, has offered a unique experience to the traveler seeking something out of the ordinary. Our Chalet Restaurant overlooking the scenic mountains of North Carolina also serves lunch and dinner for your convenience and pleasure. The Switzerland Inn is tucked away in the mountains of Western North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway, midway between Asheville & Blowing Rock.

It was June, 1909. Grassy Mountain rose steep in front of them as the three men guided their mules cautiously over the rough turf that covered the mountainside. As they reached the open grasslands of the top, the instigator of this trip drew in the reins of his mount and sat gazing in disbelief. From all sides, as far as the eye could see, they were surrounded by an incredible dream of misty blue mountains and green valleys. To the west, Mount Mitchell, the Black Brothers, and Celo; to the south, Linville Mountain, Turkey Cove, the valley of North Fork of the Catawba River, and, in the distance, the South Mountains; to the east and the northeast, Table Rock, Hawksbill and Grandfather; and to the north, almost obscured by the brow of the mountain they were on and by the tops of chestnut trees, Roan. Thus Little Switzerland was named because of its sweeping panoramas of deep valleys and distant ranges resemble those of the foothills of the Swiss Alps.