Dr. Gonzo
Well-known member
I thought I'd give my personal endorsements on things to see, do and eat for all you Grizzards making the long trip to see your team lose. 
Food:
Portofino (get the spiced sirloin or the fried green tomorato BLT), Char, Black Cat(chicken enchiladas or the Don't be a Jerk Burrito), Coyote Kitchen (Get the Toas Boat, featured in Our State Magazine this year), Boone Bagelry, Comeback Shack (Fried Green Tomato Burger, Comeback style Burger, chicken strips), Mellow Mushroom (Red potato pie or Cosmic Karma). Woodlands in Blowing Rock (chopped pork BBQ, NC style like God intended), Joe's, Maccadoes. Boone is a mecca of good restaurants. Even if you stray from my list of personal favorites, you're bound to find something you like. (no particular order)
Bars:
Char (known by App students as Charbar), Paolucci's(known by App students as Pow or PowPow). These two are boni fide night clubs on Howard Street (one block closer to campus than King St). Friday night is 1,2,3 night at Paolucci's $.50 jello shots, $1 beers, $2 shots and $3 mixed drinks. Go here only if you're young (or young at heart) and you want to see some real craziness. Good luck getting a drink at Char or even getting in if it's past 11 pm.
Boone Saloon, Galaleo's, Murphy's, Porto's, Macadoes. These will be more your speed assuming that most of you travelers are a little older than 18-22. The consensus on AGS among older App fans is that Murphy's would suit you best, though the others are great.
tApp Room, Klondike, Parthanon, Town Tavern are gonna be 90% students as well but they're more dive type bars with really good specials and cool atmospheres. tApp room is my favorite. Klondike and Parthenon are the "Greek bars." Croakies and boat shoes required.
(no particular order) All within a short walk from campus
The Tailgate:
Come gameday, make sure you take a long walking tour of most of the tailgating. It's pretty vast (we are the attendance leader after all). It's a beautiful campus and worth the time to explore. There are a ton of cool tailgate vehicles that people have outfitted. The main student lot is on River St and is more of an outdoor party than a traditional tailgate. If you walk through there you're likely to catch some heat for your Montana garb. Everywhere else, where the crowd is older, you will be treated like a king. Stadium lot, which takes a lot of $ to have a spot, will be your best bet as a visiter. Lot's of very generous alumni.
Other activities besides the game:
Downtown Boone (King St) is a must. The Mrs will LOVE the cool shops (Mast General Store, Farmer's Hardware ect). Blowing rock has good shopping and a ton of good restaurants too (about 20 minutes east). If you have kids they will enjoy the Linville Caverns which are located off of 221 (approx. 45 min. from Boone). Linville Falls is located off of 183. Howards Knob is a cool spot. It's the mountain (or I'm sure y'all would call it a hill) that's right over town. Offers basically a topographical map of campus. Ziplines (Hawksnest, Screaming). Float one of the rivers (Wahoo Adventures) rents and drops you off at a point and picks you up (only do if it is warm with kids). Drive the Parkway (Price Park Lake, Viaduct, and other attractions close to Boone). These include hiking, fishing, and other things. Grandfather Mountain (swinging bridge and small zoo).
Food:
Portofino (get the spiced sirloin or the fried green tomorato BLT), Char, Black Cat(chicken enchiladas or the Don't be a Jerk Burrito), Coyote Kitchen (Get the Toas Boat, featured in Our State Magazine this year), Boone Bagelry, Comeback Shack (Fried Green Tomato Burger, Comeback style Burger, chicken strips), Mellow Mushroom (Red potato pie or Cosmic Karma). Woodlands in Blowing Rock (chopped pork BBQ, NC style like God intended), Joe's, Maccadoes. Boone is a mecca of good restaurants. Even if you stray from my list of personal favorites, you're bound to find something you like. (no particular order)
Bars:
Char (known by App students as Charbar), Paolucci's(known by App students as Pow or PowPow). These two are boni fide night clubs on Howard Street (one block closer to campus than King St). Friday night is 1,2,3 night at Paolucci's $.50 jello shots, $1 beers, $2 shots and $3 mixed drinks. Go here only if you're young (or young at heart) and you want to see some real craziness. Good luck getting a drink at Char or even getting in if it's past 11 pm.
Boone Saloon, Galaleo's, Murphy's, Porto's, Macadoes. These will be more your speed assuming that most of you travelers are a little older than 18-22. The consensus on AGS among older App fans is that Murphy's would suit you best, though the others are great.
tApp Room, Klondike, Parthanon, Town Tavern are gonna be 90% students as well but they're more dive type bars with really good specials and cool atmospheres. tApp room is my favorite. Klondike and Parthenon are the "Greek bars." Croakies and boat shoes required.
(no particular order) All within a short walk from campus
The Tailgate:
Come gameday, make sure you take a long walking tour of most of the tailgating. It's pretty vast (we are the attendance leader after all). It's a beautiful campus and worth the time to explore. There are a ton of cool tailgate vehicles that people have outfitted. The main student lot is on River St and is more of an outdoor party than a traditional tailgate. If you walk through there you're likely to catch some heat for your Montana garb. Everywhere else, where the crowd is older, you will be treated like a king. Stadium lot, which takes a lot of $ to have a spot, will be your best bet as a visiter. Lot's of very generous alumni.
Other activities besides the game:
Downtown Boone (King St) is a must. The Mrs will LOVE the cool shops (Mast General Store, Farmer's Hardware ect). Blowing rock has good shopping and a ton of good restaurants too (about 20 minutes east). If you have kids they will enjoy the Linville Caverns which are located off of 221 (approx. 45 min. from Boone). Linville Falls is located off of 183. Howards Knob is a cool spot. It's the mountain (or I'm sure y'all would call it a hill) that's right over town. Offers basically a topographical map of campus. Ziplines (Hawksnest, Screaming). Float one of the rivers (Wahoo Adventures) rents and drops you off at a point and picks you up (only do if it is warm with kids). Drive the Parkway (Price Park Lake, Viaduct, and other attractions close to Boone). These include hiking, fishing, and other things. Grandfather Mountain (swinging bridge and small zoo).
