Set aside time for a drive up to Wiseman’s View. Rough gravel road, passable by car but better suited to 4WD, several miles. The overlook is stunning, you can see the entire Linville Gorge and it looks like nothing in the east. You can see the famous Brown Mountain off in the distance, people go there to overnight hoping to see the Brown Mountain Lights.
We have that scheduled for the day we're @ Linville. Discovered on AllTrails a trail that goes down to the foot of Linville falls, which we'll also do.