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Sparta, NC. Located at the crossroads of the county's two main corridors -- US 21 and NC 18 -- Sparta is the physical center as well as the focus of community life for Alleghany County.Like many southern towns, the Courthouse is the center of town.ith a variety of motels, bed and breakfast inns and vacation rental properties in and around Sparta, NC, and the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop, the area offers the traveler a welcome respite from the hectic pace of modern life.
Anytime you are in the northwestern mountains of North Carolina or on the Blue Ridge Parkway, we hope you will pay us a visit. We will do our best to make you feel right at home. Sparta is so convenient from I-77. Just take exit 83 (northbound traffic only) or 85 and follow US 21 north 28 miles up the Blue Ridge. From the Parkway, Sparta is a short drive from the NC 18 intersection near Cumberland Knob, US 21 near mile post 229 and NC 18 at Laurel Springs (mile post 248). We are at 58 South Main Street in the rock building with the green awning near the center of town. We are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.