Old Cider Mill, walk to Lake Lure Beach & Water Park, Mini Golf Fibber Mcgees , Hickory Nut Gorge Brewery, Burnt Shirt winery, In Chimney Rock, Zip Lining in Lake Lure, Horse back Riding in Lake Lure, ABC Liquor in Lake Lure, Full Blown INGLES GROCERY Lake Lure. Certain time of Year have Horse drawn Carriage rides A little Bat Cave NC history! One of Hickory Nut Gorge’s wonders is Bat Cave Preserve, owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy since 1981. The preserve is home to the largest augen gneiss granite fissure cave in the world. The granite of these caves was formed over 500 million years ago. The cave provides habitat for rare bats, salamanders, and spiders.