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Things to Do and
Places to Go in WNC
Asheville Art Museum Located in the Pack Place Arts, Education, and Science Center. The museum offers one of the finest collections of 20th century American art in the Southeast. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays 1-5 p.m. (828)253-3227 Admission is charged
Asheville Mall Located on U.S. 25 three blocks north of Exit 50 on I-40. The 8,000 acre estate features America's largest residence, gardens, and a winery.
Hours: Seasonal - Check webiste. Open year round except Christmas,
Thanksgiving, and New Years Day.
(828)255-1700 or (800)543-2961 Admission is charged.
Bent Creek Biking Trails
Bent Creek has excellent mountain biking trails, suitable for the beginner or the advanced mountain biker. Bent Creek's single-track trails are located in the Pisgah Forest just 10 miles southwest of Asheville, very close to the Arboretum. This is not a "rail-trail."
Biltmore Estate
Located on U.S. 25 three blocks north of Exit 50 on I-40. The 8,000 acre estate features America's largest residence, gardens, and a winery.
Hours: Seasonal - Check webiste. Open year round except Christmas,
Thanksgiving, and New Years Day.
(828)255-1700 or (800)543-2961 Admission is charged.
Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is more than a road – it’s a beautiful journey that entices visitors to explore a 469-mile gateway to America’s rich cultural heritage including Cherokee traditions, music, crafts, agriculture and nature. Your journey is just around the corner!
Don't forget your cameras and binoculars when visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway!
Buncombe County Buncombe County Government is Your Government. Local government is the closest government to the people. It is made up of neighbors who are here to help neighbors by bringing the highest quality of life to the community. Buncombe County has an average of 1,400 employees who serve as firemen, sheriff deputies, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, librarians, child care workers, emergency medical workers, permits and inspections, landfill workers, agriculture extension agents, naturalists, lifeguards, planners, tax assessors and administrators all working to insure the high quality of life we have all come to enjoy. Click on the website to find information about taxes, permits and everything else you might need in your move!
(828) 250-4100 (The) Carl Sandburg Home
3 miles south of Hendersonville in Flat Rock. A beautiful 263 acre
estate where the poet raised prize winning goats.
Hours: Open daily, 9:00 - 5:00 Guided tours given
daily except Christmas.
(828)693-4718 Nominal fee charged. Cherokee Indian Reservation
Located at 498 Tsali Blvd.in Cherokee. The Cherokees in Western North Carolina today descend from those who were able to hold on to land they owned, those who hid in the hills, defying removal, and others who returned, many on foot. Gradually and with great effort, they have created a vibrant society, a sovereign nation of 100 square miles where people in touch with their past and alive to the present preserve timeless ways and wisdom. Come and see Unto These Hills - The play that traces the Cherokee people through the aeons, through the zenith of their power, through the heartbreak of the Trail of Tears, finally ending, appropriately, in the present day, where the Cherokee people, much like their newly re-scripted drama, continue to rewrite their place in the world. A place based on traditional Cherokee values and modern sensibilities.
(800)438-1601 Admission is charged
Chimney Rock Park
Located at Hwys. 74-A & 64 (25 miles southeast of Asheville)
Enjoy a 75 mile view of the Blue Ridge and
walk the trails to Hickory Nut Falls.
Ticket window open 8:30-4:30 p.m. (Seasonal)
(828)625-9611 or (800)277-9611 Admission is charged.
Flat Rock Playhouse
The Playhouse’s dual mission of producing the performing arts and providing education in the performing arts includes a ten-show professional series; a summer and fall college apprentice and intern program; performances and cabaret series by the YouTheatre; year-round classes and workshops for students from kindergarten through adults. Flat Rock Playhouse now hosts over 90,000 patrons annually and is a major contributor to the local
economy and the Arts in North Carolina.
828-693-0731 Toll Free: 866-732-8008
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Folk Art Center
Located on the Blue Ridge Parkway, just east of Asheville Home to the Southern Highland Craft Guild, includes museum galleries, craft exhibits, demonstrations, and a sales shop.
Open daily 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. April-December & 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
January-March. (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day & New Years Day)
(828)298-7928 (The) Fresh Market
Located at 944 Merrimon Ave. The Fresh Market conveys the atmosphere of an old world European market, all under one roof, where you can visit an array of departments: our old-style butcher shop and fish market, bakery, produce floral stands and delicatessen.
Shop here or order online!
Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm Sun: 10am-8pm
828-252-9098 Grandfather Mountain Located on U.S. 221 between the Parkway and Linville, exit milepost 305.
Features incredible views, the Mile High Swinging Bridge, native wildlife
(bears), hiking trails and a theatre.
Open daily 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
1-800-468-7325 Admission is charged. Great Smokey Mountains The Park includes over 500,000 acres with 800 miles of hiking trails, 10 campgrounds, 1,500 types of plants. Great Smoky Mountains National Park info included on this site includes: general park info, book Smoky Mountain cabin rentals and hotels, maps, trout fishing, hiking, auto touring, history of the Park's development, and popular Cades Cove. Also, this Smoky Mountain site makes available information about weddings in the national park, shopping, the Appalachian Trail, Fall foliage, photos of waterfalls, wildlife, and wildflowers. Also featured: Towns of the Smokies including: Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Townsend TN and Asheville, Cherokee, Maggie Valley, Dillsboro, Waynesville, Blowing Rock, and Highlands NC.
The Great Smoky Mountains Park is open year-round. Visitor centers at Sugarlands and Oconaluftee are open all year, except Christmas Day. The Cades Cove Visitor Center has limited hours during the winter. Looking for the names of the mountains?
Click here for more information.
(865) 436-1200 Grove Park Inn Located off of Charlotte Street in Asheville, The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa is a place dedicated to providing its guests with comfort — and genuine delight. Come and enjoy wonderful lodging, fine dining and entertainment all in one. During the summers of 1935 and ’36, author F. Scott Fitzgerald resided in our Room 441. He’s just one of the American luminaries to have stayed here, a list that includes Harry Houdini, Will Rogers, George Gershwin, Thomas Edison, Eleanor Roosevelt and Henry Ford. Not to mention presidents — William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon, George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton
(800) 438-5800 Call for reservations Harrah's Cherokee Hotel and Casino Located at 777 Casino Drive in Cherokee, Harrah's Cherokee Hotel and Casino brings excitement to North Carolina's stunning Great Smoky Mountains. Set in the beautiful homeland of the Cherokee Indians, Harrah's Cherokee Hotel and Casino offers luxury and beauty both inside and out. This North Carolina hotel has a 15,000 square foot conference center, an indoor pool, and a workout room. Action-packed gaming includes slots, video poker, the PokerPro poker room, and interactive video technology table games. Enjoy
live entertainment at the Cherokee Pavilion, and culinary delights at the choice of restaurants. Book your hotel reservation today and experience all that
Harrah's Cherokee has to offer.
(828) 497-7777 The Health Adventure Located in the Pack Place Arts, Education, and Science Center. A hands-on health and science museum featuring educational
exhibits for the entire family.
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday - 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
(828)254-6373 Mount Mitchell State Park Located on the Blue Ridge Parkway, exit milepost 355. Mt. Mitchell is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River, featuring a lookout tower, restaurant, and picnic areas.
Open daily. (828)675-4611 North Carolina Arboretum Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmstead Way, south of Asheville.
Features magnificent gardens and miles of woodland trails.
April 1 to October 31: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
November 1 to March 31: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(828)665-2492 North Carolina (State Of) All the information you ever wanted about North Carolina, all in one place! Visit the official website for North Carolina and learn about living here, doing business here, learning here and playing here! From Children and Family, Consumer Protection, all the way to Taxes and Voting. Your one stop location for North Carolina! Also great information about Asheville. Click here for more information on Asheville. RiverLink RiverLink is a regional non-profit spearheading the economic and environmental revitalization of the French Broad River and its tributaries as a place to work, live and play. Since 1987 they have engaged in simultaneous efforts to address water quality concerns throughout the French Broad River basin, expand public opportunities for access and recreation, and spearheaded the economic revitalization of Asheville's riverfront district.
(828) 252-8474
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Located at 52 N. Market Street in downtown Asheville, one of the giants of 20th Century American Literature, Thomas Wolfe immortalized his childhood home in his epic auto-biographical novel, Look Homeward, Angel.
9:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday Closed Monday
House tours are offered daily beginning at the bottom of each hour.
Admission: Adults - $1.00 Student - $.50
(828)253-8304 Zebulon Vance Birthplace Located at 911 Reems Creek Road near Weaverville. Vance Birthplace is the reconstructed 1830s mountain farmstead where Zebulon Vance, NC's Civil War governor was born.
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday--9 a.m - 5 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays and most
major holidays. No admission fees. Donations are accepted and appreciated.
(828) 645-6706 |