Guidebook for Asheville
Sightseeing
Biltmore Estate is more than just your ordinary historic home tour.
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Biltmore
1 Lodge StBiltmore Estate is more than just your ordinary historic home tour.
Great half-day or full-day excursion with hike and meal with a view. you can measure the distance enroute by counting the tunnels--9!
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Mount Pisgah
Great half-day or full-day excursion with hike and meal with a view. you can measure the distance enroute by counting the tunnels--9!
Only about 45 minutes to the highest point east of the Mississippi river.
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Mount Mitchell
Only about 45 minutes to the highest point east of the Mississippi river.
Very close easy hike to a 360º view. So close you can do it in the evening for the sunset. Take a sweatshirt, you will be over 6000'.
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Craggy Gardens
Very close easy hike to a 360º view. So close you can do it in the evening for the sunset. Take a sweatshirt, you will be over 6000'.
The Omni Grove Park Inn Spa
290 Macon AvePretty cool lobby and spa
Beautiful, historic. Elk. This place is magical. So gorgeous and close enough to take a picnic lunch or dinner to see the elk. Lots of historic buildings to peruse and spectacular scenery. 45 minutes
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Cataloochee
Beautiful, historic. Elk. This place is magical. So gorgeous and close enough to take a picnic lunch or dinner to see the elk. Lots of historic buildings to peruse and spectacular scenery. 45 minutes
Waterfalls and scenery as seen in Hunger Games and Last of the Mohicans. Swim too. Big visual pay-off for little effort in hiking.
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Isitsha saseDupont State
Staton RoadWaterfalls and scenery as seen in Hunger Games and Last of the Mohicans. Swim too. Big visual pay-off for little effort in hiking.
Awesome hike to bald. Lots of blueberries in late August/early September.
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Max Patch
Max Patch RoadAwesome hike to bald. Lots of blueberries in late August/early September.
Anything along 276 is fun. Lots of things to do in this area. Tubing, fish hatchery, fly fishing, waterfalls, Cradle of Forestry, Pink Beds.
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Sliding Rock
Anything along 276 is fun. Lots of things to do in this area. Tubing, fish hatchery, fly fishing, waterfalls, Cradle of Forestry, Pink Beds.
This is not your usual historic home tour. The Biltmore Estate is beautiful and large. Splurge for the valet parking, you will not regret it! Be sure to purchase tickets early for a discount and print them before you go!
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Biltmore
1 Lodge StThis is not your usual historic home tour. The Biltmore Estate is beautiful and large. Splurge for the valet parking, you will not regret it! Be sure to purchase tickets early for a discount and print them before you go!
We love this place! They have it set up as if they still live there. Very interesting! Great hiking, pet the goats!
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Carl Sandburg Home
We love this place! They have it set up as if they still live there. Very interesting! Great hiking, pet the goats!
Essentials
The Fresh Market
944 Merrimon AveGourmet selections, good atmosphere, pricier
Ingles Market
29 Tunnel RdStandard grocery store, has some local selections
Green grocery. Has all local and organic items. Great prepared food bar, coffee bar, smoothies, paninis, even local kombucha on tap! Our favorite!
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Whole Foods Market
70 Merrimon AveGreen grocery. Has all local and organic items. Great prepared food bar, coffee bar, smoothies, paninis, even local kombucha on tap! Our favorite!
Trader Joe's
120 Merrimon AveYou know...
Food Scene
Bagels, sandwiches. Good folks from the neighborhood.
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Bruegger's Bagels
671 Merrimon AveBagels, sandwiches. Good folks from the neighborhood.
Family owned. Lots of locals. Good pizza, pasta.
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828 Family Pizzeria
946 Merrimon AveFamily owned. Lots of locals. Good pizza, pasta.
Salsa's
6 Patton AveOne of Asheville's best and our favorites.
Our new favorite. Unbelievably good. Jamaican food. The specials are to die for. They also have a new location in West Asheville.
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Nine Mile
233 Montford AveOur new favorite. Unbelievably good. Jamaican food. The specials are to die for. They also have a new location in West Asheville.
The best Spanish tapas we have ever experienced. We would recommend ordering "Chef's Choice". Get reservations, otherwise you may be able to squeeze in unannounced at the bar.
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Cúrate
13 Biltmore AveThe best Spanish tapas we have ever experienced. We would recommend ordering "Chef's Choice". Get reservations, otherwise you may be able to squeeze in unannounced at the bar.
This is French comfort food. It has a warm and cozy atmosphere. The chef will likely pay a friendly visit to your table.
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Bouchon
62 N Lexington AveThis is French comfort food. It has a warm and cozy atmosphere. The chef will likely pay a friendly visit to your table.
For breakfast - the one and only "Farmhouse Sandwich" - there is nothing else like it.
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City Bakery
88 Charlotte StFor breakfast - the one and only "Farmhouse Sandwich" - there is nothing else like it.
Little D's
Tall John's
Jettie Rae's Oyster House
143 Charlotte StDrinks & Nightlife
Our favorite for classic and modern cocktails. Order a "board" of cheeses, veggies and other local yummies.
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Sovereign Remedies
29 N Market StOur favorite for classic and modern cocktails. Order a "board" of cheeses, veggies and other local yummies.
Little Jumbo
241 Broadway StEverything Else
Navitat Canopy Adventures
242 Poverty Branch RdThe best zipline. So high, done right.
So high...on the Appalachian Trail, too. Always take a jacket. Great blueberries. Check out the Old Miller Homestead in the State Park.
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Roan Mountain
So high...on the Appalachian Trail, too. Always take a jacket. Great blueberries. Check out the Old Miller Homestead in the State Park.
We love downtown. We feel Asheville has some of the finest food in the world. Don't miss the drum circle at Prichard Park on Friday nights.
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Downtown
We love downtown. We feel Asheville has some of the finest food in the world. Don't miss the drum circle at Prichard Park on Friday nights.
Shopping
Great restaurants and unique, local boutiques.
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North Lexington Avenue
North Lexington AvenueGreat restaurants and unique, local boutiques.
We call this store evil, because you cannot leave without a new pair of shoes! Awesome shoe store where the salespeople have careers, not just a job.
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Tops for Shoes
27 N Lexington AveWe call this store evil, because you cannot leave without a new pair of shoes! Awesome shoe store where the salespeople have careers, not just a job.
Parks & Nature
This is where we fly fish. It is a delayed harvest, small stream. Catch and release only, except in the summer. We frequent this from October through May. Start upstream well beyond the campground. Practice your "roll cast".
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North Mills River Recreation Area
5289 N Mills River RdThis is where we fly fish. It is a delayed harvest, small stream. Catch and release only, except in the summer. We frequent this from October through May. Start upstream well beyond the campground. Practice your "roll cast".