ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
QUIKLIST
ATTRACTIONS
GREAT FOR KIDS!
NATIONAL PARKS
USFS Cradle of Forestry (Pisgah Forest, NC)
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (Flat Rock, NC)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Cherokee, NC)
STATE PARKS
Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site
Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace State Historic Site (Weaverville, NC)
AMUSEMENT PARKS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND HISTORIC HOMES
Southern Highland Craft Guild Folk Art Center
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
The Biltmore Legacy at Antler Hill Village (Inside Biltmore Estate)
The Antique Car Museum at Grovewood Village
Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum at Grovewood Village
Asheville World of Radio Exhibit at WPVM Radio
Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center
Silver River Center For Chair Caning & Museum
HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND BUILDINGS
Montford Area Historic District
PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, GREENSPACES, AND BEACHES
Griffing Boulevard Rose Garden
SPORTING VENUES AND EVENTS
MiLB: Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ADVENTURES
The Adventure Center Asheville
- Asheville Treetops Adventure Park
- Zipline Canopy Tours
- Kid Zip
- Tree Quest
- Kolo Bike Park
- Wildwater Rafting
No Taste Like Home Foraging Tours
Smoky Mountain Adventure Center
Altamont Anglers Fly Fishing Guides
Asheville Drifters Fishing Guides
Southern Appalachian Anglers Guide Service
Curtis Wright Outfitters (Weaverville, NC)
Blue Heron Whitewater (Marshall, NC)
Asheville Municipal Golf Course
Land Rover Experience at Biltmore Estate
Horseback Riding at Biltmore Estate
Cedar Creek Stables (Lake Lure, NC)
Sandy Bottom Trail Rides (Marshall, NC)
Smoky Mountain Trail Rides & Bison Farm (Marshall, NC)
ZOOS AND ANIMAL EXPERIENCES
BOTANICAL GARDENS AND NATURE CENTERS
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Collier Cove Nature Preserve (Arden, NC)
Biltmore Rose Garden (Inside Biltmore Estate)
PERFORMING ARTS
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
Asheville Performing Arts Academy
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre
Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective
Asheville Chamber Music Series
CREATIVE AND CONTEMPORARY ARTS
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCES
University of North Carolina Asheville
- UNCA Theatre
- UNCA Bulldogs Athletics
- UNCA Men’s Baseball
- UNCA Men’s Basketball
- UNCA Men’s Soccer
- UNCA Men’s Tennis
- UNCA Men’s Track and Field
- UNCA Women’s Basketball
- UNCA Women’s Golf
- UNCA Women’s Soccer
- UNCA Women’s Swimming & Diving
- UNCA Women’s Tennis
- UNCA Women’s Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Track and Field
FACTORY TOURS, PRODUCT EXPERIENCES, AND TASTINGS
French Broad Chocolate Factory Tours
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES
East Asheville Tailgate Market
North Asheville Tailgate Market
River Arts District Farmers Market
West Asheville Tailgate Market
Weaverville Tailgate Market (Weaverville, NC)
ASAP Farm Tours (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project)
Farm Heritage Trail Scavenger Hunt Activity
- Dr. King’s Carolina Bison (Leicester, NC)
- Sycamore Valley Farm (Leicester, NC)
- Franny’s Farm (Leicester, NC)
- Addison Farms Vineyard (Leicester, NC)
- Sandy Hollar Farms (Leicester, NC)
- Long Branch Farms Environmental Education Center (Leicester, NC)
- Sandy Mush Herb Nursery (Leicester, NC)
SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS
INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT
RELIGIOUS SITES, SHRINES, AND MONUMENTS
HISTORIC MEMORIALS AND CEMETERIES
- Thomas Wolfe
- William Sidney Porter – Better known as O. Henry
- Governor Zebulon Baird Vance
- General James Martin
- Congressman Robert B. Vance
- Senator Thomas Lanier Clingman
- Judge Jeter C. Pritchard
- T. S. Morrison
- Thomas Patton
- Isaac Dickson – First black man elected to Asheville School Board
- Quenn Carson – Asheville’s first female public school principal
- George Masa – Japanese photographer who documented much of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- James H. Posey – Bodyguard to Abraham Lincoln
- Ambassador and Congressman Richmond Pearson
GROWN UP FUN!
Cultivated Cocktails Distillery
Biltmore Estate Winery (at Biltmore Estate)
TreeRock Social Cider & Mead Bar and Patio
Riverside Rhapsody Beer Company
OTHER REGIONAL MICROBREWERIES, DISTILLERIES, AND WINERIES
Sierra Nevada Brewery (Mills River, NC)
Innovation Brewing (Sylva, NC)
Southern Appalachian Brewery (Hendersonville, NC)
Oklawaha Brewing Company (Hendersonville, NC)
Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City, NC)
BearWaters Brewing Company (Waynesville, NC)
Frog Level Brewing Company (Waynesville, NC)
Fonta Flora Brewery (Morganton, NC)
Catawba Brewing Co. (Morganton, NC)
Oskar Blues Brewery (Brevard, NC)
Brevard Brewing Co. (Brevard, NC)
Pisgah Brewing Company (Black Mountain, NC)
Lazy Hiker Brewing Company (Franklin, NC)
Currahee Brewing Company (Franklin, NC)
Whistle Hop Brewing Company (Fairview, NC)
Black Mountain Cider Works (Black Mountain, NC)
Lookout Brewing Company (Black Mountain, NC)
Turgua Brewing Company (Fairview, NC)
Zillicoah Beer Company (Woodfin, NC)
Addison Farms Vineyard (Leicester, NC)
Oak and Grist Distilling Company (Black Mountain, NC)
SPECIAL EVENTS!
The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival
OTHER GREAT IDEAS AND FUN RESOURCES!
Exploring The Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville Spas and Wellness Retreats
- Urban Trail Scavenger Hunt for Kids – FREE Download!
From Biltmore to the Forests: Your Guide to the Serafina Experience
TOP REGIONAL HIKING TRAILS
DuPont State Forest Trail Guide
DuPont State Forest Hiking Guide
- Craggy Gardens Pinnacle
- Deep Gap Trail (Mount Mitchell to Mt. Craig)
- Rattlesnake Lodge
- Mountains-To-Sea Trail at Craven Gap
- Lunch Rocks Trail
- Hard Times Loop
- Mount Pisgah
- Graveyard Fields
- Black Balsam
- Devil’s Courthouse
TOP REGIONAL WATERFALL TRAILS
6 Drive-Up No-Hike Waterfalls!
Sliding Rock Natural Waterslide
10 Waterfalls Near Asheville, NC
Top Waterfall Hikes Near Asheville, NC
- Moore Cove Falls Trail
- John Rock Trail
- Catawba Falls Trail
- Bridal Veil Falls Hike
- Rainbow Falls and Turtleback Hike
- Hooker Falls, Triple Falls and High Falls Hike
- Graveyard Fields Loop Trail
- Daniel Ridge Loop Trail
SHOPPING
East Asheville Tailgate Market
North Asheville Tailgate Market
River Arts District Farmers Market
West Asheville Tailgate Market
Weaverville Tailgate Market (Weaverville, NC)
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DINING
Hana Japanese Hibachi & Sushi Bar
Moose Cafe at the WNC Farmers Market
The Greenhouse Restaurant at Noble Cider
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COFFEE
SWEET TREATS
Kilwin’s Chocolate, Fudge, and Ice Cream
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