Sights & Attractions in The North Carolina Mountains

Things to Do in Asheville

Name	Category	Location

Asheville Historic Trolley Tour A motorized trolley bus takes you to the main points of interest...	Tours	Asheville

Asheville Urban Trail This 1.7-mi walk developed by the City of Asheville has 30 "stations"...	Scenic Drives	Asheville

Basilica of St. Lawrence A collaboration of Biltmore House-head architect Richard Sharp...	Religious Sites	Asheville

Biltmore Estate Built in the 1890s as the private home of George Vanderbilt...	Houses / Mansions	Asheville

Biltmore Village Across from the main entrance to the Biltmore Estate, Biltmore...	Towns	Asheville


Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center Famed Black Mountain College (1933-57), 16 mi east of Asheville...	Museums / Galleries	Asheville

Botanical Gardens at Asheville Adjoining the University of North Carolina-Asheville campus...	Gardens / Arboretums	Asheville

Grove Arcade Public Market Before its official opening in 1929, the Grove Arcade was trumpeted...	Markets / Bazaars	Asheville

Grove Park Inn This large resort overlooking Asheville is well worth a visit...	Museums / Galleries, Resorts	Asheville

LaZoom Tour If you're looking for something a little different in a tour...	Tours	Asheville

National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) The world's largest active archive of global weather data, the...	Government Buildings	Asheville

North Carolina Arboretum Part of the original Biltmore Estate, these 434 acres completed...	Gardens / Arboretums	Asheville

Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center This 92,000-square-foot complex in downtown Asheville houses...	Museums / Galleries	Asheville

Pack Square Park Reopened in 2009-2010 after an $18 million renovation, the former...	Gardens / Arboretums	Asheville

Riverside Cemetery Authors Thomas Wolfe and O. Henry are buried here, along with...	Cemeteries	Asheville

Smith-McDowell House Museum This is the oldest surviving brick house in Asheville, dating...	Houses / Mansions	Asheville

Thomas Wolfe Memorial Asheville's most famous son, novelist Thomas Wolfe (1900-38)...	Memorials / Monuments	Asheville

Vance Birthplace A reconstructed pioneer cabin and outbuildings mark the childhood...	Houses / Mansions	Asheville

WNC Farmers Market The highest-volume farmers' market in North Carolina may be architecturally...	Markets / Bazaars	Asheville

WNC Nature Center On a 42-acre Natural Heritage site, the WNC Nature Center is...	Zoos / Aquariums	Asheville
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