| Asheville
Farmers’ Market (20 min.) - 828-253-3634 |
Blue Ridge
Parkway (15 min.) blueridgeparkway.org
828-298-0298 |
| Asheville
Historic Trolley (20 min.) Hour & half tour of city - 828-681-8585 |
Folk Art
Center (15 min.) 828-298-2711 |
| Historical Sites |
Linville Falls (1 hr.) - north on parkway at milepost 316.4 |
| Biltmore Estate, Asheville (20 min.) biltmore.com - 800-543-2961 |
Mount Pisgah (40 min.) - south on parkway at milepost 408.6 |
| Biltmore Village, Asheville (20 min.) Specialty shops in historic buildings |
Carl Sandburg
Home – Connemara (1 hr.) Flat Rock, NC
nps.gov/carl/index.html
828-693-4178 |
Grove Park Inn, Asheville (25 min.)
groveparkinn.com - 828-252-2711
Modeled after the grand old railway hotels of the West. Opened in 1913. |
Cherokee Indian
Reservation/Museum (1.25 hr)
cherokee-nc.com 800-438-1601 |
| Old
Fort Museum, Old Fort (15 min.) |
Gem & Mineral
Mining in Spruce Pine (1 hr.)
sprucepineonline.com |
| Thomas Wolfe Memorial,
Asheville (20 min.) - 828-253-8304 |
Great Smoky
Mountain National Park (1.5 hr.)
423-436-1200 |
Zebulon Vance Birthplace, Weaverville (40 min.) - 828-645-6706
Pioneer history exhibits and demonstrations. Vance was governor of
North Carolina during Civil War. |
Great Smoky
Mountain Railway (1 hr.)
gsmr.com 800-872-4681 |
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Linville
Caverns (50 min.) linvillecaverns.com
800-419-0540 |
| Botanical
Gardens (30 min.), Asheville 828-252-5190 |
Horseback
Riding http://www.exploreasheville.com |
| Cradle of
Forestry (1 hr.), near Brevard 828-877-3130 |
Sugar Mountain
Ski Resort (1.5 hr.) skisugar.com 800-784-2768 |
| Pisgah National
Forest, Brevard (1 hr.) |
Whitewater
Rafting/Tubing (cost is about $1.25/hr. per person)
call or go online to verify cost. |
| Grandfather
Mountain (1.5 hr.)
grandfather.com 800-468-7325 |
-- Nantahala Outdoor
Center noc.com 800-232-7238 |
| Lake Lure (.75
hr.) – south on NC Hwy. 9 |
-- Wildwater
Rafting
wildwaterrafting.com 800-451-9972 |
| Lake Lure Boat Tours (.75
hr.)
lakelure.com 877-386-4255 |
-- Deep Creek tubing deepcreektubing 828 488-6055 |
Chimney Rock (.75 hr.)
chimneyrockpark.com 800-277-9611
Chimney Rock is a 535 million-year-old monolith. From its top, you’ll soak in the 75-mile
panoramic views of Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure. Easily accessible to all with a 26-story elevator. |
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Mount Mitchell (50 min.)
828-675-5611
Highest peak in the eastern United States |
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| North Carolina
Arboretum (30 min.)
828-665-2492 |
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