Local Guide by a WNC Native

Alexis
Local Guide by a WNC Native

City/town information

The Blue Ridge Mountains + the Parkway + the Biltmore Estate + outdoor adventures + waterfalls + farm to table restaurants + craft beer + incredible coffee + art make this small city a unique and unforgettable destination.
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Asheville
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The Blue Ridge Mountains + the Parkway + the Biltmore Estate + outdoor adventures + waterfalls + farm to table restaurants + craft beer + incredible coffee + art make this small city a unique and unforgettable destination.
A small mountain town that has a lot to offer - and it's only 20 minutes east of Asheville, NC.
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Black Mountain
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A small mountain town that has a lot to offer - and it's only 20 minutes east of Asheville, NC.
Brevard, NC is a temperate rainforest located in Pisgah National Forest - hello waterfalls! About 45 minutes from Asheville, NC and so worth the drive.
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Brevard
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Brevard, NC is a temperate rainforest located in Pisgah National Forest - hello waterfalls! About 45 minutes from Asheville, NC and so worth the drive.
Downtown has some amazing food - only 30 minutes south of Asheville, NC!
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Hendersonville
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Downtown has some amazing food - only 30 minutes south of Asheville, NC!

Breweries

Great beer and atmosphere
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Lookout Brewing Company
103 S Ridgeway Ave
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Great beer and atmosphere
Really cool spot!
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Black Mountain Brewing
131 NC-9
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Really cool spot!
Only 2 locations in the country - CA & NC.
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Sierra Nevada Brewery
100 Sierra Nevada Way
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Only 2 locations in the country - CA & NC.
Only 2 locations in the country - CO & NC.
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New Belgium Brewing Company
21 Craven St
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Only 2 locations in the country - CO & NC.
Amazing selection of sour beers!
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The Funkatorium
147 Coxe Ave
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Amazing selection of sour beers!
Iconic - great food and beer!
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Wicked Weed Brewing Pub
91 Biltmore Ave
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Iconic - great food and beer!
Really cool atmosphere, very family friendly!
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Wedge Brewing Company
37 Paynes Way
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Really cool atmosphere, very family friendly!
Amazing pizza and beer
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Asheville Brewing Company
77 Coxe Ave
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Amazing pizza and beer
Delicious food & cider!
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Noble Cider & Mead Downtown
49 Rankin Ave
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Delicious food & cider!
Such a fun spot!
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Burial Beer Co
40 Collier Ave
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Such a fun spot!
Amazing outdoor space!
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Highland Brewing Company
12 Old Charlotte Hwy
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Amazing outdoor space!
Outdoor beer garden with a food truck and very family friendly!
Foothills Grange
Outdoor beer garden with a food truck and very family friendly!
Just opened in Black Mountain!
The Railyard Black Mountain
Just opened in Black Mountain!

Food scene

One of my favorite places - you have to get the rice bowl & dumplings!
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Gan Shan West
285 Haywood Rd
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One of my favorite places - you have to get the rice bowl & dumplings!
One of my favorite restaurants of all time - everything is incredible! Jamaican + Italian fusion (also great seafood and vegetarian options)
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Nine Mile
233 Montford Ave
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One of my favorite restaurants of all time - everything is incredible! Jamaican + Italian fusion (also great seafood and vegetarian options)
Most popular BBQ in town.
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12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER
5 Foundy St
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Most popular BBQ in town.
Best fried chicken!
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Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack South
3749 Sweeten Creek Rd
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Best fried chicken!
A Katie Button restaurant - this is a must.
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Cúrate
13 Biltmore Ave
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A Katie Button restaurant - this is a must.
Get the chicken & waffles. You're welcome.
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Haywood Common
507 Haywood Rd
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Get the chicken & waffles. You're welcome.
Amazing tapas and atmosphere!
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Zambra
85 W Walnut St
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Amazing tapas and atmosphere!
Truly incredible food.
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Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse
121 Biltmore Avenue
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Truly incredible food.
Mindblasting Indian street food - made NY Times' top 50 restaurants in the country list!
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Chai Pani Asheville
22 Battery Park Ave
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Mindblasting Indian street food - made NY Times' top 50 restaurants in the country list!
Lunch buffet. Just go.
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Mela Indian Restaurant
70 N Lexington Ave
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Lunch buffet. Just go.
Asheville's first food hall
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The S&W
56 Patton Ave
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Asheville's first food hall
Amazing breakfast tacos - get the "Mama's Favorite"
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Taco Billy
201 Haywood Rd
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Amazing breakfast tacos - get the "Mama's Favorite"
Delicious, fluffy biscuits (they even have gluten free biscuits too).
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Blue Ridge Biscuit Company
601 W State St
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Delicious, fluffy biscuits (they even have gluten free biscuits too).
This is a MUST in Black Mountain!
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Cousins Cuban Cafe
108 Broadway Avenue
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This is a MUST in Black Mountain!
Delicious grass-fed burgers!
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Foothills Butcher Bar: Black Mountain
111 Black Mountain Ave
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Delicious grass-fed burgers!
Very family friendly! You gotta get the Skinny Pig pizza.
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My Father's Pizza & Pasta
110 Cherry St
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Very family friendly! You gotta get the Skinny Pig pizza.
Incredible Italian food
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Strada Italiano
27 Broadway St
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Incredible Italian food
Amazing tapas in downtown Henderonville, NC
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Never Blue
119 S Main St
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Amazing tapas in downtown Henderonville, NC
Delicious food and pastries!
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Well-Bred Bakery & Cafe in Downtown Weaverville
26 N Main St
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Delicious food and pastries!
Delicious food and margaritas!
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Limones Restaurant
15 Eagle St
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Delicious food and margaritas!
An Asheville favorite - long wait times but they have a cute patio where you can wait and drink coffee :)
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Sunny Point Café
626 Haywood Rd
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An Asheville favorite - long wait times but they have a cute patio where you can wait and drink coffee :)
Delicious, healthy food!
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Green Sage Cafe Downtown
5 Broadway St
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Delicious, healthy food!
Another Asheville favorite!
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Tupelo Honey
12 College St
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Another Asheville favorite!
Entirely gluten-free!
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Posana Restaurant
1 Biltmore Ave
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Entirely gluten-free!
South African food - really unique spot with a garden, chickens, and a pig named Candy :)
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The Bush Farmhouse
151 South Ridgeway Avenue
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South African food - really unique spot with a garden, chickens, and a pig named Candy :)
Amazing sushi!
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Umi
633 N Main St
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Amazing sushi!
Asheville's oldest restaurant - delicious brunch!
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The Med Asheville
57 College St
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Asheville's oldest restaurant - delicious brunch!
Fantastic gluten-free pizza!
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Fresh Wood Fired Pizza and Pasta
100 S Ridgeway Ave
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Fantastic gluten-free pizza!
HUGE, delicious pizza & open late!
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PIE.ZAA Pizza
46 Millard Avenue
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HUGE, delicious pizza & open late!
Fresh seafood from the coast of NC & SC
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Jettie Rae's Oyster House
143 Charlotte St
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Fresh seafood from the coast of NC & SC
Incredible food & gorgeous space! Located in Grovewood Village by the Grove Park Inn
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ELDR Restaurant
111 Grovewood Road
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Incredible food & gorgeous space! Located in Grovewood Village by the Grove Park Inn
Delicious brunch!
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Louise's Kitchen
115 Black Mountain Ave
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Delicious brunch!
Gorgeous space, incredible food, and delicious coffee and street waffles!
The Pure & Proper
Gorgeous space, incredible food, and delicious coffee and street waffles!

Coffee

One of my favorites! River Arts District location
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Summit Coffee Co.
4 Foundy St
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One of my favorites! River Arts District location
Great coffee and as local as you can get :)
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Dynamite Roasting Company
3198 US-70
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Great coffee and as local as you can get :)
Really cute spot!
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Farewell Coffee & Wine
11 Southside Ave
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Really cute spot!
Super cool spot downtown Asheville to get coffee or a drink and shop for records at Citizen Vinyl.
Session Cafe & Bar
14 O'Henry Avenue
Super cool spot downtown Asheville to get coffee or a drink and shop for records at Citizen Vinyl.
This place is really special - also has a champagne bar!
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Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
1 Page Ave
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This place is really special - also has a champagne bar!
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High Five Coffee
190 Broadway St
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Amazing black-owned coffee shop
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Grind
346 Depot St
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Amazing black-owned coffee shop
West Asheville
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Odd's Cafe
800 Haywood Rd
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West Asheville
GORGEOUS
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Rowan Coffee
66 Broadway St
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GORGEOUS
Gorgeous cafe + flowers!
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Pollen Coffee + Flower Shop
45 S French Broad Ave
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Gorgeous cafe + flowers!
Favorite coffee shop in BM! Their pastries are incredible too!
Recess Coffee and Baked Goods
Favorite coffee shop in BM! Their pastries are incredible too!
Delicious brunch and coffee with outdoor seating!
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Liberty House Coffee and Café
221 S Liberty St
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Delicious brunch and coffee with outdoor seating!

Treats

The best and most unique doughnuts in existence.
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Hole Doughnuts
168 Haywood Rd
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The best and most unique doughnuts in existence.
This is a must for tea lovers!
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Dobra Tea West
707 Haywood Rd
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This is a must for tea lovers!
Dessert Fondue... need I say more?
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Melting Pot Social
74 Patton Avenue
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Dessert Fondue... need I say more?
Delicious desserts & drinks!
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Crave Dessert Bar
41 N Lexington Ave
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Delicious desserts & drinks!
Fantastic pastries!
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Old Europe Pastries
18 Broadway St
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Fantastic pastries!
Delicious, vegan doughnuts!
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Dough House
601 West State Street
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Delicious, vegan doughnuts!

Sightseeing

One of my favorite spots - beautiful drive on the parkway, only a 0.7 hike, and 360 views.
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Craggy Pinnacle Summit
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One of my favorite spots - beautiful drive on the parkway, only a 0.7 hike, and 360 views.
Beautiful view of the Seven Sisters with nice 0.55 mile trail around the lake and a playground for kids. No swimming in this lake, though.
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Taman Danau Tomahawk
401 Laurel Cir Dr
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Beautiful view of the Seven Sisters with nice 0.55 mile trail around the lake and a playground for kids. No swimming in this lake, though.
Fantastic hike in Montreat, NC with an amazing view! There is a bit of a scramble at the top, though.
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Lookout Mountain
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Fantastic hike in Montreat, NC with an amazing view! There is a bit of a scramble at the top, though.
The Mountains to Sea trail leads to this beautiful overlook.
Haw Creek Valley Overlook
3800 Blue Ridge Pkwy
The Mountains to Sea trail leads to this beautiful overlook.
Amazing views - you do have to climb 500+ stairs, though.
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Taman Negara Chimney Rock
431 Main St
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Amazing views - you do have to climb 500+ stairs, though.
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Graveyard Fields Loop Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Hiking, camping, tubing, waterfalls - absolute beauty!
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Pisgah National Forest
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Hiking, camping, tubing, waterfalls - absolute beauty!
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Air Terjun Looking Glass
U.S. 276
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Linville Gorge - Table Rock Mountain
Table Rock Summit Trail
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Max Patch
Max Patch Road
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One of my favorite spots with 360 views - only a 0.7 mile hike but there is some incline.
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Pendakian Craggy Pinnacle
3641 Blue Ridge Pkwy
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One of my favorite spots with 360 views - only a 0.7 mile hike but there is some incline.
Easy hiking loop in beautiful Montreat
Greybeard Trail
Greybeard Trail
Easy hiking loop in beautiful Montreat
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Lover's Leap Hiking Trail
138 Silvermine Rd
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Black Balsam Knob
Art Loeb Trail
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Activities

Spend the day at the spa and then dine on the Sunset Terrace for an incredible dinner!
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The Omni Grove Park Inn Spa
290 Macon Ave
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Spend the day at the spa and then dine on the Sunset Terrace for an incredible dinner!
Such a fun experience!
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Amazing Pubcycle
37 Biltmore Ave
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Such a fun experience!
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Asheville Art Museum
2 S Pack Square
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One of the most scenic routes in the country!
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Blue Ridge Parkway
3884 Blue Ridge Parkway
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One of the most scenic routes in the country!
Great spot for fishing, swimming, paddle boarding, etc.
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Taman Negara Danau James
7321 NC-126
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Great spot for fishing, swimming, paddle boarding, etc.
Fun for groups!
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Black Mountain Escape
103 Black Mountain Avenue
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Fun for groups!
Fun for groups!
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Breakout Games - Asheville
60 Patton Ave
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Fun for groups!
$18 drop-in classes :)
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Black Mountain Yoga
116 Montreat Rd
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$18 drop-in classes :)
Fun spot!
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Well Played Board Game Café
162 Coxe Ave
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Fun spot!
Fun indoor activity!
Asheville Retrocade
800 Haywood Rd
Fun indoor activity!
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