Top Things To Do
Hendersonville
Hendersonville (“the city of Four Seasons”) is a historic city located right in the heart of Western North Carolina. The city is home to several tourist attractions including a gem mine, museums with a Tyrannosaurus skull and antique airplanes, main street dating back to the early 19th century and restaurants with painted bears. This is our list of 8 great places to visit around Hendersonville. There are many great places that were not mentioned including the Hendersonville Train Depot (1879) as well as the Johnson Farm which is popular for farm tours and retreats. While visiting dont forget to visit the Western North Carolina Air Museum, the first of its kind in North Carolina the “first in flight” state.
Hendersonville is surely a perfect place for your next family vacation.
Asheville
Asheville is indeed a very unique city. Popular attractions include: a Basilica, ghost walking tour, outdoor gardens, breathtaking outdoor adventures and a 60 foot water slide. Asheville is also host to America’s largest private home, the Biltmore Estate which is open to the public year-round. These places mentioned are just the beginning! Shortened for brevity we would be remiss if we did not mention in passing the La-zoom big purple tour bus and hop-on-hop-off trolley tours. Also worth noting is the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway and its accompanying hiking and bike trails. Not too far from Asheville is Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak east of Mississippi. Folk Art Center is home to locally handmade arts and crafts of the region. There is a Stand-Up Paddle boarding, tubing, boating and many other water sports. Asheville has an active Kayaking community as well. Have an interest in the weather? The United States National Climatic Data Center, the world's largest active archive of weather data is also in Asheville.
Asheville is the perfect location for your next sight-seeing adventure.