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Biltmore Estate feature the largest privately owned 250-room family home and country retreat in Asheville, NC. Discover original art from masters, a library with 10,000 volumes, 65 fireplaces, and priceless antiques. Opened on Christmas Eve 1895. Stroll through the breathe taking gardens as you tour the grounds. Visit Antler Hill Village with unique shops. Don't forget to check out the winery tours and tasting room.

The Blue Ridge Parkway, America's favorite scenic drive, is a 469 mile scenic parkway that follows closely the highest ridges between the Shenandoah and the Great Smokey Mountains National Parks attaining altitudes of more than 6,000 feet. We are 50 minutes from Mount Mitchell the tallest peak on the eastern seaboard. The Folk Art Center is about 1/2 from the hotel on the parkway.

Spirital Retreat through the Billy Graham Ministries.

Large variety of upscale shops and boutiques

North of downtown beautiful historic Grove Park Inn. Enjoy Golf , Spa packages , Dinning , Shopping.

Elijah Gem Mine

...amid a 434-acre public garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Surrounded by lush folds of the botanically diverse Southern Appalachian Mountains, The North Carolina Arboretum is adjacent to the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, at Milepost 393, and is nestled in one of the most beautiful natural settings in America.

The Folk Art Center is home to the Southern Highland Craft Guild. The center showcases the finest in traditional and contemporary crafts of the Southern Appalachians. In addition to an Eastern National bookstore and Blue Ridge Parkway information desk, the center houses three galleries, a library and Allanstand Craft Shop. Beginning in March each year, visitors can see live craft demonstrations daily in the Folk Art Center lobby.

Asheville Regional Mall has shopping for all. Stores from Belk ,Sears,JC Penny to Abercrombie. Also have a Food Court. ( from Pizza to Chic-fil-A.