ASHEVILLE HIGHLIGHTS
Busy, walkable downtown, featuring bookstores, galleries, cafes, and 250+ independent restaurants
Renowned music clubs, including The Orange Peel, The Grey Eagle, Isis Music Hall & Kitchen
Stunning new Asheville Art Museum, with 8,000+ items
The famous Biltmore Estate—art, gardens, forests, rivers
Homegrown culture, including Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Asheville Ballet, Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre, Asheville Symphony Orchestra, NC Stage Company, The Magnetic Theatre
A FEW NATURAL WONDERS
Blue Ridge Mountains: more than one million acres of protected wilderness
Blue Ridge Parkway: stunning vistas
The Botanical Gardens at Asheville: stunning flora and fauna, right on campus
Chimney Rock Park: hiking trails, old-growth forests and 404-foot Hickory Nut Falls
Bent Creek: mountain biking
DuPont State Forest: hiking and waterfalls
French Broad River: kayaking, tubing, SUPing
Pisgah National Forest: hiking, biking, natural splendor
Waterfalls: hundreds of them! Really!
MAJOR ASHEVILLE-ISH EVENTS
The Big Crafty: twice-yearly bazaar featuring local, handmade goods
{Re}HAPPENING: cutting-edge art and performances at Black Mountain College
Goombay Festival: annual celebration of African-Caribbean food and music
Organicfest: a celebration of National Organic Month
RiverFest: concerts, food and an “Anything That Floats” rafting competition
Shindig on the Green: free concerts every Saturday, featuring Appalachian music and dance