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Downtown Asheville History & Architecture Tour

4.37 reviews

  • 1 hour
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Explore the history of the most charming city of Appalachia, including its rise, growth, and how it continues to impress to this day. Discover what gives Asheville its unique reputation as one of America's most exceptional cities, experience its stunning architecture, and gain a deeper understanding of the city like never before with the guidance of a historian.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Tour of Asheville's history and architectural heritage

What's not

  • Guests should bring their own bottled water

Itinerary

  1. We explore the many historic and architectural heritage sites of Asheville, including the Drhumor Building, Grove Arcade, Battery Park Hotel, Penney Building, Thomas Wolfe House, and more.

    1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

4.3

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Know before you go

Meeting point
We meet guests outside of The Times Bar and Coffee Shop
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 25 travellers
Operated by
Triangle Walking Tours: Greensboro
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

How it compares in Asheville

  • Its from-price is 79% below the median of the 149 experiences we list in Asheville.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 66 of 149.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Asheville

Asheville, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, is an arts-minded mountain city of Art Deco buildings, craft breweries and a famous estate.

Asheville sits in a basin of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina, where the French Broad River meets the Swannanoa. Its downtown is full of Art Deco buildings from the 1920s, including the City Building, and the Basilica of St Lawrence, with its elliptical dome, and the streets have bookshops, galleries and street musicians.

Top-ranked sights in Asheville: Grove Arcade, Thomas Wolfe Memorial, Blue Ridge Parkway.

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