Experience the best of 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.
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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.
The Biltmore Estate, a 250-room château built for George Vanderbilt in the 1890s, is the largest privately owned house in the United States, set in gardens landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted. The Blue Ridge Parkway winds along the mountain crests nearby, Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi, rises to the north-east, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies to the west. The River Arts District has studios in old industrial buildings.
Craft beer is a point of pride, with dozens of breweries, and Appalachian cooking brings biscuits, trout, pimento cheese, barbecue, apples and cider. Fiddle and banjo music from the mountains is heard in local venues. Rhododendrons bloom in early summer, and the autumn leaves peak in October.
- 1 hop-on hop-off route
- Free cancellation on 82% of experiences
- 4.9 across the top 19
Top 10 attractions in Asheville
Hop-on hop-off in Asheville
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Questions about Asheville
- What is there to do in Asheville?
- We list 149 experiences in Asheville. The largest groups are day trips (10), city tours (8).
- What are the top attractions in Asheville?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Asheville are Grove Arcade, Thomas Wolfe Memorial, Blue Ridge Parkway, River Arts District.
- What is the most popular experience in Asheville?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Asheville Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour", rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2,159 reviews.
- Is there a hop-on hop-off bus in Asheville?
- Yes. We list 1 hop-on hop-off bus tour in Asheville; the most reviewed is "Asheville Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Trolley Tour" with 598 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Asheville take?
- The typical experience in Asheville lasts about 3 hours; the middle half run between 2 hours and 5 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Asheville?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 83% of the 149 experiences we hold for Asheville. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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