Asheville NC Tourism

Attractions include Biltmore House and Estate, Grove Park Inn Resort, Blue Ridge Parkway and the North Carolina Mountains with their beautiful views and many parks.

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Location

Asheville is located in the Western mountains of North Carolina. It is close to both the Tennessee and South Carolina borders. The city is in the Blue Ridge Mountains and has 4 entrances to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Bele Chere Ashville

• Asheville s street festival held every year. Largest free festival held in the southeast.
• Street vendors, bands, kids rides, face painting, lots of stuff to do.
• Shuttles available all around the city. 
• Held the last weekend of July.

Biltmore House

• Visit Biltmore House at Christmas time for an old-fashioned Christmas.
• The Biltmore House and Estate is finely decorated every Christmas. Candlelight tours available
• Spring brings beautiful blooms in Biltmore House Garden and is well worth the trip.

Grove Park Inn Resort

• Famous Spa and Golf resort
• Fine food - terrace dining with views of distant mountains
• Christmas decorations - Gingerbread house competition
• Tastefully decorated all year round

Day trips to the NC Mountains

• Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Beautiful mountain views, escape the hustle and bustle of the city, experience the cool breezes from mountain tops. Expect slower traffic in the fall. Make room reservations early as Fall is the busiest season.
• Craggy Gardens
  • In the June and early July, the Mountain Laurel and Rhododendron blanket the area. Beautiful and Breathtaking.
  • Fall brings lots of beautiful colors as the leaves turn.
• Smokey Mountain National Park
  • Take I-40 west to US 19 then get on US 441 to the southern entrance of the park in Cherokee.
• Cherokee Indians
  • Reservation is 2 hrs away
  • Museums
  • Indian Village
  • Casino
  • Trout Fishing in NC Mountains

For pictures of NC mountains in fall see Mountain Pictures

North Carolina Ski Resorts

• The Cataloochee Ski Area is near Maggie Valley North Carolina which is 30 minutes from Asheville.
• Boone NC
• Beech Mountain
• Banner Elk
• Little Switzerland

Climate

• Around 17 inches of snow fall on Ashevill annually, along with fifty-five inches of rain.
• In January,  average daytime temperatures are in the low forties. 
• June, average daytime highs - low seventies.
• February is the coldest month, July is the hottest.
• It rains in April and is sometimes cool in summer after the sun goes down
• In the mountains temperatures are 10 to 20 degrees cooler than the city.

Free Mountain Screensaver

Free screensaver made from pictures of NC mountains during the Fall.

The photos were taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Mt Pisgah to Mt Mitchell.

Transportation

Airlines - Continental Express, Delta Connection,  and US Airways,  serve the Asheville Regional Airport.

Car Rental Agencies

Budget, National Car rental and more well-known car rental companies

Greyhound and Amtrak can also get you to Asheville.

Restaurants

Blog - Read about the restaurants I have tried in Asheville area

Restaurants ranged from $20 dollars and up.

Books about North Carolina