Estes-Winn Auto Museum: If you are a car buff, this collection of 20 classics will delight you. Located by Grovewood Gallery behind the Grove Park Inn. Open April-December. Free admission.
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Quaint Mountain Downtowns: See our Downtown Guides for Black Mountain, Brevard, Waynesville and Hendersonville.
Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center: Learn all about the Parkway with an I-Wall, a 22-foot interactive map of the entire Parkway which provides multi-media information on places to visit on and near the Parkway.
The Center’s exhibits highlight the natural and cultural diversity, economic traditions and recreational opportunities found in Western North Carolina and along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The center also houses a 70-seat theater, information and orientation services and book sales area. Free.
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Asheville Historic Trolley Tours: A great way to begin your visit. See the best of Asheville on board a vintage trolley and enjoy the fully narrated 75-minute tour, which includes humorous stories and historical information.
Open 7 days a week, February-December, tickets available at the Asheville Chamber Visitor Center, Grove Park Inn, and the Grove Arcade, with many convenient stops downtown.
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LaZoom Tours: Through captivating stories, outlandish comedy skits, and an enthralling musical soundscape, experience Asheville's history, current culture and counterculture with their 90 minute interactive bus tours.
Tour 7 days a week.
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Smith-McDowell House Museum: Relive the romantic Victorian era in Asheville's oldest house (circa 1840). Explore opulent period rooms, history exhibits and grounds designed by the renowned Olmsted Brothers.
Open year round, 1st floor is wheelchair-accessible, 1.5 miles from downtown Asheville.
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Asheville Art Museum: Explore world-class special exhibitions and the museum's outstanding collection, showcasing the very best of 20th-century American art.
Open Tuesday-Sunday, fully accessible, located at Pack Square in downtown Asheville.
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Historic Montford Tours: Ride an auto rickshaw or take a walking tour of historic Montford and Riverside cemetery. Montford is one of the largest historic districts in the state with over 600 contributing structures, the majority of which were built between 1890 and 1925. Architectural styles include Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Tudor, Georgian and Colonial Revival.
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Thomas Wolfe Memorial: This is the novelist's boyhood home and setting for "Look Homeward, Angel."
Open daily April-October. Closed Mondays November-March. Located downtown at 52 North Market Street.
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Folk Art Center: See crafts from artists from Southern Appalachia with three fine art galleries and daily craft demonstrators.
Open daily 9-6 April-December and 9-5 January-March. No admission fee. Located on the Blue Ridge Parkway near U.S. 70 intersection, 8 miles southeast of downtown.
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: This National Park Service site honors the accomplishments of Carl Sandburg. Explore the historic home, and visit the farm and trails.
Open daily 9-5. 29 miles south of downtown Asheville in Flat Rock, near Hendersonville.
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Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum: Explore the rich treasures of the earth at this museum called "a mini-Smithsonian of gems."
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5, located at Pack Square in downtown Asheville.
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The YMI Cultural Center: Asheville landmark in the heart of downtown. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the YMI has served Asheville's minority citizens since it was first established in 1893 as the Young Men's Institute.It houses numerous exhibits, many dealing with the history of African Americans in Western North Carolina.
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Southern Appalachian Radio Museum: Exhibits range from Atwater Kent, Philco, Silvertone, Crosley, Hammarlund, Harvey Wells, test instruments, spark gap transmitters, keys, ancient QSL cards and more!
Open Wednesdays 1-4 and other times by advance appointment, Located on the campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College near downtown Asheville.
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Green Creek Winery: Enjoy the new tasting room, gift shop and winery (opened in 2005). Sip wine on their patio with mountain and vineyard vistas.
Free, Open Thursday through Sunday 1-5 PM, 35 miles south of Asheville near I-26 at Columbus.
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Billy Graham Training Center: Take a free tour of the Chapel at The Cove, a 1,200 acre retreat.
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Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center: Home of thousands of enriching events and worship services each year, operated by the United Methodist Church.
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