Tiny Life Homes is a North Carolina-based company that sells both park model luxury tiny homes and HUD-compliant tiny homes. They also develop planned tiny home villages across the Southeast. Headquartered in Franklin, the company helps buyers…
French Broad River Outfitters is closed due to damage from Hurricane Helene
If you are looking for a tubing, rafting, or kayaking trip on the French Broad River we recommend the Asheville Adventure Company.
Just a couple of miles from…
Drifting down a cool mountain river on a tube is the perfect way to relax on a hot summer day! We have some great tubing places in the North Carolina mountains near Asheville, ranging from a pristine creek in the Great Smoky Mountains to…
French Broad River Outfitters is closed.
We recommend Asheville Adventure Company if you are looking for a kayaking, whitewater rafting or tubing trip in Asheville.
Kayak, canoe, tube or paddleboard down the river through Asheville.…
Asheville's River Arts District (RAD) is a thriving creative community that welcomes visitors. See the work of 700+ artists on display in working studios, galleries, and collectives along the French Broad River. Despite Hurricane Helene's impact…
Western North Carolina doesn't do summer halfway. The mountains, rivers, and creative communities that make this region worth visiting year-round also make it an extraordinary place for kids to spend their summers. Whether your child or teenager…
Looking for a new outdoor adventure? How about guided rock climbing and rappelling near Asheville? Chimney Rock Park is an incredible area that offers everything from beginner to advanced climbing opportunities throughout the year. They full and…
While Asheville is a romantic getaway for many, it's also a fun family getaway to create lifetime memories. Here are some of the favorite things to do with children and kids of all ages in the North Carolina mountains - including…
Cultivate Climbing’s summer day camps give kids ages 6-14 a full week of active, screen-free fun at the Foundy Street bouldering gym in Asheville’s River Arts District. Campers spend the day in structured blocks…
Cultivate Climbing has been Asheville’s climbing gym for more than 29 years, welcoming first-timers, families, and experienced climbers alike.
Foundy Street in the River Arts District is a 13,000-square-foot bouldering gym inside a…
Located on South French Broad Avenue near downtown Asheville, The Bunker is Cultivate Climbing’s training, wellness, and recovery hub. Visitors can climb on three training boards, two rotating bouldering sets,…
Drift down the French Broad River through Asheville on a lazy summer day. Find rentals and shuttle just a few minutes from downtown, then begin your river tubing adventure in the River Arts District.
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Dry Falls, a popular waterfall located a few miles outside of Highlands, gives you the rare treat of walking safely behind a waterfall. This 75-ft. tall waterfall in the Nantahala National Forest flows over a cliff, allowing you to walk behind…
Looking Glass Falls is one of the most popular and beautiful waterfalls in North Carolina. And it's perhaps the easiest to view (one of the few accessible roadside waterfalls, making it perfect for folks with mobility and walking challenges). The…
Here are our favorite natural swimming holes in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville. These are places to cool off on a hot summer day. Only Sliding Rock and the beaches at Lake Lure and Lake James have lifeguards. So, be very careful. If…
Pearson's Falls and Glen announced it will reopen on July 24. There is now an online reservation system and a $10 entry fee for adults, $1 per child 6-12 years old. No tickets are sold to walk-up visitors. No pets. This will limit the number of…
Top art show! See and buy traditional and contemporary fine art and craft directly from Southern Highland Craft Guild members, with 100+ juried artists from mountain regions of nine states. Held at Harrah’s Cherokee Center-Asheville in…
The Vision
In the late 1880s, George W. Vanderbilt, came upon the perfect spot in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains for a 250-room French Renaissance chateau. He asked his friend, architect Richard Morris Hunt, to design and built it. The…A landmark in the Nantahala National Forest, Whiteside Mountain rises to an elevation of 4,930 feet. It's located between Cashiers and Highlands, North Carolina, on US Highway 64. The mountain’s cliffs look like sheets of ice draped across the…