What's New for Group Tour

New Reasons to Explore Asheville

• Biltmore's newest exhibition (April 2012) - The Vanderbilts at Home and Abroad Exhibition. Explore the lives of George, Edith, and Cornelia Vanderbilt at home and in their travels throughout Europe and the Far East. You'll get a close-up look at many of the exotic and rare treasures they collected throughout their lives. Biltmore.com
• Pack Square Park Opened in Downtown (Spring 2010) - New 6.5-acre park with lots of great features. Great place to board/de-board groups. Coach parking available nearby. PackSquarePark.org
• Adventure America Zipline Canopy Tours - Everyone from active adults to youth groups should check out this three-hour tree-top experience. AdventureAmericaZiplineCanopyTours.com

Asheville… Centrally Located to Hub & Spoke

No matter which direction you go, there’s a lot to see and do when you “hub and spoke” from Asheville. Make sure to add extra days to any itinerary for an unforgettable North Carolina visit.

Blue Ridge Parkway

• Runs 469-miles from Northern Virginia to Cherokee, NC. Four access points from within Asheville. blueridgeparkway.org

West of Asheville near Cherokee, NC – 45 minutes

• Whitewater Rafting on the French Broad & Nantahala Rivers
• Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, gsmr.com
• Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian Reservation cherokee-nc.com
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park – 1.5 hours npa.gov/grsm

South of Asheville near Hendersonville, NC – 45 minutes

• Chimney Rock State Park & Lake Lure, chimneyrockpark.com
• Carl Sandburg Home, nps.gov/carl
• Historic Hendersonville & Village of Flat Rock, historichendersonville.org
• Flat Rock Playhouse, flatrockplayhouse.org
• Dupont State Forest, dupontforest.com

North of Asheville in the High Country – 2 hours

• Grandfather Mountain, grandfather.com
• Tweetsie Railroad, tweetsie.com
• Orchards at Altapass, altapassorchard.com

Southeast of Asheville in Charlotte, NC – 2 hours

• Billy Graham Library, billygraham.org
• Charlotte Motor Speedway, charlottemotorspeedway.com
• Concord Mills, concordmills.com

Notable Special Events

• Biltmore's Festival of Flowers (Apr.–May)
• River Arts District Studio Strolls (Jun. & Nov.)
• Shindig on the Green: Appalachian music (Jul.–Aug.)
• Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands (Jul. & Oct.)
• Mountain Dance & Folk Festival (Aug.)
• Extreme Fall Color (early Oct.–early Nov.)
• Christmas at Biltmore & Candlelight Evening Tours (Nov.–Dec.)
• National Gingerbread House Display (mid-Nov.–late-Dec.)