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| Novelist Thomas Wolfe's boyhood home in downtown Asheville was the setting for "Look Homeward, Angel." |
Downtown Asheville museums and attractions offer something for everyone, whether you seek art museums and historic churches or literary attractions and a children's museum. Here is just a sampling of the enticing and interesting museums and attractions in downtown Asheville.
Downtown museums and attractions
- Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center is a must-see for visitors, where you can find various museums and attractions all in one spot in the heart of downtown Asheville. It houses the Asheville Art Museum, Colburn Earth Science Museum, Diana Wortham Theatre and The Health Adventure children's museum. A few steps away is the YMI Cultural Center, featuring exhibits on African American life in Western North Carolina.
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site is the novelist's boyhood home and setting for his 1929 novel "Look Homeward, Angel." In the nearby Montford Historic District, you can visit Riverside Cemetery, the final resting place for Wolfe and O. Henry.
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is an exhibition space and resource center dedicated to exploring the history and legacy of the world's most acclaimed experimental educational community, Black Mountain College.
- Grove Arcade is one of Western North Carolina's most historic buildings. Now converted into a modern shopping arcade, it features local crafts, boutiques, fresh food and an array of restaurants representing the area's distinct mountain heritage.
- Basilica of St. Lawrence, completed in 1909, is one of Asheville's architectural treasures and spiritual anchors. Designed by Rafael Gustavino and Richard Sharpe Smith, renowned architects on the Biltmore House, this Catholic church has the largest freestanding elliptical dome in the country.
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