Toxaway Falls is a little over an hour away, on the other side of Brevard. If you drive west on 64 past Brevard toward Cashiers, you will pass over Toxaway Falls. There is now a place to park and you can now safely walk near the road. On the other side of the road is…
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Pop’s Diner only serves breakfast and lunch. They open at 6:30 in the morning and close at 2:00 after lunch. You can have anything on the menu at any time. If you go in expecting good diner food, you will love it. If you are expecting bistro food, you are in a diner. Good food…
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When I was a kid, this was the Asheville City Zoo. We visited as a field trip in third or fourth grade. Now it is the Western North Carolina Nature Center. It has all kinds of animals and plants that are native to this area. The Western North Carolina Nature Center connects people with the…
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Grandad’s Apples is a popular stop with locals for fresh apple cider donuts and cold cider slush. Grandad’s Apples is on 64 on the west side of Hendersonville, past the turn for Walmart. The road is called Chimney Rock Road there. You can’t miss the John Deere tractor on top of the silo. Apples Fresh…
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We love the Sunset Terrace at the Grove Park Inn as a special occasion place. Dress is casual. The food is something special. And the Inn is a big part of local history. The Grove Park Inn is off Charlotte Street in Asheville. There are signs, so you won’t miss it. You can park yourself…
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On Main Street Hendersonville, you will find the Beehive. It is a consignment women’s clothing store. The Beehive is my favorite resale shop. It’s not like a thrift store. You don’t have to pick through. Nothing is worn out or has missing buttons or anything else you have to watch out for at Goodwill. (Not…
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As you fly in or out of the Asheville Airport, look down. There is a smiley face mowed into a field. The smile has been there for a long time. It is mowed into the grass on the side of Sweeten Creek Road. Look for the Grassy Smiley Face The address there is 3218 Sweeten…
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The Open Studio Tour for 2019 will be September 21 and 22. Artist’s studios open at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22! There is a preview party at 4;00 PM September 19, at the Center for Art & Inspiration at 125 South Main Street. The Open Studio Tour of Henderson County…
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If you are on Main Street and look west at the corner of 3rd Ave W, by the Apothecary sign at Mikes on Main, you will see the Coca Cola mural on the corner and the Jump Off Rock mural before the next corner. You would think this would be the road for Jump Off…
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You can’t miss seeing Binion’s Roadhouse Restaurant. It looks like a whole old west town on the side of 64 as you are heading toward downtown from I-26. The address is 1565 4 Seasons Blvd, Hendersonville, NC. It looks like separate little buildings, but it is all one restaurant. The parking lot is usually packed,…
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