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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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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One of my favorite places is Connemara, the home of Carl Sandburg. My favorite part is the goats. Meadowbrook Log Cabin is about 15 minutes or so away, depending on the lights as you drive through town. There is plenty of convenient parking. If by some chance the parking lot is full, there is more…
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From now until May 27, 2019 Biltmore has a new exhibit, A Vanderbilt House Party – The Gilded Age. A Vanderbilt House Party – The Gilded Age For the first time, reproductions of clothing from the Vanderbilts’ own wardrobes are displayed in the settings in which they were originally worn: the elegant rooms of Biltmore…
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This drive to Jump Off Rock starts at the corner of Main Street and 5th Avenue. That is the corner right after Mast General Store and Team ECCO Aquarium. This is what Main Street used to look like. 502-512 N. Main – The corner structure was The Palace, Hendersonville’s first movie theater 507 N. Main…
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Meadowbrook Log Cabin is 30 minutes from the Biltmore Estate. Have you ever visited the Biltmore House, Gardens and Grounds? The Biltmore House is the largest privately owned house in the United States with four acres of floor space and 252 rooms. Wander the 2.5 acres of manicured gardens. Or hike the nearly 22 miles…
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At one time Lenox Spring was known throughout the southeast for its mineral waters. Water from this spring was bottled and shipped out from the train depot. People came from all over to bathe in the water. The Cherokee name for this spring, translated into English for the pioneer settlers, was “Gift from the Great…
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Rhododendron Lake Nature Park is pretty new. It has eleven acres with a walking trail around a lake. There is a loop trail around a lake where you can see birds and fish. It is a really nice walk. Rhododendron Lake Loop is a 0.7 mile long. There are informational signs along the way. You…
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Berkley Mills Park has nature trails and a picnic area. It is this end of the Oklawaha Greenway Trail. The parking for this end of the Oklawaha Greenway is at Berkley Mills Park. Actually, it is across the road from Berkley Mills Park. Drive past the entrance to the park on the left to the…
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The largest collection of Arts & Crafts Style furniture in the world is at the Grove Park Inn. The Grove Park Inn is a historic old hotel in Asheville. It opened in July of 1913, st before the First World War Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York provided the furnishings. The hotel is open to…
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