Lydia's Picks for Asheville

Lydia
Lydia's Picks for Asheville

Sightseeing

The gardens in the summer are lovely and the decorations around the holidays are of the time period.
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Biltmore
1 Lodge St
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The gardens in the summer are lovely and the decorations around the holidays are of the time period.
$20 per car. The Arboretum has many walking trails beyond the main garden area. There is also a bonsai garden from May - Nov and a model train running on Saturdays from Apr-Oct.
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Pohjois-Carolinan arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
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$20 per car. The Arboretum has many walking trails beyond the main garden area. There is also a bonsai garden from May - Nov and a model train running on Saturdays from Apr-Oct.
Great glass making to watch and also to look at.
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Lexington Glassworks
81 S Lexington Ave
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Great glass making to watch and also to look at.
Great art shop collective downtown
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Horse + Hero
14 Patton Ave
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Great art shop collective downtown
Large art collective in an old Woolworth downtown.
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Woolworth Walk
25 Haywood St
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Large art collective in an old Woolworth downtown.
Murals, art shops, artistic graffiti, food, breweries, wine... what more could you want?!
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River Arts District
3 River Arts Pl
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Murals, art shops, artistic graffiti, food, breweries, wine... what more could you want?!
Cute local plant store
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Palm and Pine
178B Westwood Pl
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Cute local plant store

Breweries

One of the OG breweries. Be sure to check out the original located behind the "green mansion"
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Green Man Brewery
27 Buxton Ave
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One of the OG breweries. Be sure to check out the original located behind the "green mansion"
Another OG brewery. Get there right when they open or be prepared to stand in line for a minute. You can find all their on-tap beers on Untapped.
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Burial Beer Co
40 Collier Ave
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Another OG brewery. Get there right when they open or be prepared to stand in line for a minute. You can find all their on-tap beers on Untapped.
A West Asheville brewery located next to good pizza (Pizza Mind).
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Archetype Brewing
265 Haywood Rd
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A West Asheville brewery located next to good pizza (Pizza Mind).
Great cider options and woman-owned!
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Urban Orchard Cider Co. - West
210 Haywood Rd
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Great cider options and woman-owned!
If you want bottles to go, this is the best spot to grab local brews to go.
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Local 604 Bottle Shop
604 Haywood Rd
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If you want bottles to go, this is the best spot to grab local brews to go.

Wine

Asheville's Urban Winery in the River Arts District (RAD).
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Pleb Urban Winery
289 Lyman St
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Asheville's Urban Winery in the River Arts District (RAD).
Little wine & cocktail bar with a great ambiance inside and out. The name is actually Bottle Riot.
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District Wine Bar
37 Paynes Way
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Little wine & cocktail bar with a great ambiance inside and out. The name is actually Bottle Riot.
Great place to buy wine by the bottle. Fair price and good selection.
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Metro Wines
169 Charlotte St
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Great place to buy wine by the bottle. Fair price and good selection.
Part wine bar, part book store
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Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
1 Page Ave
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Part wine bar, part book store

Food scene

My fave pizza in Asheville (vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options).
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Pizza Mind
285 Haywood Rd
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My fave pizza in Asheville (vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options).
Good burgers downtown.
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Farm Burger Asheville
10 Patton Ave
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Good burgers downtown.
Indian street food
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Chai Pani Asheville
22 Battery Park Ave
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Indian street food
The ramen is delish!
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Itto Ramen Bar & Tapas
630 Haywood Rd
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The ramen is delish!
Good fried chicken with various hot flavors. Their wings are the full deal (btw).
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Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack
1455 Patton Avenue
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Good fried chicken with various hot flavors. Their wings are the full deal (btw).
All the icecream (many dairy-free options)
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The Hop West
721 Haywood Rd
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All the icecream (many dairy-free options)
Great coffee
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High Five Coffee
190 Broadway St
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Great coffee
Large farmers market
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WNC Farmers Market
570 Brevard Rd
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Large farmers market

Health + Wellness

Public sauna house on the south slope.
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Sauna House
230 Short Coxe Ave
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Public sauna house on the south slope.
A great foot soak with an add-on foot or neck massage.
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Wake Foot Sanctuary
1 Page Ave
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A great foot soak with an add-on foot or neck massage.
Get your yoga on! Walk-ins welcome and mats provided (if needed)
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Asheville Yoga Center
211 S Liberty St
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Get your yoga on! Walk-ins welcome and mats provided (if needed)
River tubing
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Zen Tubing
608 Riverside Dr
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River tubing
Quite a few hiking trails with a great overlook
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Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
364 Blue Ridge Pkwy
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Quite a few hiking trails with a great overlook
Great little loop (but absolutely no dogs! They fine)
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Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary
1056 Merrimon Avenue
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Great little loop (but absolutely no dogs! They fine)

Get your Brunch on

Great breakfast spot, but always a line!
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Sunny Point Café
626 Haywood Rd
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Great breakfast spot, but always a line!
Known for their Spanish style tapas, but I have to say, their brunch is amazing!
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Cúrate
13 Biltmore Ave
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Known for their Spanish style tapas, but I have to say, their brunch is amazing!
One biscuit is big enough for 2 people!
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Biscuit Head
733 Haywood Rd
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One biscuit is big enough for 2 people!
Cool little diner in West Asheville
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Tastee Diner
575 Haywood Rd
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Cool little diner in West Asheville

Kaupunkia koskevat ohjeet

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Rideshare - Lyft or Asheville Taxi is the way to go

Uber isn't as common in the Asheville area. Lyft isn't always available late at night either. Asheville Taxi (avltaxi on the internets) is available late night.
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Pay parking in Asheville

There are 2 main apps: Parkmobile & Passport Parking. The curbside meters downtown are also free on Sundays.
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Mondays/Tuesdays are common days off for businesses

Most businesses have their days off on Monday or Tuesday, so be sure to check on those days.
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Asheville has it's own food delivery services

Check out Takeout Central or Kickbackavl. Takeout central has an app or the website: https://www.takeoutcentral.com/asheville/restaurants/delivery/ Kickback is only online: https://www.kickbackavl.com/ Doordash, postmates, uber eats, etc. do exists, but the delivery is usually longer and doesn't go as well.