Asheville!

Bela And Spencer
Bela And Spencer
Asheville!

Hikes and Nature

Dog-friendly. One of the best hikes in the area. Start off in an INCREDIBLE Rhododendron creek bed, then a moderate hike to view the base of Wildcat. Take more intense stone steps the rest of the way to the lookout. Highly recommended.
18 locals recommend
Wildcat Rock Trail
3823 Gerton Hwy
18 locals recommend
Dog-friendly. One of the best hikes in the area. Start off in an INCREDIBLE Rhododendron creek bed, then a moderate hike to view the base of Wildcat. Take more intense stone steps the rest of the way to the lookout. Highly recommended.
(not dog-friendly) A local’s hike and the closest to our property! It’s a wonderful hike up a ridge with a lookout. Fantastic and one of our favorites.
Strawberry Gap Trailhead Parking
(not dog-friendly) A local’s hike and the closest to our property! It’s a wonderful hike up a ridge with a lookout. Fantastic and one of our favorites.
Dog-friendly, safe, super close, and easy loop hike
226 locals recommend
Blue ridge Parkway Visitor Center
195 Hemphill Knob Rd
226 locals recommend
Dog-friendly, safe, super close, and easy loop hike
The best swimming falls in the area. Go to the Lower Falls and enjoy! For the brave, you can climb the face of the falls and jump off!
176 locals recommend
Graveyard Fields Loop Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway
176 locals recommend
The best swimming falls in the area. Go to the Lower Falls and enjoy! For the brave, you can climb the face of the falls and jump off!
Amazing lookout tower! Walk up, climb through the floor, and see how brave you really are 👹
37 locals recommend
Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower
37 locals recommend
Amazing lookout tower! Walk up, climb through the floor, and see how brave you really are 👹
Easy-access waterfall
320 locals recommend
Looking Glass Falls
U.S. 276
320 locals recommend
Easy-access waterfall
One of the best views in Pisgah. Add this in as you visit the nearby waterfalls!
37 locals recommend
Looking Glass Rock Trailhead
37 locals recommend
One of the best views in Pisgah. Add this in as you visit the nearby waterfalls!
Perfect place for a scenic walk and your romantic Asheville photoshoot
194 locals recommend
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
151 W T. Weaver Boulevard
194 locals recommend
Perfect place for a scenic walk and your romantic Asheville photoshoot
Excellent short hike with incredible nature and some of the very best views of the Blue Ridge.
224 locals recommend
Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
364 Blue Ridge Pkwy
224 locals recommend
Excellent short hike with incredible nature and some of the very best views of the Blue Ridge.
Spectacular waterfall with the option of swimming!
32 locals recommend
High Falls
32 locals recommend
Spectacular waterfall with the option of swimming!
Wonderful place for a hike and view. An elevator can take you to the top, or you can take the stairs if you’re brave enough! Stop by Fae Nectar afterwards for mead and maybe even sword fighting 😄
333 locals recommend
Chimney Rock State Park
431 Main St
333 locals recommend
Wonderful place for a hike and view. An elevator can take you to the top, or you can take the stairs if you’re brave enough! Stop by Fae Nectar afterwards for mead and maybe even sword fighting 😄

Food scene

The closest and best place (with a drive-thru) for fresh, local coffee!
46 locals recommend
Daymoon Coffeebar
381 Old Charlotte Hwy
46 locals recommend
The closest and best place (with a drive-thru) for fresh, local coffee!
The hottest restaurant in AVL. Go if you can.
Neng Jr.'s
The hottest restaurant in AVL. Go if you can.
Insanely delicious hot donuts. Like an artisanal Krispy Kreme.
231 locals recommend
Hole Doughnuts
168 Haywood Rd
231 locals recommend
Insanely delicious hot donuts. Like an artisanal Krispy Kreme.
Excellent fine dining and cocktails where you can almost always get a reservation. HALF OFF OYSTERS (only $1.50) on Mondays 🥲
159 locals recommend
The Bull and Beggar
37 Paynes Way
159 locals recommend
Excellent fine dining and cocktails where you can almost always get a reservation. HALF OFF OYSTERS (only $1.50) on Mondays 🥲
Authentic Spanish tapas in Asheville. Reservations are usually impossible, but you can sometimes squeeze bar seats.
518 locals recommend
Cúrate
13 Biltmore Ave
518 locals recommend
Authentic Spanish tapas in Asheville. Reservations are usually impossible, but you can sometimes squeeze bar seats.
Good for a quick take-out breakfast nearby.
28 locals recommend
Rise Above Bakehouse
1207 Charlotte Hwy
28 locals recommend
Good for a quick take-out breakfast nearby.
Our favorite brunch in Asheville!
62 locals recommend
Vivian
348 Depot St
62 locals recommend
Our favorite brunch in Asheville!
Yum fresh Hawaiian food
41 locals recommend
RosaBees
27 Foundy St
41 locals recommend
Yum fresh Hawaiian food
Hip place for cocktails and a bite
203 locals recommend
Sovereign Remedies
29 N Market St
203 locals recommend
Hip place for cocktails and a bite
Famous southern brunch. Always delicious. Check their south location if you can’t get a reservation downtown.
305 locals recommend
Tupelo Honey
12 College St
305 locals recommend
Famous southern brunch. Always delicious. Check their south location if you can’t get a reservation downtown.
Hip outdoor setting for the largest bottle beer selection in Asheville…they even have bottles of Cantillon. Next door Haywood is excellent good at a reasonable price.
75 locals recommend
The Whale
507 Haywood Rd
75 locals recommend
Hip outdoor setting for the largest bottle beer selection in Asheville…they even have bottles of Cantillon. Next door Haywood is excellent good at a reasonable price.
Crowd-favorite beignets and coffee right in the middle of downtown.
12 locals recommend
Bebettes: A New Orleans Coffeehouse
1 Page Ave
12 locals recommend
Crowd-favorite beignets and coffee right in the middle of downtown.
Casual outdoor eating with tons of fun taco options
440 locals recommend
White Duck Taco Shop
388 Riverside Dr
440 locals recommend
Casual outdoor eating with tons of fun taco options
Best smash burgers in Black Mountain
Foothills Grange
Best smash burgers in Black Mountain
Best burgers in Asheville. From the owner’s of Bull and Beggar.
Baby Bull
Best burgers in Asheville. From the owner’s of Bull and Beggar.
Great place for a quick bite. Authentic torta with flair.
Little Chango
Great place for a quick bite. Authentic torta with flair.
One of the more interesting fine dining restaurants in AVL. Big flavors, excellent service.
Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse
One of the more interesting fine dining restaurants in AVL. Big flavors, excellent service.
Great option for rooftop dining. Excellent views and a fun, eclectic Cuban menu.
98 locals recommend
Hemingway's Cuba Restaurant & Bar
15 Page Ave
98 locals recommend
Great option for rooftop dining. Excellent views and a fun, eclectic Cuban menu.
One of the best bakeries in the area — they’ll also prepare you ready-made picnic baskets! Very convenient (order online).
37 locals recommend
The Rhu
10 S Lexington Ave
37 locals recommend
One of the best bakeries in the area — they’ll also prepare you ready-made picnic baskets! Very convenient (order online).
Excellent coffee in DT AVL
10 locals recommend
Rowan Coffee
66 Broadway St
10 locals recommend
Excellent coffee in DT AVL
The best chocolates in Asheville
47 locals recommend
The Chocolate Fetish
36 Haywood St
47 locals recommend
The best chocolates in Asheville
You MUST get a “liquid truffle.” Completely divine.
363 locals recommend
French Broad Chocolate Lounge
10 S Pack Square
363 locals recommend
You MUST get a “liquid truffle.” Completely divine.

Brewery

The best for sours
169 locals recommend
The Funkatorium
147 Coxe Ave
169 locals recommend
The best for sours
Very cool setting and cocktails
86 locals recommend
The Crow & Quill
106 N Lexington Ave
86 locals recommend
Very cool setting and cocktails
Natural winery from owners of Wicked Weed / Funkatorium. Fun food options that change COMPLETELY depending on the day, so consult their website ahead of time.
13 locals recommend
Cultura
147 Coxe Ave
13 locals recommend
Natural winery from owners of Wicked Weed / Funkatorium. Fun food options that change COMPLETELY depending on the day, so consult their website ahead of time.
Super fun open-air brewery
17 locals recommend
Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD
284 Lyman Street
17 locals recommend
Super fun open-air brewery
(Ignore the first photo) Nearby local brewery with creek access, live music, and food trucks
60 locals recommend
Turgua Brewing
3131 Cane Creek Road
60 locals recommend
(Ignore the first photo) Nearby local brewery with creek access, live music, and food trucks
Nearby local brewery with the best hydromeils in Asheville. Free mini golf, disc-golf connect four, live music, good trucks.
106 locals recommend
Whistle Hop Brewing Company
1288 Charlotte Hwy
106 locals recommend
Nearby local brewery with the best hydromeils in Asheville. Free mini golf, disc-golf connect four, live music, good trucks.
Local winery with a fun scene
42 locals recommend
Pleb Urban Winery
289 Lyman St
42 locals recommend
Local winery with a fun scene
Classic industrial brewery
285 locals recommend
Wedge Brewing Company
37 Paynes Way
285 locals recommend
Classic industrial brewery
World famous. Beautiful grounds, good food, tons of exclusive brews. Worth the visit.
726 locals recommend
Sierra Nevada Brewery
100 Sierra Nevada Way
726 locals recommend
World famous. Beautiful grounds, good food, tons of exclusive brews. Worth the visit.
The OG Asheville brewery. Live music, pick-up sand volleyball, tons of fun.
349 locals recommend
Highland Brewing Company
12 Old Charlotte Hwy
349 locals recommend
The OG Asheville brewery. Live music, pick-up sand volleyball, tons of fun.
Small tasting room for delish drinks. Some of the best ciders anywhere.
9 locals recommend
Botanist and Barrel Tasting Bar + Bottle Shop Asheville
32 Broadway Street
9 locals recommend
Small tasting room for delish drinks. Some of the best ciders anywhere.
Local gin producer. Chic setting. Highly recommended
77 locals recommend
Antidote
151 Coxe Ave
77 locals recommend
Local gin producer. Chic setting. Highly recommended
Quick place for a great atmosphere and craft cocktails.
6 locals recommend
Cultivated Cocktails
25 Page Ave
6 locals recommend
Quick place for a great atmosphere and craft cocktails.
Mezcal and DJs! 1/2 off mezcal on Monday, 1/2 off tequila on Tuesday, 1/2 wine bottles on Thursday 🤯
35 locals recommend
The Imperial Life
48 College St
35 locals recommend
Mezcal and DJs! 1/2 off mezcal on Monday, 1/2 off tequila on Tuesday, 1/2 wine bottles on Thursday 🤯
The best vineyard in NC. Mostly German varietals done right! Love their sparklers 😍
49 locals recommend
Marked Tree Vineyard
623 Deep Gap Rd
49 locals recommend
The best vineyard in NC. Mostly German varietals done right! Love their sparklers 😍
Long-standing Asheville joint with frequent live music and casual brews.
122 locals recommend
Jack of the Wood
95 Patton Ave
122 locals recommend
Long-standing Asheville joint with frequent live music and casual brews.

Park

Nearby park for a dog walk
Spring Mountain Community Center
807 Old Fort Rd
Nearby park for a dog walk

Activities

Very cool bathhouse with dry sauna, steam room, cold plunge, and heated furniture
37 locals recommend
Sauna House
230 Short Coxe Ave
37 locals recommend
Very cool bathhouse with dry sauna, steam room, cold plunge, and heated furniture
Gallery hopping in live artist studio spaces!
12 locals recommend
Riverview Station
191 Lyman St
12 locals recommend
Gallery hopping in live artist studio spaces!
The hippest local venue. Check the lineup and see if there’s something interesting!
175 locals recommend
Salvage Station
468 Riverside Dr
175 locals recommend
The hippest local venue. Check the lineup and see if there’s something interesting!
The best place for live local music.
212 locals recommend
The Grey Eagle
185 Clingman Ave
212 locals recommend
The best place for live local music.
Great company for tubing the French Broad
103 locals recommend
Zen Tubing
1648 Brevard Rd
103 locals recommend
Great company for tubing the French Broad
Completely unique salt cave for relaxing.
56 locals recommend
Asheville Salt Cave | Massage & Salt Spa Therapy
16 North Liberty Street
56 locals recommend
Completely unique salt cave for relaxing.
Very fun adventure park. Go at night!
41 locals recommend
Asheville Treetops Adventure Park
85 Expo Dr
41 locals recommend
Very fun adventure park. Go at night!

Unique shops

Crazy oddities and tattoo shop with tons of taxidermy!
Girl And Goblin
610 Depot St
Outrageously cool open-format shop with tons of booths from local artists and collectors.
16 locals recommend
Marquee
36 Foundy Street
16 locals recommend
Outrageously cool open-format shop with tons of booths from local artists and collectors.
Our local vynil record press! Also a great spot for a bite to eat and coffee.
23 locals recommend
Citizen Vinyl
14 O'Henry Ave
23 locals recommend
Our local vynil record press! Also a great spot for a bite to eat and coffee.
Local glassblower. Very unique selection and an opportunity to see live glassblowing.
30 locals recommend
Lexington Glassworks
81 S Lexington Ave
30 locals recommend
Local glassblower. Very unique selection and an opportunity to see live glassblowing.
Insane place loaded with pinball machines. Entry fee gets you all you can play.
184 locals recommend
Asheville Pinball Museum
1 Battle Square
184 locals recommend
Insane place loaded with pinball machines. Entry fee gets you all you can play.
Amazing board game cafe. Hundreds of games, access all day. We like to go first thing, then hit the town and come back after we’re tuckered out to play till closing 😎
27 locals recommend
Well Played Board Game Café
162 Coxe Ave
27 locals recommend
Amazing board game cafe. Hundreds of games, access all day. We like to go first thing, then hit the town and come back after we’re tuckered out to play till closing 😎

Sightseeing

Our absolute favorite downtown gallery
63 locals recommend
Blue Spiral 1
38 Biltmore Ave
63 locals recommend
Our absolute favorite downtown gallery
Spendy but worth the visit. You could happily spend all day on the grounds. Don’t forget your complimentary wine tasting in the Village!
1485 locals recommend
Biltmore
1 Lodge St
1485 locals recommend
Spendy but worth the visit. You could happily spend all day on the grounds. Don’t forget your complimentary wine tasting in the Village!