What Asheville has to offer

             This week I wanted to keep talking about popular attractions in NC.  One of my favorite cities in NC is Asheville.  It has some of the most diverse culture, music, and art in the region, earning itself the nick name, “Paris of the South”.  Downtown Asheville has over 200 locally owned stores and boutiques for those who enjoy browsing and shopping.  Every weekend you can find live music at Pritchard Park, with a wide variety of artist and attendees.  If you are a “foodie”, then you’ll love downtown Asheville’s selection of restaurants.  I like how all of the restaurants use local, in season produce and fruit when sourcing their ingredients for their unique menus, it makes the dining experience more memorable.  Another great reason to visit Asheville is it’s beer brewing industry.  Asheville has earned the name “beer city” from experts in the industry since 2009, winning every year since.  It has more breweries per capita than any other city in America.  With breweries like Highland brewing Co., Sierra Nevada brewery, New Belgium, and countless other breweries, each with its own unique focus on the craft.       

One of my favorite places I visited was High Adventure Center of Asheville.  It’s a huge outdoor ropes course with zip lines, suspended obstacle courses, and even a mountain biking circuit with jumps.  It was a great way to build teamwork skills, have a fun while exercising, and enjoy the Asheville skyline from the tree tops.  If you looking for more activities to do outside of the city, there are some beautiful waterfalls in the area.  A short drive on the blue ridge parkway will lead you to DuPont national forrest.  There you can find sights such as the Triple Falls.  A waterfall made famous by being featured in films like Last of the Mohicans and The Hunger Games.  There are other great water falls in the area like High Falls, an exciting spectacle of fresh mountain spring water, sliding 150 feet down an inclined plane of granite. The falls can be viewed from a picnic shelter, or from a slippery trail to the bottom of the falls. 

Regardless of where you choose to go in Asheville, you are sure to have a great time and experience something you never have before.  With Asheville’s relatively close proximity to High Point, it makes it one of my top weekend getaway destinations.