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Asheville
2024
Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville, North Carolina, is a vibrant city with a unique charm. Its historic downtown boasts Art Deco architecture, bustling markets, and the iconic Biltmore Estate. Visitors can explore an array of one-of-a-kind shops, boutiques, fine art galleries, and craft breweries. Asheville's culinary scene is diverse, featuring farm-to-table restaurants, cozy cafes, and award-winning eateries. The city pulses with cultural events, from the Drum Circle and Mountain Dance and Folk Festival to the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival. Nature enthusiasts can enjoy the Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah National Forest. Embracing creativity, sustainability, and inclusiveness, Asheville offers a blend of natural beauty, history, and modern vibrancy.
About Asheville
Activities
We've selected a variety of activities for you to enjoy while getting to know your colleagues and the Asheville area. Activities are encouraged but not required, but if you sign up for an activity, you are expected to participate. Activities are Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and each has a different start time. We're managing transportation between your activity and the hotel. We'll do our best to accommodate your top choices, but cannot make any promises. Once activity groups are finalized, we'll send out calendar invites for activity time slots and add a list of participants to this page.
Food Tour with Asheville Food Tours
Description: Experience the original Asheville downtown food tour. Each tour will visit up to seven handpicked downtown restaurants and food shops, offering a wide variety of food tastings, from artful appetizers washed down with a splash of pinot to hand-crafted sizzling delights. You quickly realize that Asheville is a proud and local economy and each business embraces this “keep Asheville local” movement. Asheville offers homegrown embellishments along with its modern exploration into spicy multi-cultural riches. With its strong roots in Southern heritage, Asheville has branched into a cosmopolitan mecca of abundant food choices from all around the world, which we Asheville food enthusiasts are eager to share with our community and visitors.
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Brewery Tour at White Labs Brewing
Description: Housed inside a yeast factory producing brewers yeast since 1995, White Labs Brewing Co. was started in 2012 as a way to showcase the influence yeast and fermentation have on beer. With loads of data from over 300+ batches, 96 yeast strains, and 42 beer styles, it's a perfect place to gain insight into strain information in a brewery setting and analyze our 5 BBL recipes. Check out our state-of-the-art production facility and finish off with a beer tasting in the Taproom.
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Hiking (Easy) with Blue Ridge Hiking Company
Description: Spend the afternoon exploring some of the best trails near Asheville. Most half-day hikes are 3-5 miles and well-suited for beginner and intermediate hikers. Our half-day trip destinations include scenic waterfalls, historic sites, 6,000 ft peaks, the Appalachian Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Description: The Moogseum is the museum that brings synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog’s legacy to life. Our facility explores his contribution to the world of sound and music with multi-sensory, interactive timelines and exhibits, an immersive dome presenting how electricity becomes sound, a historical exploration of synthesizers, and the opportunity for guests to play both theremins and Moog synthesizers.
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Fly-Fishing Wade Trip with Southern Appalachian Anglers
Description: You get small group instruction and guidance throughout your trip from our certified fly fishing instructors. We welcome anglers of all skill levels from novice to veteran. Novice anglers will quickly acquire the skills that they need from our professional fly fishing instructors, and veteran anglers will appreciate the expertise our guides have to offer on each river in Western North Carolina.
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Hiking (Medium) with Blue Ridge Hiking Company
Description: Spend the afternoon exploring some of the best trails near Asheville. Most half-day hikes are 3-5 miles and well-suited for beginner and intermediate hikers. Our half-day trip destinations include scenic waterfalls, historic sites, 6,000 ft peaks, the Appalachian Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Biltmore Estate House & Garden Access
Description: Experience America’s Largest Home, as magnificent today as it was more than a century ago. Your self-guided house visit spans three floors and the basement of the luxurious family home of George and Edith Vanderbilt. Explore the stories of the Vanderbilt family, their guests, and employees through displays of vintage clothing, accessories, art, furniture, and more.
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Self-Guided Mountain Biking In Bent Creek
Description: The area contains a collection of trails that are well suited to a variety of riding styles: beginning and intermediate mountain bikers, families, and groups can have a great time here, but with some trails containing big climbs and technical sections, more advanced riders will also find the trails enjoyable. Though less advanced riders may find them difficult, none of the trails in the Bent Creek trail system are considered extremely technical - especially since most have been re-graded and maintained in recent years. Most of the trails follow old road or railroad beds and have only a few areas that require significant technical skill, with steeps, rocks, roots, mud, and creek crossings. Fast, hardpacked, flowy sections of trail lie between these obstacles.
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Off-Road Vehicle with Asheville Tree Top Adventure Park
Description: Adventure Center of Asheville’s Adventure Mountain Off-Road Tours in Barnardsville, N.C., is Asheville and Western North Carolina’s newest ultimate off-road driving experience. Drive or Ride our Guided Tours in 4-person Off-Road Vehicles (ORV) on 220 acres of scenic mountain trails climbing up 1,400 feet on Adventure Mountain. With an elevation of 4,200 feet at the peak, Adventure Mountain off-road trails travel through hardwood forests and extreme mountain terrain. Start with a training area to develop your off-road skills, then follow our guide on technical trails, rock and log obstacles, hill climbs, and spectacular views.
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Biltmore Estate Falconry (Grounds Access Only)
Description: Discover the ancient art of falconry on Biltmore’s historic grounds. Learn how to handle a trained hawk or falcon, then experience the inimitable thrill of a raptor flying to and landing upon your gloved hand. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to interact with one of these majestic birds of prey.
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Description: A rage room is exactly what it sounds like- a room where you rage out. The idea is to have a safe and controlled environment where it is okay to smash and break things without getting in trouble or having to clean up after yourself when you are done. Not only is it a great form of stress relief therapy, but it is also a super fun time!
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