Zoos, Museums, Playgrounds, Parks & Greenways
Playground
Huge play structure good for different age groups located in Downtown Sylva. Loads of great restaurants, breweries and shops within walking distance.
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Poteet Park
29Central StHuge play structure good for different age groups located in Downtown Sylva. Loads of great restaurants, breweries and shops within walking distance.
Carrier Park has a playground, a vellodrome (for bikes!), and has easy access to the French Broad Greenway. It's great for biking, walking and playing. We always visit Homegrown across the street for an easy lunch after playing outside.
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Carrier Park
220 Amboy RdCarrier Park has a playground, a vellodrome (for bikes!), and has easy access to the French Broad Greenway. It's great for biking, walking and playing. We always visit Homegrown across the street for an easy lunch after playing outside.
Another great playground with access to a greenway and Richland Creek. Our kids (age 1, 4 and 6) love the rock wall and zip line. But, there's a huge wooden structure that can keep the little occupied as well.
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Waynesville Parks & Recreation
550 Vance StAnother great playground with access to a greenway and Richland Creek. Our kids (age 1, 4 and 6) love the rock wall and zip line. But, there's a huge wooden structure that can keep the little occupied as well.
Lake Junaluska is a quick drive (10 minutes) from the house. You can take a leisurely walk around the lake. It's man-made, but still pretty. We always stop at the playground afterwards.
Lake Junaluska Playground
300-398 North Lakeshore DriveLake Junaluska is a quick drive (10 minutes) from the house. You can take a leisurely walk around the lake. It's man-made, but still pretty. We always stop at the playground afterwards.
Zoos, Museums, Science Centers
A small wildlife and nature center less than 30 minutes from the house. It has some cool exhibits and offers reciprocity for folks who have memberships with other science center (MLS in Durham), which makes it free. When we need somewhere to walk around that is a bit more engaging then our regular hikes, we go here.
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WNC Nature Center
75 Gashes Creek RdA small wildlife and nature center less than 30 minutes from the house. It has some cool exhibits and offers reciprocity for folks who have memberships with other science center (MLS in Durham), which makes it free. When we need somewhere to walk around that is a bit more engaging then our regular hikes, we go here.
The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian arts and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. There are a number of hikes nearby along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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The Folk Art Center (Southern Highland Craft Guild)
382 Blue Ridge PkwyThe Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian arts and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. There are a number of hikes nearby along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House, the main residence, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States
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Biltmore Estate
1 Approach RoadBiltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House, the main residence, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States
Parks & Gardens
The NC Arboretum is unique in that it's located in Pisgah National Forest. You can enjoy easy walks through beautiful gardens or venture into the woods for actual hikes with photo worthy views. There's a cafe on site and they offer loads of programming and educational opportunities.
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The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted WayThe NC Arboretum is unique in that it's located in Pisgah National Forest. You can enjoy easy walks through beautiful gardens or venture into the woods for actual hikes with photo worthy views. There's a cafe on site and they offer loads of programming and educational opportunities.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
151 W T. Weaver BoulevardLocated in Asheville. Has a great network of wooden trails that are nice for walking or riding bikes.
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Richmond Hill Park
300 Richmond Hill DrLocated in Asheville. Has a great network of wooden trails that are nice for walking or riding bikes.
The Biltmore Estate is the largest home in America, spanning 175,000 square feet or four acres of floor space. This French Renaissance château dominates in size yet does not compromise a single detail. The Biltmore Estate is a beautiful blend of excessive luxury, homely comforts, innovative technology before its time, and character greater than many competing mansions of its time. The extravagant gardens are overwhelming, and the house itself is a wonder of architecture.
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Biltmore
1 Lodge StThe Biltmore Estate is the largest home in America, spanning 175,000 square feet or four acres of floor space. This French Renaissance château dominates in size yet does not compromise a single detail. The Biltmore Estate is a beautiful blend of excessive luxury, homely comforts, innovative technology before its time, and character greater than many competing mansions of its time. The extravagant gardens are overwhelming, and the house itself is a wonder of architecture.
Greenway
A peaceful, never crowded trail along the river. There's a kids pump track along the trail making a great spot for kids and bikes!
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Jackson County Greenway
342 Old Cullowhee RdA peaceful, never crowded trail along the river. There's a kids pump track along the trail making a great spot for kids and bikes!
An easy walk along a bold creek. There's a playground and skatepark at one end and Lake Junaluska at the other end.
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Waynesville Greenway Park
An easy walk along a bold creek. There's a playground and skatepark at one end and Lake Junaluska at the other end.
The French Broad River Greenway links three of Asheville's parks: Hominy Creek River Park, Carrier Park, and French Broad River Park. The trail follows the river, coursing through a wooded strip of land, through the parks and among some residential and light commercial sites.
Starting at the southern end in Hominy Creek River Park, you'll enjoy river access and picnic areas. From there, the trail heads north and then east along the river through Carrier Park, where you'll find many athletic facilities, a playground, picnic pavilion, river overlooks, boat landing and a wetland interpretive and education area.
The continues along Amboy Road to French Broad River Park, which offers lots of open green space, a wildflower garden, a dog park, picnic areas, an observation deck and a playground. You'll continue north from the park to trail's end at Craven Street, just south of I-240.
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French Broad River Greenway
French Broad River GreenwayThe French Broad River Greenway links three of Asheville's parks: Hominy Creek River Park, Carrier Park, and French Broad River Park. The trail follows the river, coursing through a wooded strip of land, through the parks and among some residential and light commercial sites.
Starting at the southern end in Hominy Creek River Park, you'll enjoy river access and picnic areas. From there, the trail heads north and then east along the river through Carrier Park, where you'll find many athletic facilities, a playground, picnic pavilion, river overlooks, boat landing and a wetland interpretive and education area.
The continues along Amboy Road to French Broad River Park, which offers lots of open green space, a wildflower garden, a dog park, picnic areas, an observation deck and a playground. You'll continue north from the park to trail's end at Craven Street, just south of I-240.