Within 5 minutes:
North Carolina Arboretum (3 miles south)

Lake Powatan. Fully stocked fishing lake, swimming and camping (4 miles south)
French Broad River. Canoeing, fishing (2 miles south)
Bent Creek. Large trout fishing creek (stocked weekly in spring) (4 miles south)
Pisgah National Forest. Famous for extensive mountain biking and hiking trails (200
miles) (4 miles south)
Biltmore Square Mall and many other retail establishments (1 mile)

Dining restaurants around mall (1 mile)
Blue Ridge Parkway (2 miles south)
Large "Ingles" supermarket (1.5 miles north)
Within 15 minutes:
Biltmore House
Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa
Downtown Asheville
Other Area Attractions:
Asheville Historic Trolley Tours
Carolina Nights Dinner Show
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (27 miles from Asheville)
Chimney Rock Park (25 miles from Asheville)
Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina
Grandfather Mountain (75 miles from Asheville)
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (50 miles from Asheville)
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