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University of North Carolina Asheville - - What To Do And See

 

ATTRACTIONS

Check out the Grove Arcade shopping center, located on 1 Page Avenue, considered to be one of Asheville’s architectural jewels.

 

Visit the Smith-Mc Dowell Museum, which was constructed for James McConnell Smith, in 1840, housed in the city’s 1st mansion and oldest surviving house, also representing the oldest structure Buncombe County.

 

See the beautiful Botanic Gardens at Asheville, which can be found on Wt Weaver Boulevard.

Check out the art exhibits from the Asheville Art Museum, situated on South Pack Square.

 

Sports & outdoor events

Asheville Citizen-Times Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk, September 18, 2010.

 

This fun and popular annual sporting event has been named after the city’s daily newspaper and has been designed to take runners through the less traveled areas (by car) in the city, in order to show off more of its natural beauty and architectural jewels.

 

Thus, the course of the race, which starts at the Citizen-Times headquarters building on O’Henry Street, takes runners on a scenic and picturesque journey, on an out-and-back counter-clockwise loop route through the city, passing by historic and gorgeous landmarks such as Grove Park Inn & Resort, Beaver Lake, including the campus of the University of North Carolina-Asheville, giving participants the chance to also do some sightseeing, along the way.

 

This year, races are presented in partnership with Mission Health System and proceeds will benefit the Youths Fit for Life and Energize programs of the YMCA and YWCA of Western North Carolina.

 

Festivals

There are many fun and entertaining celebrations, happening throughout the year, in Asheville, such as:

 

May: Annual Spelling Bee, Annual Mountain Sports Festival.

June: Beer City Festival, Annual Americana Burlesque & Slideshow Festival, WNC Highlands Celtic Festival, Annual Singing on the Mountain.

July: Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Annual Bamboo Festival, Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands.

August: Asheville Quilt Guild Annual Show, Annual Village Art & Craft Fair.

September: Annual Grandfather Mountain Kidfest, Annual Heritage Weekend, Annual Mill around the Village Bluegrass Festival.

October: Annual Cherokee Indian Fair.

December: Guild Artists’ Holiday Sale at the Folk Art Center.

 

Shopping

Below, there is a list which contains some of the most popular and favorite shopping spots in Asheville. Check it out!

 

- Grove Arcade Building: 1 Page Avenue, Asheville, NC.

- Asheville Mall: 3 South Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC.

- Westgate Shopping Center: 40 Westgate Parkway, Asheville, NC.

- REI: 31 Schenck Pkwy, Asheville, NC.

- Sears: 1 South Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC.

- Innsbruck Mall: 85 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC.

- J Jill: 10 Biltmore Plaza, Asheville, NC.

- Town & Country Shopping Center: 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville, NC.

- Elementality: Asheville mall, 3 south tunnel road, Asheville, NC.

- River Ridge Market Place: 800 Fairview Road., Asheville, NC.

- Littlest Birds: 647 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC.

- Biltmore Park Town Square: 2 Town Square Boulevard, Asheville, NC.

- Maurices: 129 Bleachery Boulevard, Asheville, NC.