Asheville travel guide

Asheville is a hip mountain town with an amazing farm-to-table culinary scene, 60-plus art galleries in the city center, and a vibrant and funky downtown.

Asheville, which has been called the "Paris of the South," is a unique urban oasis in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It features an energetic downtown lined with sidewalk cafes (with only one chain restaurant), several independent coffee shops, dozens of art galleries (and multiple art districts), boutique shopping, and parks.