What Are The Best Things To Do In The Hendersonville Area?? (Charlotte: house, live)
Western North CarolinaThe Mountain Region including Asheville
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My friend and I are traveling to Hendersonville for 5 days in October. Please tell me the best things to see and do. Best hikes, trails, museums, places to eat, and anything else to see.
My friend and I are traveling to Hendersonville for 5 days in October. Please tell me the best things to see and do. Best hikes, trails, museums, places to eat, and anything else to see.
Thank you for all recommendations!!
Hikes: Glassy Mtn. (near Carl Sandburg house); Dupont State Forest (Triple Falls); Jump Off Rock (short hikes)
Museums: Western North Carolina Air Museum (near Hendersonville airport), Hendersonville Aquarium
Restaurants: Brandy’s (upscale dining), Postero (upscale, Continental), Mezzaluna (Italian), Champa (Thai), Umi (Japanese), Flat Rock Wood Room (Bar-b-que), West First (Pizza, pasta, salads), Indian Aroma Bistro, Sol Y Luna (Mexican), Seasons at Highland Lake (extensive Sunday brunch), Arabella (casual breakfast/brunch)
Other: Hendersonville - Elijah Gem Mine, Pinball Museum, Jump Off Rock (amazing mountain views), Carl Sandburg house and grounds (Flat Rock), multiple vineyards/wineries, Sierra Nevada Brewery (near Hendersonville), Flat Rock Playhouse, downtown shopping, drive east of interstate to view apple orchards. Lake Lure - boat tour, Chimney Rock State Park
Time permitting, it's worth the short (30 min.) drive to Brevard (another beautiful mountain town). Hiking and waterfalls in Pisgah National Forest are near there.
I hope you all will be here during fall foliage season. The peak here is usually not until the third or fourth week in October (sometimes even early November) Fall is a great time to visit.
Hendersonville's very close to the Biltmore Mansion, which is the most popular attraction in the area. It would be a shame to be so close & miss that. It might be decorated for the Holidays by October, & I've heard that is spectacular.
I'm in the area now (neighboring Brevard), & already bought my tickets for Biltmore next week..it's just South of Asheville, close to H'Ville so not a lot of driving.
I've seen waterfalls, but the ones in this area are of a larger scale than I'm used to seeing in N. Georgia. High Falls in the Dupont Forrest is 1 of 4 along the same hiking trail, & is the highest. Its ~.75 mile walk from the parking area...all free. Parking on the weekends is tough, so try to see waterfalls during the week. That can be 1 hr to see just High Falls, or 3 hours if you want to see all 4. High Falls is a must see imho, but I passed on the rest. The pics you see on the internet do not do the waterfalls justice at all. They are much larger in scale than they appear online.
Driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway is very scenic, & is worth an hour or two....especially in October.
There's lots of breweries here, so that is a good rainy day, or weekend activity. I'm in Brevard, so I went to see Oskar Blues Brewery, but was unimpressed, so I went to Ecusta Brewery instead ~1 mile away, & enjoyed that, even though I'm not a big beer fan. The scene on the weekends is fun to watch...hikers, bikers, mountain bikers, kayakers, all mixed in together in a fun environment. Families too, but Ecusta Brewery has 2 areas for 21+ only....1 inside, 1 outside on a terraced deck....nice views. Plenty of free parking, and I thought the prices were very fair...$5 for a large glass of beer, or you can do a mini glass flight of 4, where you get to pick all 4...I'll do that next time.
I had to go to Hendersonville 1 day because they have a Bank of America; Brevard doesn't. I walked up & down the main street. The Pinball mueum/arcade was closed, so check hours before you go. They have a small gem museum under a store front down a flight of stairs that I enjoyed. It was free, w/ a donations basket near the exit. That's a 15 min. activity. There's live music in H'ville too....I'd guess 2-3 venues during the week, & 5+ on weekends. Cute gift shops for the ladies, outfitters for the guys. Nice upscale cigar lounge. Sushi place on North edge of main street looked awesome.
H'Villes ~2x the size of Brevard. I dont think I'd drive to Brevard if I were you, unless you wanted to go to the Ecusta Brewery. There might be a better ones in H'ville, I'm not sure. Brevard rolls up the streets ~9pm, lots of eateries are closed Sunday-Monday.
Saturday mornings these towns have farmers markets that are fun to do for 30 minutes. They might shut down by October though, but I've been to Brevard's twice, and spent $30 each time on fresh flowers (I'm a sucker for Sunflowers), vegees (great tomatoes), honey, blueberry jam, basil, fresh farm eggs. October should be Apple time so apples/cider.
tip: check hours of op for everything you want to do, restaurants, bars, live music...it can be hit or miss.
We are on Beech Mt. We have found a few ticks over the years on our dogs and ourselves, but only one so far this year and it was on our son when he returned from a weekend in Charlotte NC.
All the hiking that was mentioned here sounds wonderful. Question: How bad are the ticks when hiking and even in your yard in the mountainish towns?
Totally depends on where you are hiking, how wide the trails are and if you can avoid brushing through vegetation. We find a tick on us or our dog here and there from spring through late fall but certain hikes are guaranteed we'll find more. I pulled 20+ off our dog and a dozen off my husband (((insert shudder here)))) after a hike in one of our favorite places - the Gamelands - have not been back since.
For some reason this year, there hasn't been many tics at all. I only have seen two or three on my dog this year which is very unusual. Usually when we hike, we occasionally find tics. We walk/hike daily.
Totally depends on where you are hiking, how wide the trails are and if you can avoid brushing through vegetation. We find a tick on us or our dog here and there from spring through late fall but certain hikes are guaranteed we'll find more. I pulled 20+ off our dog and a dozen off my husband (((insert shudder here)))) after a hike in one of our favorite places - the Gamelands - have not been back since.
The trails we usually hike on are well hiked and pretty much void of much brush. I guess this is why we havn't experienced any ticks.
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