Driving Downtown - Asheville - North Carolina USA
Driving Downtown - Asheville North Carolina USA - Season 1 Episode 4.
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Highlights include Patton Ave - College St - Church St - Biltmore Ave - Broadway - Lexington Ave - Haywood St - Page Ave - Battery Park Ave - Wall St.
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.[5] It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The city's population was 83,393 according to the 2010 United States census.[6] It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, with a population of 424,858 in 2010.[7] Asheville is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the world's largest active archive of weather data.
Nationwide Recognition
Asheville pops up on national rankings for a variety of things: a New Age Mecca (CBS News' Eye On America, 1996),[29] the New Freak Capital of the U.S. (Rolling Stone, 2000), one of The 50 Most Alive Places To Be (Modern Maturity, 2000),[30] the Happiest City for Women (Self, 2002),[31] one of the Best Places to Reinvent Your Life (AARP Magazine, 2003),[32] one of the Best Outside Towns (Outside Magazine, 2006),[33] one of the Top Seven Places to Live in the U.S. (Frommer's, 2007),[34] one of the 10 Most Beautiful Places in America (Good Morning America, 2011),[35] one of the 25 Best Places for Business and Careers (Forbes, 2012), and one of 20 Great Cities For Writers (Flavorwire, 2013).[36] Asheville has been listed as one of the Top 25 Small Cities for Art in AmericanStyle magazine's annual list from 2000 to 2012[37] and has reigned the champion Beer City USA each year from 2009 to 2012. Dozens of micro breweries dot the downtown and major producers, including New Belgium Brewing Company (opening 2015) are in the process of building in or near the city.
In his 2008 book, The Geography of Bliss, author Eric Weiner cited Asheville as one of the happiest places in the United States.
Recent national accolades:[38] The 9 Most Romantic Cities in the South. The Huffington Post, March 2015 America's Best Beer Cities Conde Nast Traveler, January 2015 Best city in America for locavores The Daily Meal, 2014 The hippie capital of the South Huffington Post, 2014 #1 most popular city for retirement out of 900+ U.S. cities TopRetirements.com, 2014 #1 town to live and work in as a movie maker MovieMaker magazine, 2014 One of 6 top Alternative Travel Destinations for 2014 Men's Journal and Business Insider, 2014 One of 20 cities you should visit in your 20s Huffington Post, 2014 #1 of 12 Dreamy Towns for Vegan Living VegNews, 2013 One of 10 Tastiest Towns in the South Southern Living, 2013 Hippest City in the South Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia, 2013 One of America's Best River Towns Outside, 2012 #1 Beer City USA Imbibe Magazine online poll, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Most Romantic Place in USA and Canada About.com Readers Choice Poll, 2012 Top 10 Great Sunny Places to Retire AARP Magazine, 2012 10 Fantastically Yoga-Friendly Destinations Yoga Journal, 2011
Asheville and the surrounding mountains are also popular in the autumn when fall foliage peaks in October. The scenic Blue Ridge Parkway runs through the area and near the Biltmore Estate.
Points of interest
BB&T Building, tallest structure in Asheville
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Park Town Square
Blue Ridge Parkway
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Grove Park Inn
Jackson Building, first skyscraper in western North Carolina
McCormick Field
Moog Music
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
North Carolina Arboretum
Smith-McDowell House
Thomas Wolfe House
Local culture
Music
Sports
Recreational sports
Performing arts
Art galleries
Places of worship
Film and television
Media
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