Building mural in Weaverville
Andrew and I stayed at the Dry Ridge Inn in Weaversville which is just a few miles north of Asheville.
This B&B was super comfortable. We stayed on the third floor and even had a big closet off the shower that I could hang shirts up. The inn was built in the mid-late 1800s and the original owner, Mr. Brown was the Asheville buggie dealer and repairman and he often picked up the Vanderbilts from the train station and drove them to their home. Lots of great old wood floors. Breakfasts were good, and there was a guest refrigerator and plenty of soda and water for guests on the road. They also gave great restaurant reservations like the Glass Onion.
A little Italian restaurant just a couple blocks walk from the inn, this was my favorite meal of our trip. There were also some nice art places in Weaversville like Magnum Pottery.
and I made some nice antique finds at Shop Around the Corner
like an old egg basket in good condition.
Andrew and I also ate at the famous Tupelo Cafe
We loved the Appalachian spring rolls here with pulled pork and man they were good. I also enjoyed Rosemary Peach Lemonade and am looking forward to trying to replicate it this summer.
The other restaurant of note was the Corner Kitchen
in Biltmore Village, this place had a long wait because it was Mother's Day but boy was it worth it.
If you like local art, Asheville is a great place because it has a very strong and varied art community. We enjoyed this gallery
Also, this was neat, they retrofitted the old Woolworth building and both floors were full of local art. Andrew and I picked up some pottery pieces. They even had a working soda fountain.
I'll end this post with a few pictures from an overlook about an hour west of Asheville.
This last picture was actually taken on our walk from the parking lot to Biltmore, I couldn't resist the perspective.
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