Driving Downtown - Asheville North Carolina USA - Season 1 Episode 4. 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60742-Activities-Asheville_North_Carolina.html http://www.exploreasheville.com/things-to-do/

• published: 27 Jul 2015
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