Asheville, a thrillingly arts-led city in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains is home to the immense Biltmore estate – but they also go big on craft-beer brewing, soulful New Southern dining and live-music legends.
North Carolina town Maggie Valley is high on life as well as altitude — making a characterful launchpad for Southern Appalachia’s natural wonders, including the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.