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| Blue Ridge Parkway - The Parkway's 469 toll-free miles combines natural beauty, mountain forests, wildlife, wildflowers and magnificent views. The Parkway was designed especially for leisure travel and enjoyment. There are numerous overlooks and parking areas to view some of America's finest scenic vistas. |
| http://www.romanticasheville.com/BlueRidgeParkway.htm |
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| Biltmore House & Estate - today is the largest privately owned home in America situated on 8,000 acres. It was built by George Vanderbilt and was completed in 1895. Vanderbilt commissioned Richard Morris Hunt to create the 250-room mansion modeled after a French chateau. Today the Estate encompasses the house, gardens, restaurants, gift shops, inn and winery. |
| http://www.romanticasheville.com/Biltmore.html |
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| Historic Biltmore Village - One of the Carolinas' most fascinating, unique and enjoyable shopping environments, Historic Biltmore Village features more than 40 shops, restaurants and galleries, each housed in historic 1900-era homes and buildings. |
| http://www.romanticasheville.com/biltmore_village.htm
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| WNC Nature Center - The WNC Nature Center is 40 acres of animals in their native habitats. It provides an opportunity to learn, to touch and to know our rich natural heritage through educational and interactive exhibits. |
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| Thomas Wolfe Memorial Site - Novelist Thomas Wolfe's boyhood home and setting for his 1929 novel "Look Homeward, Angel". Visitor Center offers audio-visual presentation, exhibits and gift shop. Tours of the historic Old Kentucky Home are offered hourly. |
| http://www.romanticasheville.com/thomaswolfe.htm
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| Riverside Cemetery - Visit one of Asheville's oldest historic cemeteries and the final resting place for many of Asheville's early prominent citizens, including the famous authors Thomas Wolfe and O. Henry. |
| http://www.romanticasheville.com/riverside.htm |
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