# Things to see in Asheville, North Carolina (United States): 47 places and when to go

> Asheville, North Carolina is a city in United States with around 143,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 47 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (34), Nature (4), With kids (4). The best known are Beaucatcher Mountain, Mount Pisgah and Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/asheville/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United States · 35.6012, -82.5541
- **Population:** About 143,000
- **Places:** 47 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/gastronomia/) (34) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/naturaleza/) (4) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/familia/) (4) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/montana/) (3) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/espiritual/) (2) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/senderismo/) (2)
- **Best time:** March to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February.
- **Nearest airport:** ORD Chicago, 848 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Craggy Pinnacle, at 1,780 m.

## What to see in Asheville, North Carolina

The places in and around Asheville, North Carolina, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Beaucatcher Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/beaucatcher-mountain/): Mountain in United States of America · 1.5 km
- [Mount Pisgah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mount-pisgah/): Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America · 27 km
- [Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/basilica-of-saint-lawrence/): Minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in Asheville, North Carolina · 472 m
- [Asheville Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/asheville-art-museum/): Museum in Asheville, North Carolina · 791 m
- [Botanical Gardens at Asheville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/botanical-gardens-at-asheville/): Botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina · 1.8 km
- [Craggy Pinnacle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/craggy-pinnacle/): Mountain in North Carolina, United States · 20 km
- [St. Luke's Episcopal Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/saint-lukes-church/): Church building in Asheville, United States of America · 2.1 km
- [Western North Carolina Nature Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/western-n-c-nature-center/): Zoo in Asheville, North Carolina · 5.9 km
- [Thomas Wolfe House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/thomas-wolfe-house/): Asheville, North Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Buncombe County · 488 m
- [12 Bones Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/12-bones-brewing/): Brewery · 15 km
- [Asheville JCC Member Pool](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/asheville-jcc-member-pool/): With kids · 806 m
- [BearWaters Brewing Company: Riverside](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bearwaters-brewing-company-riverside/): Brewery · 27 km
- [Biltmore Winery at Antler Hill Village](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/biltmore-winery-at-antler-hill-village/): Winery · 5.7 km
- [Black Mountain Cider + Mead](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/black-mountain-cider-mead/): Brewery · 18 km
- [Burial Beer Company South Slope](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/burial-beer-company-south-slope/): Brewery · 1.5 km
- [Cellarest Beer Project](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cellarest-beer-project/): Brewery · 3.4 km
- [Champion Credit Union Aquatic Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/champion-credit-union-aquatic-center/): With kids · 27 km
- [Chemist Spirits](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/chemist-spirits/): Distillery · 1.4 km
- [Dalton Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dalton-distillery/): Distillery · 1.7 km
- [Dssolvr](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dssolvr/): Brewery · 483 m
- [Eurisko Beer Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/eurisko-beer-company/): Brewery · 1.7 km
- [French Broad Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/french-broad-brewery/): Brewery · 4.2 km
- [Green Man Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/green-man-brewery/): Brewery · 1.4 km
- [Habitat Brewing Company Tavern and Commons](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/habitat-brewing-company-tavern-and-commons/): Brewery · 102 m

And the other 23, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Hi-Wire Brewing RAD Beer Garden & Distribution Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hi-wire-brewing-rad-beer-garden-distribution-center/), [Highland Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/highland-brewing-company/), [Hillman Beer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hillman-beer/), [Leveller Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/leveller-brewing-company/), [New Belgium Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/new-belgium-brewing-company/), [Oak and Grist Distilling Company LLC](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/oak-and-grist-distilling-company-llc/), [One World Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/one-world-brewing/), [Pisgah Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pisgah-brewing-company/), [Pleb Urban Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pleb-urban-winery/), [Riverside Rhapsody Beer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/riverside-rhapsody-beer/), [Sweeten Creek Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/sweeten-creek-brewing/), [Turgua Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/turgua-brewing/), [Twin Leaf Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/twin-leaf-brewery/), [Urban Orchard Cider Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/urban-orchard-cider-company/), [Urban Orchard Cider Company - West](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/urban-orchard-cider-company-west/), [Wedge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wedge/), [Wehrloom Meadery Asheville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wehrloom-meadery-asheville/), [White Labs Brewing Co - Asheville Kitchen & Tap](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/white-labs-brewing-co-asheville-kitchen-tap/), [Wicked Weed](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wicked-weed/), [Wicked Weed Funkatorium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wicked-weed-funkatorium/), [Zillicoah Beer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/zillicoah-beer/)
- **Hiking**: [Mountains-to-Sea Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mountains-to-sea-trail/), [Mountains-to-Sea Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mountains-to-sea-trail-segment-3/)

## When to go to Asheville, North Carolina

The best time to visit Asheville, North Carolina is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 51 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 42 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 44 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 55 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 53 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 24 |
| July | Best time | 14 h 11 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 21 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 13 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 04 |
| November | Possible | 10 h 05 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 36 |

In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36. In April, 47 of the 47 places are at their best.

When to go to United States in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Asheville, North Carolina

The nearest main airport is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, Chicago), 848 km as the crow flies. How to get around United States (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.6012%2C-82.5541)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=35.6012%2C-82.5541)

## Other towns nearby

- [Hendersonville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hendersonville/): 12 places · 32 km
- [Clyde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/clyde/): 5 places · 39 km
- [Newland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/newland/): 8 places · 68 km
- [Cherokee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cherokee/): 10 places · 69 km
- [Wellford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wellford/): 6 places · 74 km
- [Morganton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/morganton/): 5 places · 80 km

And all of United States, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Asheville, North Carolina?

The best known: [Beaucatcher Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/beaucatcher-mountain/), [Mount Pisgah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mount-pisgah/), [Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/basilica-of-saint-lawrence/), [Asheville Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/asheville-art-museum/), [Botanical Gardens at Asheville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/botanical-gardens-at-asheville/). In all, 47 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Asheville, North Carolina?

March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36.

### How do you get to Asheville, North Carolina?

The nearest main airport is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 848 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=35.6012%2C-82.5541) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Asheville, North Carolina as the destination and these 47 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).