Downtown Asheville

After Christmas and before the New Year, we visited Historic Downtown Asheville, North Carolina to explore the 1.7 mile Urban Trail. This trail leads you through the downtown streets of Asheville showing you its history and its past. There are about 30 stops, complete with markers, sculptures, landmarks and more. The following are the stops on the trail.

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Crossroads
Stepping Out
O’Henry
Immortal Image
Elizabeth Blackwell
Art Deco
Flat Iron Architecture
Cat Walk
Grove’s Vision
Historic Hilltop
Guastavino’s Monument
Appalachian Stage
Shopping Daze
Marketplace
Legacy of Design
Woodfin House
Wolfe’s Neighborhood
Dixieland
Curtain Calls
On the Move
Civic Pride
Past and Promise
Man and Mountain
Ellingtons Dream
Time Remembered
Monument Corner
Brick Artisan
The Block
Hotel District

I would suggest that, if you decide to explore the Urban Trail and want to see all 30 stops, you should print out the map and carry it with you.

We, Nomads, did what we characteristically do. We began with a map and then blazed our own trail. We saw items on the trail list and other surprise occurrences that were not on the map or brochure. Let me say that this was a mix of urban art and entertainment, complete with live street music, and old world architecture on many buildings up and down many streets.

This is an exploration journey that you should allot an entire day to. I am including images of some of our most liked sights and attractions. Just note, for all the imagery we show, there is more than double that we did not see or include. Safe Travels.

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