Carl and Lesley's Guidebook for Historic Montford

Carl
Carl and Lesley's Guidebook for Historic Montford

Food scene

Right here in Montford. Great coffee selection and breakfasts served all day. Less than a 5 minute walk from the house. https://www.alldaydarlingavl.com
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All Day Darling
102 Montford Ave
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Right here in Montford. Great coffee selection and breakfasts served all day. Less than a 5 minute walk from the house. https://www.alldaydarlingavl.com
This is my favorite restaurant in Asheville. Serves Spanish tapas from internationally recognized Katie Button.
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Cúrate
13 Biltmore Ave
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This is my favorite restaurant in Asheville. Serves Spanish tapas from internationally recognized Katie Button.
Great Jamaican Menu. This restaurant is in the Montford neighborhood.
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Nine Mile
233 Montford Ave
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Great Jamaican Menu. This restaurant is in the Montford neighborhood.
Consistently great pastries.
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Old Europe Pastries
18 Broadway St
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Consistently great pastries.
Wonderful chocolates choices.
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French Broad Chocolate Lounge
10 S Pack Square
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Wonderful chocolates choices.
Great Italian food.
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Strada Italiano
27 Broadway St
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Great Italian food.
Wonderful vegetarian and vegan meals.
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Laughing Seed Cafe
40 Wall St
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Wonderful vegetarian and vegan meals.
Great food and serving draft beer from Burial Beer brewing on the same property. What makes this place especially interesting is that it is situated in a former Civilian Conservation Corp camp from the 1930's. One major project that the men who lived her worked on was creating the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Forestry Camp Bar & Restaurant
10 Shady Oak Dr
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Great food and serving draft beer from Burial Beer brewing on the same property. What makes this place especially interesting is that it is situated in a former Civilian Conservation Corp camp from the 1930's. One major project that the men who lived her worked on was creating the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Great BBQ with all the fixings. Loved so by the Obama that they had to go again on their 2nd visit to Asheville. There is a 2nd location attached to their brewery with evening hours in South Asheville.
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12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER
5 Foundy St
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Great BBQ with all the fixings. Loved so by the Obama that they had to go again on their 2nd visit to Asheville. There is a 2nd location attached to their brewery with evening hours in South Asheville.
My #2 favorite restaurant. Owned and operated by chef Hector Diaz you will find some of the best Mexican/Caribbean cuisine available in the region. An easy walk south on Flint St and over the bridge. Continue south on Haywood St to the end. Turn left on Patton and it’s about a block and a half on the right.
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Salsa's
6 Patton Ave
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My #2 favorite restaurant. Owned and operated by chef Hector Diaz you will find some of the best Mexican/Caribbean cuisine available in the region. An easy walk south on Flint St and over the bridge. Continue south on Haywood St to the end. Turn left on Patton and it’s about a block and a half on the right.
Soo close to home, Little Jumbo is at the bottom of Elizabeth St on the corner of Broadway and Elizabeth. Great boutique cocktails. Live music Monday, Tuesday and Saturdays. Check their website for details: littlejumbobar Taco Billy Food truck there for Breakfast and Lunch Tuesday Through Friday 7:30am-2:00pm. Dinner and Late Night Monday Through Thursday 4:00pm - 10:00pm and Friday & Saturday 4:00pm - 11:00pm. Sunday CLOSED. Check their website for menus and order instructions. tacobilly
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Little Jumbo
241 Broadway St
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Soo close to home, Little Jumbo is at the bottom of Elizabeth St on the corner of Broadway and Elizabeth. Great boutique cocktails. Live music Monday, Tuesday and Saturdays. Check their website for details: littlejumbobar Taco Billy Food truck there for Breakfast and Lunch Tuesday Through Friday 7:30am-2:00pm. Dinner and Late Night Monday Through Thursday 4:00pm - 10:00pm and Friday & Saturday 4:00pm - 11:00pm. Sunday CLOSED. Check their website for menus and order instructions. tacobilly
Nationally award winning serving Indian street food.
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Chai Pani Asheville
22 Battery Park Ave
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Nationally award winning serving Indian street food.

Sightseeing

If you haven't been, Biltmore Estate is a must see. America's largest home built by George Vanderbilt II. The interior tour is amazing including the art, wardrobe, furniture and a look into the lifestyle of the 19th century Gilded Age. I recommend renting the audio narrative. Don't miss the outdoor gardens, spring summer and fall and the green house all year round. Your entry fee also allows you to dine at any of their superb restaurants. You can shop at the gift store at the entrance without an admission fee. Get your tickets early. Fall and Christmas often sell out.
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Biltmore Estate
1 Approach Road
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If you haven't been, Biltmore Estate is a must see. America's largest home built by George Vanderbilt II. The interior tour is amazing including the art, wardrobe, furniture and a look into the lifestyle of the 19th century Gilded Age. I recommend renting the audio narrative. Don't miss the outdoor gardens, spring summer and fall and the green house all year round. Your entry fee also allows you to dine at any of their superb restaurants. You can shop at the gift store at the entrance without an admission fee. Get your tickets early. Fall and Christmas often sell out.
This is a wonderful place to walk close by. Something is always in bloom 3 seasons of the year. You can walk the mile there on the Reed Creek Greenway at the bottom of the hill or take a very short drive. There is *no* admission fee.
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Botanical Gardens at Asheville
151 W T. Weaver Boulevard
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This is a wonderful place to walk close by. Something is always in bloom 3 seasons of the year. You can walk the mile there on the Reed Creek Greenway at the bottom of the hill or take a very short drive. There is *no* admission fee.
Wonderful walks outdoors where you can view formal gardens or into the woods to see natural flora of the mountains. There are indoor exhibits to check out. There is an entry fee.
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Norður-Karólína Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
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Wonderful walks outdoors where you can view formal gardens or into the woods to see natural flora of the mountains. There are indoor exhibits to check out. There is an entry fee.
A great way to get to learn some history about Asheville walking around downtown. Divided into 5 historic periods from the Frontier period (1784) to the age of cultural diversity (mid to late 1900's. Here's a link to that includes an audio tour, some videos and an interactive map: https://www.exploreasheville.com/urban-trail/
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Urban Trail
11 Biltmore Ave
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A great way to get to learn some history about Asheville walking around downtown. Divided into 5 historic periods from the Frontier period (1784) to the age of cultural diversity (mid to late 1900's. Here's a link to that includes an audio tour, some videos and an interactive map: https://www.exploreasheville.com/urban-trail/
Enter the Blueridge Parkway from anywhere in town. Heading north, the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382. It includes a shop for the Southern Highland Craft Guild (https://www.southernhighlandguild.org). An organization composed of juried contemporary craftspeople. The Arts Center has contains a permanent collection of craft objects dating back many generations. There you will also find a visitor center hosted by the National Forest Service with books and maps of the area and a Ranger to answer your questions. And the Mountain to Sea Trail runs through the parking lot
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The Folk Art Center (Southern Highland Craft Guild)
382 Blue Ridge Pkwy
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Enter the Blueridge Parkway from anywhere in town. Heading north, the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382. It includes a shop for the Southern Highland Craft Guild (https://www.southernhighlandguild.org). An organization composed of juried contemporary craftspeople. The Arts Center has contains a permanent collection of craft objects dating back many generations. There you will also find a visitor center hosted by the National Forest Service with books and maps of the area and a Ranger to answer your questions. And the Mountain to Sea Trail runs through the parking lot
Recently remodeled, the museum holds a collection of local and regional artists. This includes work from the Black Mountain Collage. Some of the teachers and students became world renowned representatives of mid-20th century art.
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Asheville Art Museum
2 S Pack Square
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Recently remodeled, the museum holds a collection of local and regional artists. This includes work from the Black Mountain Collage. Some of the teachers and students became world renowned representatives of mid-20th century art.

Hikes

USFS #114 Strenuous to the top of Looking Glass rock for fantastic views of the southern escarpment
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Looking Glass Rock Trailhead
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USFS #114 Strenuous to the top of Looking Glass rock for fantastic views of the southern escarpment
USFS #170 Moderate hike with good views towards Bardardsville. 6 miles round trip
Snowball Trailhead
Unnamed Road
USFS #170 Moderate hike with good views towards Bardardsville. 6 miles round trip
From Craggy Dome overlook follow the signs. While you are there visit the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway going north from Asheville.
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Craggy Pinnacle gönguferð
3641 Blue Ridge Pkwy
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From Craggy Dome overlook follow the signs. While you are there visit the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway going north from Asheville.
Out of Black Mountain follow the road signs to Montreat (NC 9). Take the road to the end where you will find parking and the trail head. There are some short hikes or the longer strenuous hike to the top of Graybeard Mountain, elevation 5360 ft.
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Graybeard Trail
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Out of Black Mountain follow the road signs to Montreat (NC 9). Take the road to the end where you will find parking and the trail head. There are some short hikes or the longer strenuous hike to the top of Graybeard Mountain, elevation 5360 ft.
Great place to go to sit in a creek, look at the falls and with open fields that are easy to wander around in and easy to find your way back. Head south on the Blue Ridge Parkway (with spectacular views to the top of Pisgah mountain and beyond). Pull into the parking lot at milepost 418.8 and head down the flight of stairs. Turn right to see the water falls. Hiking is easy to difficult on trails that originate from this trailhead. Graveyard Fields Trail 3.2 miles (USFS #358) Graveyard Ridge Trail 3.4 miles (USFS #356)
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Graveyard Fields Loop Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Great place to go to sit in a creek, look at the falls and with open fields that are easy to wander around in and easy to find your way back. Head south on the Blue Ridge Parkway (with spectacular views to the top of Pisgah mountain and beyond). Pull into the parking lot at milepost 418.8 and head down the flight of stairs. Turn right to see the water falls. Hiking is easy to difficult on trails that originate from this trailhead. Graveyard Fields Trail 3.2 miles (USFS #358) Graveyard Ridge Trail 3.4 miles (USFS #356)
This is an easy 1 mile hike preceded by a drive through Pisgah National Forest Coleman Boundary that includes some opportunity for rock climbing and views of several smaller water falls before reaching the parking area. The hike has very little elevation change. From Burnsville, go east on US 19E for 0.5 mile and turn right (south) onto NC 197. Stay on this road through Pensacola and Cane River Gap to Barnardsville (stay on NC 197 for about 25 miles). Turn left at the intersection of NC 197 and NC 2173 (Dillingham Road) remain on NC 2173, which becomes NFSR 74. Follow this gravel road for 8.8 miles to the end of the road. The trailhead is straight ahead.
Douglas Falls Trailhead
This is an easy 1 mile hike preceded by a drive through Pisgah National Forest Coleman Boundary that includes some opportunity for rock climbing and views of several smaller water falls before reaching the parking area. The hike has very little elevation change. From Burnsville, go east on US 19E for 0.5 mile and turn right (south) onto NC 197. Stay on this road through Pensacola and Cane River Gap to Barnardsville (stay on NC 197 for about 25 miles). Turn left at the intersection of NC 197 and NC 2173 (Dillingham Road) remain on NC 2173, which becomes NFSR 74. Follow this gravel road for 8.8 miles to the end of the road. The trailhead is straight ahead.