- TripBuzz found 80 things to do with kids in or near Asheville, North Carolina, including 57 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Hendersonville, Pisgah Forest, Lake Lure and Marshall.
- From Western North Carolina Nature Center to Asheville's Fun Depot, the Asheville area offers 73 different types of family activities, including: Bus Tours, Theaters, Gardens and Historic Sites.
- Asheville is a large urban city that is located between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The city serves as one of the major artistic centers of the southern United States and offers a wide range of museums, art studios, and galleries. Its geographic location makes it a very popular spot for festivals during the summer months due to the fact it is warm but oppressively hot.
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Phoenix Theatres is a movie theater with many separate cinemas showing first-run movies in digital video and sound. It offers a variety of specials, including summer movie programs, loyalty cards, and refreshment combos.
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Visitors can spend the day floating down Oconaluftee River on inflatable tubes with Smokey Mountain Tubing & Rafting. The shop offers tubes with bottoms for younger children, as well as life vests.
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Majestic Mingo Falls is a 120-foot waterfall located adjacent to Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Visitors may visit the falls, which lie on Native American reservation territory, for free. Mingo Falls sits on a trail approximately a half-mile from the parking lot.
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Open to public fishing, Morgan Mill Trout Farm stocks a pond with rainbow trout for visitors to fish in. The farm also has a service where visitors can have their newly caught fish filleted and packed with ice.
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Highway 441 and Drama Road, Cherokee, NC 28719
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Cherokee, North Carolina is home to the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The institution explores the history of the Cherokee Nation, with a particular emphasis on its role in the history of the United States.
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At the Cherokee Bear Zoo, visitors can feed black bears. In addition, visitors can see raccoons, ground hogs, deer, monkeys, tigers, and grizzlies, many of which are born at the zoo.
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With access to the Nantahala River, Dillsboro River Company takes visitors for a white water rafting excursion through class 2 rapids. The river is warmer than most rivers, averaging at 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The Cherokee Indian Reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina is the most important Cherokee Reservation in the United States. Its residents welcome visitors and offer many traditional crafts for sale. The Reservation also hosts cultural seminars and educational events.
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The 16.9-mile Linville River contains about 6.5 miles of 4-5+ rapids that are popular with rafters. The river also is a popular spot with anglers who often catch brown and rainbow trout.
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Visitors at Oconoluftee Indian Village in Cherokee, North Carolina are transported back to 1760. Costumed interpreters portray European soldiers and American settlers, and the First Nations are represented by real Native Americans.