Biltmore House & Gardens (USA's largest mansion), Blue Ridge Parkway (one of USA's most scenic roads), Chimney Rock State Park and Lake Lure, City of Asheville (very eclectic with many micro-breweries, restaurants, arts and crafts studios, etc.), Mt. MItchell (highest mountain East of the Rockies,) Cherokee Indian Reservation (very good museum and an outdoor drama), Great Smoky Mountains National Park (USA's most visited National Park), Great Smoky Mountain Railroad (scenic trips through Nantahala Gorge), hiking trails galore, whitewater rafting trips, zip lines, Wheels through Time in Maggie Valley (USA's largest motorcycle museum), Titanic Museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.