We had such a wonderful time at the North Carolina Arboretum. It was very easy to walk around the…read morebeautiful gardens with a stroller. All the paths were paved with ramps to every garden area. At the main building you can get a free map, enjoy the gift shop, and clean bathrooms. The main building also has some lovely seating areas and clean bathrooms! You can walk the gardens and find a cafe at the other end of it. The arboretum has tons of walking and biking trails on the property. We didn't explore them but would love to some other time. We loved their bonsai garden the most. Make sure you check where you are walking, this time of the year, for caterpillars. We noticed several on the ground and thankfully we moved them out of the way!

It's been years since my first visit here and it was something I needed during my reset vacay to…read moreenjoy the outdoors and relive the beautiful memories here. The gardens are absolutely stunning, well maintained, and well marked. The buildings are beautiful and host wonderful events and classes. The gift shop is well stocked and perfect for buying something for your home, yourself, or for those you love. The trails are wonderful and can give you lots of options for the length and level of exercise you want for you and your pups. The Bent Creek one is our favorite (which runs along Bent Creek)! Of course, the Dambo Trolls were a lovely addition these past few months and have drawn so many people that they had to close the gate at least once because they were so packed! I'm glad I decided to make the drive to enjoy a solo date outdoors with my book.

Bucket list ! So glad we got to do this , the weather was just perfect. We went in October & had…read morethe best time. I highly recommend this company. They were on time , polite and kept us safe!

RICHARD ADDISON BROWN is a scam artist!!! We purchased a gift certificate for a hot air balloon…read moreride for 2 ($600!!). We got a reminder email THE DAY BEFORE but when we got to the meetup site, no one showed up. We called all the numbers and emailed with no response from anyone, just automatic replies saying that the business was closed! We want a refund but can't get ahold of anyone, it's like RICHARD ADDISON BROWN just evaporated into thin air and stole our money!! We will be taking this up with the courts! We drove two hours for that hot air balloon ride and had to get a sitter to watch our baby and had to wake up at 4am to get there but nobody showed up or had the decency to tell us!! ZERO STARS

The kids zip line course was fully booked for the AM so we had to do the Tree Top adventure…read moreObstacle Course because one of us was under 8 (minimum age for the full size zip line) and boy are we glad we did! The obstacle course was fun and challenging, we were entertained the full 2 hours and the kids loved the independent nature of it. There were plenty of courses and we didn't even finish them all so it will keep you busy the full 2 hours. I was actually scared a couple of times and was shocked how brave my kids were. The set up is extremely safe thanks to a unique two smart buckle feature (it has a safety feature where you cannot unbuckle one of the buckles until the other buckle is on the wire, so you always have one buckle safely attached to catch you. Great because even distracted kids can't screw it up. Definitely worth it.

Owned by a local family, the Adventure Center of Asheville is close to downtown Asheville. Visiting…read moreNorth Carolina on a long weekend from Washington, D.C. in December, my family of three went for their 5th annual Winter Wonder Walk. Getting combo tickets, we started with the treetop glow trail on their high ropes course. Next, we visited a market of kid makers. Afterwards, we walked their story-walk trail about Jack Frost. The trail includes stops and actors. My eight-year-old daughter loved it! What a fun seasonal experience!

We had to wait 15-20 mins to catch a bus to where you go in. They give you a little…read moredirection and then you're in your own! I recommend a paddle for every 2 people. They tell you it's optional, but I'm telling you you need it. The cooler tube was bigger and better than expected. This experience was worth the money. A great way to spend the day with your family and friends.

Tubing was a blast!!…read more The details: -You fill out the waiver prior to arriving at your selected time and park in their lot. It is $20/person and $5 for each cooler float. -You will go over to the area to get on the shuttle. It was a little slow but only because they had a huge party to pick up to bring back. -Sky Tubing shuttles you to your starting point, this is where you get your float(s). They have staff members there to connect your float(s) and cooler float, if one was purchased. Then they move the floats around so each person can get in without getting into the water. -It is now time to float away, trip times vary depending on the water level. Our trip lasted 3 hours and you can stop along the way. -When your trip is done staff members will be there to help you get out of the water and a bus will take you back to where you parked. I will have to say my experience with Sky Tubing was way better than it was with Zen Tubing. I highly recommend this company.

Fun for a ten year old to an experienced climber. Clean and the floors were soft!…read moreGood temperature inside. Lighting met obvious needs.

Did a small group lesson with Stewart on their First week back open. Not only was the lesson…read moreamazing but he was encouraging, exciting and overall very friendly. I've paid more at other rock climbing gyms for a fraction of what I got here. The gym itself is small but there are several paths that are challenging and exciting. I would highly recommend the outdoor wall as it is an adrenaline rush and super satisfying once you complete it. I will come back next time i'm in town!

My family and I stopped in here at Bent Creek experimental for us this weekend while we were in…read moreAsheville North Carolina. We stopped in to go hiking because Asheville is known for their hike so we went hiking through the woods looking at the animals seeing the trees it is exploring a big fan of exploring trying to get my family to enjoy it as much as I can but it's tough at times. My kids get tired of walking and they get over it pretty quickly but we still enjoyed it overall quick little fun experimental forest walk that we had. Took some fun pictures had a good time I recommend it for sure

This is a great place to go if you're in Asheville and don't have all day to spend driving to a…read morelocation and doing a hike. It's located just off Brevard Road in South West Asheville. There are a bunch of different hiking and biking trails that twist and turn through this area. There is also a campground located here and a small lake to walk around, or swim in during the warm month. The hiking trails are well maintained and easy to navigate. You could definitely get lost in here if you weren't paying attention, but trails are blazed and marked well. You can park at any of the little parking lots and just jump on a trail and start walking. Trails are marked for hiking or biking so if you prefer to hike on a trail with no bikers, look for one marked as so. These trails can get pretty busy on weekends and summer but for good reason. They are easily accessible from Asheville and are a nice getaway. I love spending a day here just wandering the trails. The only reason I give Bent Creek 4 stars instead of 5 is because there are no big views or waterfalls. That's OK though, still a great place!

We had a good time today with this putt putt course. It definitely has seen some better days, but…read morefor the price was still a good time!

Good- they have nice landscaping, flowers, and friendly staff…read more Bad- half the holes are on an extremely mildew, blackened mat. Some have been updated but many have not been. The putters and balls also seem like they've seen better days and new was a long time ago. Layout is pretty easy, and a nice waterfall on the property, but not quite the value for the piece.

This is awesome park here in Asheville North Carolina. My wife and kids had a great time here we…read moreweren't expecting much when we pulled up I was like man there's 1000 people here they had walking paths everywhere they have basketball courts playgrounds and ice hockey rink type place it's not ice hockey but a roller rink thing where people are playing hockey they had basketball goals everywhere they had all kinds of things the head of memorial for a speedway that people were just riding their bikes and rollerskating and everything around this was an awesome awesome place that I wish we had here in Louisville

Excellent park for many toddler-friendly activities. The playground is huge and has varying levels…read morefor all ages. My 18-month old loved the swings, wooden plane and slides. I really appreciated the extra long stroller-friendly trails. Many of the paths were paved but even the dirt paths worked well with our stroller. The views of the river and nature were lovely. Lot's of parking with easy in-and-out spots. You do have to take the ramp by the parking lot across the path to get to the interior playground. It's a bit of a longer trip but overall not cumbersome.