This place is wonderful! The couple who own and run the shop are friendly, knowledgeable, and…read morehelpful! The buckets for mining have lots of beautiful stones and they're able to help you identify what all you've found. They also have beautiful stones and fossils to admire (and purchase). My kids are hoping to go back tomorrow.

We have been gem mining in many places over the years and we found Asheville's Best Gem Mine to be…read morethe BEST! The owners are sooooo knowledgeable and Holly's excitement over each gem is contagious! It was a great value too - an excellent amount of gems in our $25 buckets. What wonderful people. Can't wait to come back!

Well, my friend and I had a girl weekend in Asheville and tried a few fun workouts while we were in…read moretown. My girlfriend has been an aerialist for 4-5 years now and I've only taken one class before but we knew we'd love it. I figured if I couldn't manage any of the moves well, at least I could provide comic relief, right? The other young lady in our group was an Asheville local who just started lessons a month and a half ago, so between us there were many skill levels represented. Being a compact space, there are only four silk stations available so we had the privilege of watching the instructor on a set of silks as well. Carly lead us through a stretching warm up before we practiced with the silks. When Carly saw what we were able to manage she would add to it, varying the tasks for each of us as we all had wildly different strengths and weaknesses. The music was fun, Carly was patient and had wonderful verbal cues as well as demonstrating for me when the verbal clues left me scratching my head. I wish I lived closer and could build my upper body strength and enjoy this unique workout more often. It was hard and fun and two days later my shoulders and back are still sore but I'd go back tomorrow if I could! Now, where is my Cirque du Soleil contract???

Um. I love this place. If I had the power to teleport, you better believe this is one of the places…read moreI'd hit up very, very frequently! (As often as my bruised limbs could allow. The lyra really digs into you, but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and doubling up on fabric would probably also be pretty helpful. I'd been itching to take either a pole class or an aerial silks/lyra class for ages, and since I plan my travels around food and awesome fitness classes (priorities, right?), I definitely had to make a stop here before leaving Asheville! I called beforehand to make sure that it was okay for me to take the aerial lyra class, and the lady I spoke to was really helpful and friendly. (I'd only taken one class before, and that was quite unfortunately back in early 2012, so uh...it's been a while!) ...But my goodness, this was a super fun class! Evan was our instructor, and there was only one other student, so we started the class off with a light warmup, and then jumped right in. Evan was really good about explaining everything, and also in evaluating where we were at so that he could tailor the class to our level. We took turns going through a sequence and learning how to clean it up and make it look pretty + fluid. He was also really great about giving us pointers and cues, which was definitely helpful when we were puzzling out a couple of the moves. All in all, super super fun, and I really hope to come back to Asheville at some point again to visit, and so I can take more classes here! The handbalancing class that Evan teaches looks like a lot of fun, and I'd love to take more aerial lyra (+ silks!) classes!

We had a fantastic day at Pisgah Forest. Gemini would recommend this to anyone super service. Great…read moreguy there stayed about 45 minutes after he needed to just spend a lot of quality time with us and didn't mind it at all. Thanks for all the good information and being so nice to us we will be back.

While celebrating a friend's 50th birthday, we decided to try our hand at panning for gems…read more It was a cold and dreary day, but the sheltered panning area kept us dry. Keegan was very knowledgeable about all of the crystals we found and made us all feel like rockstars! (Pun intended). The store had a very diverse selection of crystals and gems, jewelry, and other souvenirs--and all at surprisingly good prices! Would definitely recommend coming to pan or even just to shop. I'll definitely be back!

Our family and friends love the playhouse! It is a haven for young families who need a nice…read moreindoor-outdoor play option. My son loves the July space exhibit that pops up each year! The staff are wonderful and make sure to offer educational experiences for the littles. We just attended a pumpkin pancake cooking class! The directors put love and intention into the programming to make it a special experience for families.

Such a fun place to take the kids! There's a wide variety of activities from arts & crafts to a…read morepretend kitchen and even a rocket ship You can find a sand box in the outdoor area and a really cool wooden "tree house." Go down a level and there's a water play area with a hand water pump. We spent a few hours there, but we could've easily spent an entire day!

Very fun place for an hour of fun! Kids games and adult games give something for every age group…read more The staff is exceptional and make for a positive experience! You have to schedule a reservation ... they flexible with appointments. Class act!!!!

Such a cute and family friendly experience. We have been looking for a family friendly escape room…read morefor a long time and found this one while vacationing in Asheville. The people working at Fox-N-Otter were really friendly and welcoming. We were a party of 8 with 4 adults and 4 kids ranging from 5-9. Highly recommend.

Luckily, we met Joe upon entering and he gave us the run-down. This place is fantastic. There are…read moremany things to do for couples, families, kids, groups, and, I suppose, solo. An easy drive six miles out and loads of free parking. There's even a lady walking around with her pet python snake, ready for pictures or hugs. The huge retail space is great for souvenirs and gifts.

My partner and I had so much fun here in August 2026! We purchased the $70 fossil bucket and spent…read moreabout an hour sifting through and collecting our treasures, about 3 ziplock sandwich bags full of fossils, shells, crystals, petrified wood, and sharks teeth. All of the staff were friendly and helpful, and they assisted us in identifying a few of our finds. They also had a shop with a large selection of crystals, rocks, jewelry, megalodon teeth, and more. It seemed reasonably priced based on other rock and crystal shops I've been in. We spent probably another 45 minutes at least looking at all the items. The attached ice cream shop has a bunch of different flavors and they also sell drinks and little candies. We got rocky road flavor and orange blossom flavor and both were excellent! Overall, we had so much fun and we are definitely planning on coming back and we have already told friends about it!

Cool place! Could use more hand sanitizer stations and some ball pits but it was a great experience.read more

The best indoor fun. My 4 year old Grandson loves everything-the bounce house- jumping- giant…read moreslides- kiddie rides- and the play store & Post Office area. Most kids are young (toddlers and older toddlers) so it's a safe fun environment for the little ones. You can see you child from the concession seating area if you are comfortable not following them around. You can buy gripper socks if you didn't bring your own. The concession stand is similar to a Movie theatre. We always grab an Icee On the way out for the ride home. We drive from Spartanburg here- it's that fun.