Awesome experience!!! Loved playing all the machines from every era. Greatest place to visit and…read moresee Can't wait to go back So nostalgic and cool!

Does a museum have have a velvet rope and a bouncer at the door? I'd call this an arcade, instead,…read moreand a fun one at that. $17 a person gets you an all-day wristband and unlimited playing. There's a large room with newer machines and retro ones, all set up to play, no quarters needed. Another room has video games. Your admission includes all the games, though they mentioned Deadpool and another game were extra. The machines worked well, the plungers and flippers were smooth, and the lights and sounds were in working order. They said we could leave and come back later to play, with the wristband.

Great service. Friendly, knowledgeable Clean, Answered all…read morequestions with certainty. Many of the holes provided shade which was deeply appreciated in 90+ degree weather. Animal sculptures were amusing

Fun and entertaining mini golf ! We loved the golf course and there were nice challenges. We played…read morein a big group during our Saturday afternoon. It was a great family experience. They also have snacks slushies and ice cream and drinks in the office. My kid liked the cherry slushy.

I love exploring Asheville's River Arts District at every opportunity, but I must say, Cotton Mill…read moreStudios are some of my favorites. Several studios extend throughout this old, repurposed mill, beautifully adorned with a geometric mural and small sitting gardens along the outside. But it's the inside that is like opening up a present on Christmas morning, any and all artists will find something they enjoy here, the gallery is very diverse. +Christie Calaycay: traditional metalsmithing techniques [piercing, forming, forging, hard soldering, textural hammering, and riveting]. Emphasizes organic qualities & natural appearance. Jewelry meant to ground & connect the wearer to nature/environment. +Andy Herod: screen printing, acrylics, aerosol stencils, guache, watercolor, wood working and drawing. +Nancy Hilliard Joyce: matte acrylic hues, various hand-made papers & touches of oil colors. +John Mac Kah: Paintings as experiences! +Metal and Thread: Textile work {Derek Dominy: fascination with the formation of various alloys}. +Victoria Pinney: Oil paint & waxing to create abstract works. +REVOLVE: Studio [inside a gallery!] They were doing an exhibit with works from a local university during my visit. +Akira Satake: Ceramics!! His work evokes the hand of nature. +Barbara Zaretsky {of CLOTH Fiber Workshop}: handcrafted decorative textiles for home and wardrobe. Plant based dyes! AND, in addition to all the fabulous artists, the various textiles, the incredible building... they have an incredible coffee and pastry shop, sharing quarters with Akira Satake {some of his ceramics are used to hold pastries and even cream!} So, the ultimate dream comes true at The Cotton Mill, you can oogle over incredible art, while sipping on a fabulous tea or coffee.

We parked more centrally located by the Wedge building but walked all around the area and made it…read moreover to this building. There's definitely a mix of artists and an exotic boutique. The reason I'm not giving this a higher rating is because a lot of the art didn't grab us as much as in some of the other nearby galleries. In one place, the artists didn't even look up to acknowledge us when we entered and departed. Weird. It looks like pre-COVID, they also had events with live music here. This looks like a cool building, but all in all we enjoyed some of the nearby galleries better.

OKAY. This place is freaking AWESOME…read more We were iffy on the cover, especially because we couldn't walk to make sure they had consoles we wanted to use, but we went for it anyway. And it was the highlight of our whole weekend. We were able to pay the new switch which was fantastic (and also showed us we do not want to buy one yet haha!). Tons of pinball, some classic games in the back, and honestly, hours worth of fun. You can rent any console you could want. The $10 cover was all games for free so it was perfect. They had a bunch of really fantastic beers, I tried a couple and am still thinking about a caramel apple one I tried here. So great. The conversation with the bartender was awesome, we learned a lot about the area, history, and what has happened in the last year. Such a great experience. Highly, highly recommend to anyone. Instead of bar hopping, come here and you'll have a blast.

We got out of dinner and saw level 256 so we ventured in. We had a great time! It was an awesome…read moredeal for the entry and we played pinball, golden golf Ms Pacman. One of us got to put our name as a high scorer. That was priceless it never happened when I was feeding quarters into video machines as a kid.

On top of your ticket you must become a member ($1) due to North Carolina liquor laws. Guess North…read moreCarolina doesn't like FREEDOM. Bring cash or you will have to add it on to a drink purchase. Speaking of drinks, the bar downstairs is very slow. A solo bartender was struggling to keep up with a line of customers that wasn't very long or complicated. The outdoor patio was a nice place to sip before heading into the show. Downstairs bathrooms were spotless. Is this place brand new? The music hall is beautiful. and it still smelled like lumber. It does get a little hot towards the front. I tend to prefer warm to cold, but it was a bit warm in the front. I thought it was just warm all over but when I walked down the center aisle during a break in the set I felt a gust of cool A/C. Dress appropriately, as the musicians felt it as well. There were a few small technical glitches but nothing that marred the show - the lights went out but it was right at the end of a song so it was pretty cool timing for an accident! They popped right back on. If you're thinking about walking from downtown Asheville...maybe don't. It's downhill as you walk towards the river and uphill as you walk away so it's not a casual stroll in either direction. There are also two small sections with very limited street lighting.

This is a great place for listening to music. I have gone to see a Tom Petty tribute band and Maria…read moreMuldaur so far. If the band is loud (such as the Petty band) I suggest you sit towards the back. The "VIP" rows up front may be ear shattering. For more laid back groups the first three rows are excellent. The owners go out of their way to make things pleasant. When the weather is good going downstairs to the bar and then sitting out on the patio is great. They make very good mixed drinks, but have an average selection of wines (still drinkable). there is only some small snacks for food. Good sized private parking next door and generally some street parking as well.

Very underwhelming, for a city known for tourism this is probably the lamest science center I've…read morebeen to. It's like 3 rooms total, all of them in basically the same space, there's probably a whole like 4 or 5 things for the kids to do that they can probably do within 30 minutes. The admission price should be like $5 for what it's worth. The lady at the front told me there was a bunch of hands on activities for babies and I'd say there was like three. The first room was a tiny room with a virtual earth, that if you touch the screen it says it will move but it doesn't work, everything else in that room is just reading/writing (made for tweens and up) and not very fun or engaging. Then there's a room full of rocks behind glass displays, not very exciting or hands on for kids (even as an adult, I felt like it was boring). There's one little section in the room where the kids can brush sand off rocks, but it was nothing special. The room with the bikes is the coolest room, but it's very small and like I said there's barely anything to do. You can look at different bikes on display, they have like 2 or 3 interactive things you can do to learn about how bikes work which take a minute to do. The there's a tiny jungle gym kind of thing that's sub-par, a water play area that's also sub-par and a sand pit where you can look for fossils which I guess would have been fun if my child was a bit older, but for little ones like mine, there wasn't much. He had a very tiny section in the corner he could play with and then he got bored. I guess I'm a bit spoiled because we live in the Triad and we have 3 of the best children's museums. It's guess it's a good thing to do to kill time if you literally have nothing else to do with your kids in Asheville but if I knew what it would be like I probably wouldn't do it again.

Tiny but mighty! There are a few rooms here with interactive exhibits for kids. My 4 and 5 year…read moreolds could have spent a lot of time here even though at times it felt a little tight. There's a small climbing structure that my kids kept coming back to, which was a favorite. A lot of the exhibits focused on the earth. I think it was sort of lost on my kids, but the exhibits were fun to interact with. You can't really avoid the shop.

This place is so cool. Part art gallery, part club. From comedy nights to live performances. I've…read morehad the pleasure of being here about 2-3 time. Great music, bartender was really nice and the projection function on the walls was sick. The bands were quite good, but not enough people to set the atmosphere up a

I booked tickets here and then couldn't go. Trying to get your money back from them and their third…read moreparty is absolute hell. The only way you can get your money back is if someone is dead or dying

Absolutely shocked to find that I have never been to the spot before. I think that perhaps I always…read morethought it was the fine arts theater or gotten confused or maybe they're advertising is so good that I've seen a lot of shows posted, but never actually had the privilege of attending. Speaking of privilege, a lot of that here. Went to see a show in the balcony the other night and it was a nice experience. Definitely wear a lot of the older wealthier Asheville citizens gather. Certainly a crowd here. Could've also been the event we went to which was a cultural performance. Ultimately, I appreciate that we have cultural performances in our city and a space for them. Parking was a little annoying just because it was Saturday downtown but I do like the space is central. Lots of places to eat at around. Finding it was incredibly easy as well. Inside, there was quite a bottleneck as we arrived about 20 minutes before the show. We did have to wait in line. It was a little bit confusing to figure out exactly where to go but some staff helped. They had wine for sale- house and pricier stuff. The house was around nine dollars a glass. I really appreciate that the staff helped us shoes and gave their opinion. The staff working the wine area was incredibly kind. The stage itself was gorgeous. It was very easy to see in here, no matter where you were.