Asheville Walking Tour: Exploring History and Architecture
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397 Ratings
Asheville
Discover Asheville's rich history, stunning architecture, and unique culture on a guided walking tour with Asheville by Foot. Explore hidden gems and become an Asheville insider!
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Pack Square - This is the center of town and our starting point.
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial - The boarding house where the noted American author grew up.
- Grove Arcade - One of the great shopping arcades built in the 1920 in the Gothic Revival style.
- YMI Cultural Center - Important community cultural center that was built by the African-American business community at the turn of the 20th Century.
- Basilica of Saint Lawrence - The final architectural masterpiece of Raphael Guastavino.
- Pritchard Park - Home of Asheville’s famous Friday night Drum Circle.
What's Included
- Experienced local tour guide included
Additional Information
Asheville by Foot offers extraordinary guided walking tours that maximize your Asheville adventure. No matter if it’s your maiden trip or your tenth visit to Asheville, Asheville by Foot helps you gain a profound understanding of Asheville’s in-depth history, magnificent architecture, and distinctive culture. This remains Asheville’s quintessential tour, on foot or not, handled by the city’s most informed tour guides. Revel in becoming an Asheville connoisseur as you delve into the city’s vast history, outstanding architecture, and distinctive culture. Get privileged access to several obscure treasures accessible only by foot as you journey through one of the most exceptional cities in the country.
Location
1 S Pack Square
South Pack Square
We meet at the blue glass sphere in front of the Asheville Art Museum on Pack Square.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(397 Ratings)
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Maggie_m
Apr 24, 2024
Fantastic tour , highly recommended - Then fact that the tour director has lived in the area for so long that was so well versed in the history and culture of the area.
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Kerry
Apr 23, 2024
Tebbe was enthusiastic, personable, knowledgeable and an extremely friendly. His tour was outstanding and Interesting. - Tebbe’s tour was full of history, fascinating details on the people and the background and his delivery was compelling.
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Barbara
Apr 18, 2024
Asheville walking tour Springtime 2024. - Ebbe was very knowledgeable and engaging. The city is beautiful and I can’t imagine a better way to see it than a walking tour.
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Kimberly
Apr 13, 2024
Great introduction to downtown Asheville - Tebbé was a well-informed, friendly and engaging guide. Our tour gave us a great intro to the history of Asheville and some of the key buildings, architectures and politics of the area.
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Susan_l
Apr 11, 2024
Asheville Walking Tour - We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour even though it rained the entire time. Mary was very knowledgeable & personable.
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Christina_c
Apr 10, 2024
Wonderful history - Mary was amazing! Such rich stories of how Asheville came to be and how it grew.
There is architecture, history, art and culture. Loved it. She is an excellent storyteller!
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Elizabeth_s
Apr 8, 2024
Historical Asheville - The walking tour is a great way to get an overview of the history of Asheville and background of the buildings downtown.
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Mitchell_t
Apr 7, 2024
Our tour guide Tebbe was... - Our tour guide Tebbe was terrific, very knowledgeable, engaging, good sense of humor, made it a very enjoyable introduction to Asheville. We loved the audio headsets!
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699amarisr
Apr 5, 2024
JUDY WAS AWESOME - Our tour guide was Judy and it was only her second week and she did INCREDIBLE!!! Would highly recommend her for your tour, super knowledgeable about the towns history and things to do and see. She was super energetic and fun even though it was freezing cold we had the best time with her!!! GO JUDY
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Judy_f
Apr 4, 2024
Good history tour of Asheville - Sharon did an excellent job of touring us around downtown Asheville and provided a good overview of the history of the city.
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