Articles for tag: Biltmore House, Blue Ridge Parkway, Grove Park Inn

Karla News

Haunted Places in Asheville NC

Say Western North Carolina and picture of the Blue Ridge Parkway and beautiful leaves pop into people’s minds. Asheville, the center of the parkway, comes complete with its own spooky and haunted places. Tours of the Biltmore house occur every day of the year, except Christmas. However, few people know of the Biltmore House’s haunted ...

Learning to Love Muscadine Wine

We live in North Carolina, a region not internationally known for its wines. Aside from the Western Carolina mountains, home to the Biltmore House Winery in Asheville, our state is notably lacking in the kind of flinty, slaty, gravelly, stony soil for which, as Backyard Homestead author Carleen Madigan puts it, grapes tend to “have ...

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North Carolina’s Haunted Places

If you live in North Carolina, and want to do something different for Halloween this year, you could visit a number of haunted places right here in our state. For those who live outside North Carolina, and cannot make the trip this Halloween season, feel free to visit anytime throughout the year. Please be advised ...

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The Biltmore House: A Slice of History in Asheville, N.C

Many people who have visited Western North Carolina are familiar with the Biltmore House. It is located in Asheville, North Carolina which is in the middle of the beautiful Smokey Mountains. My great-grandfather John Taylor Corbin, was one of the stone masons who worked on the outside of the Biltmore House. If you ever have ...

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Unusual Attractions in North Carolina

When most tourists visit North Carolina, popular attractions such as the Biltmore House in the mountains or Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on the coast top the list of attractions they plan to take in. However, North Carolina is home to many more attractions. When planning your next family vacation, why not take a trip off the ...

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Vacation Places in North Carolina

Take a vacation in North Carolina to see the plantations, beaches, museums, zoo and parks. The mountains are beautiful year round making it a super place for vacationing. The N.C. beaches have excitement all year long. When wanting to take the children to see educational places or just to have fun North Carolina is the ...