Entertainment Districts in Asheville

Biltmore Village is the most atmospherically historic neighborhood in Asheville — a George Vanderbilt-planned village adjacent to the Biltmore Estate where outstanding restaurants, excellent craft galleries, and the remarkable proximity to the largest private home in America create an entertainment district of extraordinary Gilded Age significance. The Biltmore Estate's extraordinary scale (8,000 acres, 250 rooms, a working winery) and Biltmore Village's remarkable preservation create an entertainment district of genuine American Gilded Age heritage significance.

Biltmore Village near the Biltmore Estate presents boutique shops and restaurants in a historic Tudor-style village adjacent to America's largest private home.

Downtown Asheville presents one of the highest concentrations of craft breweries per capita in the United States, earning the city the nickname 'Beer City USA.'

River Arts District is Asheville's most vibrant arts neighborhood — a former industrial district along the French Broad River where over 200 working artists have studios, creating the most concentrated working artist community in the American South. RAD's extraordinary density of working studios (visitors can watch potters, glassblowers, painters, and sculptors at work) and its remarkable transformation from industrial decay to artistic renaissance create an arts district of genuine American arts community significance.

River Arts District along the French Broad River presents converted industrial warehouses housing artist studios, breweries, and restaurants in Asheville's creative heart.