#1 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Flat Rock Playhouse
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock NC
~3.28 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Professional equity theatre company producing comedies, musicals, and dramas
Flat Rock Playhouse - The tour starts at the Visitors Information Center, 201 South Main Street. Proceed south on Main Street to Highway 25 South to Historic Flat Rock.
Continuing south on Highway 25, the Flat Rock Playhouse will be on the right. Turn right into the parking lot.
Flat Rock Playhouse, The State Theatre of North Carolina - Considered one of the ten best seasonal theaters in the country. The Vagabond Players perform a variety of hits each summer, featuring comedy, American classics, musicals, farces and whodunits. The Playhouse is open from late-April through mid-December presenting matinees and evening performances Wednesday through Sunday.
Evenings - Wednesday through Saturday At 8:15 pm...
http://www.flatrockplayhouse.org
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Carl Sandburg Home
Asheville NC
~4.19 miles from Flat Rock city center
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This virtual multi-media exhibit celebrates Carl Sandburg, “Poet of the People.” It examines his career as a poet, writer, historian biographer of Abraham Lincoln and social activist.
It highlights the last 22 years of his life residing at Connemara in Flat Rock, North Carolina, including his wife, Paula Steichen Sandburg’s, contributions to the American dairy goat industry and her Grade A dairy operation. The family’s achievements are viewed through personal belongings, awards and photographs, and his writings.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Mineral and Lapidary Museum
400 N Main St Hendersonville NC - 828-698-1977
~4.32 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The Mineral & Lapidary Museum of Henderson County is a natural history museum in Hendersonville, North Carolina. It is located in Henderson County, in Western North Carolina. Its collections consist of general natural history, minerals, fossils, and local Native American artifacts. They also host an annual apple festival.
The museum celebrated its 10th anniversary, in 2007. Admission is free as of mid-2009.
The most recent executive director and president was Alan Borg, a former secondary education teacher who graduated from SUNY New Paltz, who retired in 2009 yet remains on the board of directors.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Fletcher, NC
Fletcher
~11.57 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Fletcher is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. It lies between Asheville and Hendersonville in the northern portion of Henderson County. The Town of Fletcher was incoporated in June of 1989 and currently has a population of 4770. It encompasses five square miles and is 2112 feet above sea level.
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Chimney Rock
431 Main St. Chimney Rock NC
~13.18 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Chimney Rock Park is a 1000-acre scenic attraction with spectacular North Carolina hiking trails
The Chimney:
The Focal Point of Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park
Climb to the top of this towering 315-foot monolith located on the very edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains high above beautiful Hickory Nut Gorge. At a soaring elevation of 2,280 feet with its 75-mile views, this mountaintop experience will take your breath away. And, you can get to the top of the "Rock" with great ease or some effort. It's up to you!
http://www.chimneyrockpark.com
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Biltmore Park
Asheville NC
~16.40 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Planned community
http://biltmorepark.com/
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Caesars Head State Park
SC
~18.47 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Caesars Head State Park is located in northern Greenville County, SC, only three miles (5 km) from the North Carolina border. Along with Jones Gap State Park, the park forms the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area.
The park is popular for hiking, trailside camping and picnicing. Fishing in the park for brook, spotted and rainbow trout takes place in the Middle Saluda River and the Julian and Matthews creeks. Each Autumn, the park is a temporary home to thousands of hawks migrating south for the winter.
One popular hiking trail in the park leads to the 420 foot high Raven Cliff Falls, where a suspension bridge overlooks the falls.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Biltmore Square Mall
Asheville NC
~20.72 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Biltmore Square Mall is a mall located just off I-26 on Brevard Road (North Carolina Highway 191) in Asheville, North Carolina. It has two anchors: Belk and Dillard's Clearance Center. In Summer 2008, Dillard's converted to a clearance center.
In March 1998, the mall management (along with other plaintiffs) did attempt to resist annexation of the property on which they reside into the city of Asheville. The attempt was unsuccessful.
In November 2006, Symphony Property Group and two local investment groups (collectively calling themselves Biltmore Eight, LLC) purchased the shopping center with the assistance of a third party loan. Thereafter the managing firm disclosed that the owner decided to expand the property in the first quarter of 2007 by an additional 83,000 sq ft (7,700 m2). ...
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Wnc Nature Center
75 Gashes Creek Rd Asheville NC - 828-298-5600
~20.91 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The WNC Nature Center is 42 acres of animals in their native Sourthern Appalachian Mountain habitats. The center provides an opportunity to learn, to touch and to know our rich natural heritage through educational and interactive exhibits. The Nature Center facility offers animals, picnic areas, gift shop and restrooms.
Mission
The WNC Nature Center is a living museum of plants and animals native to the Appalachian region. Our purpose is to increase public awareness and understanding of all aspects of the natural environment of Western North Carolina through hands-on and sensory experiences.
Contact Information
WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road
Asheville, NC 28805
Phone: (828) 298-5600
Hours
Open 7 days a week, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
*No admittance after 4:30 p.m.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Biltmore Village Historic
7 Angle St Asheville NC - 828-274-9707
~20.97 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Built in the late 1890's as a classic planned community at the entrance to George Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, Historic Biltmore Village today is truly one of the South's most unique touring and shopping environments. Because of its history, its range of unique independent, locally-owned retailers, and its fine restaurants, Historic Biltmore Village has an international reputation.
It's the way shopping used to be - relaxed and enjoyable with top quality merchandise at realistic prices and wonderful customer service. Enjoy quaint tree-lined streets, brick sidewalks, open air dining, original historic houses from the 1900's, all combined with amazing collections of one-of-a-kind merchandise of true quality and value.
PLENTY OF FREE PARKING is available...
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Biltmore Estate
Asheville NC
~21.02 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Plan your getaway to America's Largest Home, Biltmore House, surrounded by inspiring gardens, America's most-visited winery, and the interpretive River Bend Farm.
Play in our 8,000-acre backyard with an array of outdoor activities, indulge in one-of-a-kind shopping, and savor our restaurants' exceptional fare. Visit Biltmore in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, NC and let our gracious hospitality inspire you.
Take a look around Biltmore with our videos. You can also download a 2009 Biltmore Visit Planner to help plan your trip.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Asheville Mall
Asheville NC
~21.68 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Smith McDowell House
Asheville NC
~21.68 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The Smith-McDowell House is located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the city's first mansion and oldest surviving house, and the oldest brick structure in Buncombe County.
The house was constructed in 1840 for James McConnell Smith. His daughter Sarah Smith-McDowell bought the house after her parents died. It is a blend of architectural styles dating from its original 1840 construction and additions completed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The floor plan is typical of Adam style, better known as Federal style in America.
It is a double-pile plan, Flemish bond, five-bay mansion that features a double-tier porch semi-engaged beneath an extension of its gable roof. Each three-bay end wall has a pair of interior chimneys. The brick walls are 12 to 20 inches thick. The origina...
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
North Carolina Arboretum
Asheville NC
~22.29 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The North Carolina Arboretum (434 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, southwest of Asheville, North Carolina near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is open daily except for Christmas Day. There is no admission charge, but some parking fees do apply.
Although the idea for the arboretum stretches back to landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1898, who wished to create an arboretum at the nearby Biltmore Estate, today's arboretum was established by the General Assembly relatively recently, in 1986, as a facility of the University of North Carolina. In 1989 the site was officially designated the North Carolina Arboretum.
The arboretum is still under active development. It...
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Black Mountain College Museum
Po Box 18912 Asheville NC - 828-299-9306
~22.62 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Black Mountain Center Arts
225 W State St Black Mountain NC - 828-669-0930
~22.74 miles from Flat Rock city center
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Black Mountain Center for the Arts located in the Old City Hall in the historic downtown district.
http://www.blackmountainarts.org/
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Trinity Baptist Bible College
230 Shelburne Rd Asheville NC - 828-253-8214
~22.74 miles from Flat Rock city center
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http://www.trinitybiblecollege.edu
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Asheville City Hall
Asheville NC
~22.93 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Asheville Art Museum
Asheville NC
~22.97 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Center For Diversity Education
2 S Pack Sq Asheville NC - 828-254-9044
~22.98 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The CDE, in partnership with Pack Library, is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition, “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation” opening to the public on September 17. The exhibit will be on display at Pack Memorial Library in Downtown Asheville and will also feature the impact of the Emancipation Proclomation and the Civil War on the citizens of WNC. It is brought to Asheville by Buncombe County Libraries and the Center for Diversity Education at UNC Asheville in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Colburn Mineral Museum
Po Box 1617 Asheville NC - 828-254-7162
~22.98 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Asheville Theatre
Asheville NC
~23.09 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Asheville Convention Center
Asheville NC
~23.23 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The Asheville Civic Center provides world-class entertainment and trade shows to the people of Western North Carolina. Located in the heart of beautiful downtown Asheville, the Civic Center is comprised of four venues: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Civic Center Arena, Exhibition Hall, and Banquet Hall.
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Basilica of Saint Lawrence
Asheville NC
~23.24 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The style, chosen by the architect, is Spanish Renaissance. The central figure on the main façade is that of St. Lawrence holding in one hand a palm frond and in the other a gridiron, the instrument of his torture. On the left of St. Lawrence is the statue of St. Stephen, the first martyr, and like St. Lawrence, a deacon; while to the right is the statue of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, a native of Spain as was St. Lawrence. The lunette over the main entrance is in polychrome terra cotta and represents Christ giving Peter the keys and appointing him head of the church. Immediately below this lunette is a stained glass window displaying the Basilica of St. Lawrence Coat of Arms.
The massive stone foundations and the solid brick superstructure give silent testimony to the architect's desire to bu...
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Asheville NC
~23.24 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Downtown Asheville (Neighborhood)
Asheville NC
~23.37 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Downtown Cashiers (Neighborhood)
Cashiers NC
~23.40 miles from Flat Rock city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
South College Asheville
1567 Patton Ave Asheville NC - 828-252-2486
~23.41 miles from Flat Rock city center
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South College Asheville is in a small city, in Asheville, NC. The school is classified as a private, for-profit college. Students at South College Asheville earn degrees up to the Bachelor's degree.
Areas of Study
The most common major fields study at the school include law.
South College Asheville Selectivity
All qualified applicants are admitted as South College Asheville offers open admission.
Faculty
One indicator of school quality is the number of students per professor, and here the school does well in comparison to most schools.
Student Body
South College Asheville, in 2007-2008, had 133 students (162 full-time equivalent). Adults changing careers are relatively common at the school. The student body at South College Asheville is overwhelmingly male.
The s...
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Asheville NC
~24.43 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The Botanical Gardens at Asheville (10 acres), also known as the Asheville Botanical Gardens, are non-profit botanical gardens located at 151 W. T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, North Carolina. The gardens are open daily with free admission, though donations are welcome.
The gardens were established in 1961 on eroded, abandoned timberland. Cleanup and trail-building took place from 1962-1963, and planting started in 1964 following an overall design by Doan Ogden, a nationally-known landscape artist. At that time more than 5,000 plants were transplanted into the garden from private lands and national forests. Although the Gardens is located on land belonging to the adjacent University of North Carolina at Asheville, the Gardens operate independently and are overseen by a Board of Director...
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Flat Rock
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville NC
~24.58 miles from Flat Rock city center
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The University of North Carolina at Asheville is a co-educational, four year, public liberal arts university. The university is also known as UNC Asheville and UNCA. Located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, UNCA is the only designated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
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