Essentials: Asheville From the Biltmore to the Honey Bar

Asheville, North Carolina, is an old soul of a city renewed by a hipster vibe. Attractions range from new beer breweries and a honey bar to the 120-year-old Biltmore mansion.

This April 21, 2015 photo shows a visitor taking in the scenery at the Tanbark Ridge Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, N.C. Asheville offers a variety of urban attractions from an arts district to a booming restaurant scene, but its location in Western North Carolina also offers easy access to the great outdoors. AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville, North Carolina, is an old soul of a city renewed by a hipster vibe. Attractions range from new beer breweries and a honey bar to the 120-year-old Biltmore mansion. You can see artists at work in the River Arts District, then go for a hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And while there’s plenty to do year-round, fall is particularly lovely. Foliage usually peaks mid- to late October, but depending on weather, color at lower elevations can last into November.

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This undated image provided by the Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau shows fall color along the Blue Ridge Parkway not far from Asheville, N.C., at Bent Creek Gap. FallintheMountains.com/ Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau via AP