Sights in North Carolina Mountains
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Biltmore Estate
With 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces and a private bowling alley, the Gilded Age Biltmore Estate, is a veritable American Versailles. The country's largest private home and Asheville's number-one tourist attraction, it was built in 1895 for shipping and railroad heir George Washington Vanderbilt II, who modeled it after the grand chateaux he'd seen on his various European jaunts. Viewing the estate and its 250 acres of gorgeously manicured grounds and gardens takes several hours. There are numerous cafés, a gift shop the size of a small supermarket, a hoity-toity hotel, and an award-winning winery offering free tastings.
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Chimney Rock Park
At Chimney Rock Park, a 20-mile drive southeast of Asheville, the American flag flaps in the breeze atop this popular park's namesake 315ft granite monolith. An elevator takes visitors up to the chimney, but the real draw is the exciting hike around the cliffs to a 404ft waterfall.
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Thomas Wolfe Memorial
Downtown, Look Homeward Angel author Thomas Wolfe's childhood home is now the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, displaying artifacts from his brief life.
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