{"id":89501,"date":"2019-10-17T16:20:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T23:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=89501"},"modified":"2023-09-08T00:02:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T07:02:07","slug":"things-to-do-in-asheville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/things-to-do-in-asheville","title":{"rendered":"Adventurous Things to Do In Asheville"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asheville, North Carolina, is a confusing city. On the one hand, it\u2019s as refined as any town in the South, home to artists and creatives constantly pushing the boundaries of their fields. Heck, the number of <\/span>James Beard-nominated<\/span><\/a> chefs in a city this size is an embarrassment of riches, and don\u2019t get me started on the beer. <\/span>It\u2019s everywhere. And it\u2019s good<\/span><\/a>. Maybe too good. <\/span><\/p>\n

But then you have the other side of the city, the wild side where some of the <\/span>most technical mountain biking<\/span><\/a> east of the Rockies hides in <\/span>Pisgah National Forest<\/span><\/a>. Where <\/span>granite monoliths and boulders<\/span><\/a> entertain climbers. Where Mount Mitchell, <\/span>the highest mountain east of the Mississippi<\/span><\/a>, pierces the horizon. <\/span><\/p>\n

Road cycling and cocktails. Trail running and art. There are so many adventures and so much culture, your only choice is to go all in and embrace both sides of this Southern gem.<\/span><\/p>\n

I should know. I live here. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Asheville, North Carolina, is a confusing city. On the one hand, it\u2019s as refined as any town in the South, home to artists and creatives constantly pushing the boundaries of their fields. Heck, the number of James Beard-nominated chefs in a city this size is an embarrassment of riches, and don\u2019t get me started on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":89516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"page-map-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[388],"tags":[1147,1927,12],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-89501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-asheville","tag-southeast","tag-travel"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/travel\/things-to-do-in-asheville","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Adventurous Things to Do In Asheville","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/things-to-do-in-asheville","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/things-to-do-in-asheville"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/Asheville_Blueridge_Parkway_Hero.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/Asheville_Blueridge_Parkway_Hero.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000"},"articleSection":"Travel","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Beckindale"}],"creator":["Beckindale"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["asheville","southeast","travel"],"dateCreated":"2019-10-17T23:20:57Z","datePublished":"2019-10-17T23:20:57Z","dateModified":"2023-09-08T07:02:07Z"},"rendered":"