North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina for School-Age Kids
3 day trip
Day 1
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- Science & Nature Museum
The Health Adventure
Asheville, NC
This modest-sized, hands-on, health-and-science museum is scaled just right for young kids. They're drawn to PlaySpace, an enclosed area for kids under 6, where they'll stage...
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- Climbing
ClimbMax
Asheville, NC
ClimbMax boasts challenging climbing walls on the inside and outside of its downtown building. Outside, intrepid teens climb a wall that tops off on the roof. Inside are a variety...
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- Pizza
- Family Dining
Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company
Asheville, NC
A kid pleaser. One room in the back runs full-length movies; another room features cartoons on a big screen while kids gobble pizza and play arcade games. It's decorated...
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- Sightseeing Tour
La Zoom Tours
Asheville, NC
There's no more enjoyable way to get to know Asheville than aboard the big, purple, art-deco, bio-diesel-fueled bus. The tour guides tell the story of Asheville's past...
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- Hotel / Motel
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Asheville, NC
The location of this hotel can't be beat. All of downtown Asheville is within comfortable walking distance. The indoor pool is open late, so kids who somehow haven't worn themselves...
Day 2
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- Swimming
Sliding Rock
Brevard, NC
No need for fancy water parks when you have 11,000 gallons of water per minute flowing over a 60-foot rock into a six-foot-deep pool of clear water...
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- Hiking
- Roadside Landmark
Looking Glass Falls
Brevard, NC
If you drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway and US 276, you'll have no doubt why Transylvania County is known as the "Land of Waterfalls." One of the most popular...
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- Science & Nature Museum
Forest Discovery Center
Brevard, NC
This forest conservation educational center is a small treasure. Kids go underground to see what lives under the forest floor, scramble around finding animals for a scavenger hunt, and play...
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- Hotel / Motel
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Asheville, NC
The location of this hotel can't be beat. All of downtown Asheville is within comfortable walking distance. The indoor pool is open late, so kids who somehow haven't worn themselves...
Day 3
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- History Museum
- Special Collection
Emerald Village
Little Switzerland, NC
The North Carolina Mountains are famous for gems, and Emerald Village is a fun place for kids to get their hands on some. The mine tour takes families through an...
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- Hotel / Motel
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Asheville, NC
The location of this hotel can't be beat. All of downtown Asheville is within comfortable walking distance. The indoor pool is open late, so kids who somehow haven't worn themselves...
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina for School-Age Kids
3 day trip
Day 1
-
- Science & Nature Museum
The Health Adventure
Asheville, NC
This modest-sized, hands-on, health-and-science museum is scaled just right for young kids. They're drawn to PlaySpace, an enclosed area for kids under 6, where they'll stage...
-
- Climbing
ClimbMax
Asheville, NC
ClimbMax boasts challenging climbing walls on the inside and outside of its downtown building. Outside, intrepid teens climb a wall that tops off on the roof. Inside are a variety...
-
- Pizza
- Family Dining
Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company
Asheville, NC
A kid pleaser. One room in the back runs full-length movies; another room features cartoons on a big screen while kids gobble pizza and play arcade games. It's decorated...
-
- Sightseeing Tour
La Zoom Tours
Asheville, NC
There's no more enjoyable way to get to know Asheville than aboard the big, purple, art-deco, bio-diesel-fueled bus. The tour guides tell the story of Asheville's past...
-
- Hotel / Motel
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Asheville, NC
The location of this hotel can't be beat. All of downtown Asheville is within comfortable walking distance. The indoor pool is open late, so kids who somehow haven't worn themselves...
Day 2
-
- Swimming
Sliding Rock
Brevard, NC
No need for fancy water parks when you have 11,000 gallons of water per minute flowing over a 60-foot rock into a six-foot-deep pool of clear water...
-
- Hiking
- Roadside Landmark
Looking Glass Falls
Brevard, NC
If you drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway and US 276, you'll have no doubt why Transylvania County is known as the "Land of Waterfalls." One of the most popular...
-
- Science & Nature Museum
Forest Discovery Center
Brevard, NC
This forest conservation educational center is a small treasure. Kids go underground to see what lives under the forest floor, scramble around finding animals for a scavenger hunt, and play...
-
- Hotel / Motel
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Asheville, NC
The location of this hotel can't be beat. All of downtown Asheville is within comfortable walking distance. The indoor pool is open late, so kids who somehow haven't worn themselves...
Day 3
-
- History Museum
- Special Collection
Emerald Village
Little Switzerland, NC
The North Carolina Mountains are famous for gems, and Emerald Village is a fun place for kids to get their hands on some. The mine tour takes families through an...
-
- Hotel / Motel
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Asheville, NC
The location of this hotel can't be beat. All of downtown Asheville is within comfortable walking distance. The indoor pool is open late, so kids who somehow haven't worn themselves...
