page_title: Asheville, North Carolina
section_title: Points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Asheville, North Carolina / Arts and culture / Points of interest
context_page_description: Asheville is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 12th-most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to 2019 estimates, the city's population was 92,870. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, with a population of 424,858 in 2010.
context_section_description: The Arras, tallest structure in Asheville
  Biltmore Estate, largest privately owned house in the United States, and listed as U.S. National Historic Landmark
  Blue Ridge Parkway, a national parkway noted for its scenic beauty, known as "America's Favorite Drive"
  Botanical Gardens at Asheville, non-profit botanical gardens initially designed by Doan Ogden
  Demens-Rumbough-Crawley House, "Hanger Hall", built by Peter A. Demens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  Grove Park Inn, hotel listed on U.S. National Register of Historic Places
  Jackson Building, first skyscraper in western North Carolina
  McCormick Field, one of the oldest minor-league stadiums still in regular use
  North Carolina Arboretum, arboretum and botanical garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest
  Smith-McDowell House, the city's first mansion and oldest surviving house, and the oldest brick structure in Buncombe County
  Thomas Wolfe House, boyhood home of American author Thomas Wolfe, and a U.S. National Historic Landmark
caption: The Biltmore House on Biltmore Estate, the largest private residence in the United States
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