{"id":1672,"date":"2015-07-13T14:46:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T18:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.asheville.wordcamp.org\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2015-07-13T14:46:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T18:46:42","slug":"things-to-do-in-asheville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/things-to-do-in-asheville\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Do In Asheville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2015.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/07\/asheville-background-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2015.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/07\/asheville-background-2.jpg?resize=600%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Asheville\" width=\"600\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/07\/asheville-background-2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/07\/asheville-background-2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/07\/asheville-background-2.jpg?resize=500%2C261&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/2015.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/07\/downtown.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Summer is a great time to be in Asheville! We\u2019ve put together a list of things to do for those of you who aren\u2019t familiar with the town we live in, work in, and LOVE.<\/p>\n<p>Come to Asheville because of WordCamp, stay in Asheville because of the the people, the lifestyle, and of course, the mountains!<\/p>\n<p>If you have some extra time surrounding your visit for WordCamp, here are some top things to do:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t come to Asheville without hearing about (and tasting!) beer. Here\u2019s a great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourstate.com\/craft-beer-in-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\">video explaining the South Slope <\/a>with an interview from AshVegas\u2019 Jason Sanford.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nightlife<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re going to have a few kickin\u2019 after parties, if you can\u2019t make them, or have extra time to spend in Asheville, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreasheville.com\/things-to-do\/nightlife\/\" target=\"_blank\">check out<\/a> all that our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreasheville.com\/things-to-do\/nightlife\/\" target=\"_blank\">nightlife scene<\/a> has to offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s best to come hungry to Asheville as it&#8217;s definitely a\u00a0foodie paradise. There are tons of options and many restaurants use locally sourced food. Explore Asheville&#8217;s <a href=\"\/\/www.exploreasheville.com\/foodtopia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foodtopia<\/a>\u00a0site is a great source for information about where to eat &#8212; or use this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreasheville.com\/restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\">guide <\/a>to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreasheville.com\/restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0search\u00a0<\/a>based on cuisine or neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Biltmore House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visitors young and old love the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biltmore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Biltmore House<\/a>. \u00a0This stately mansion boasts 250 rooms (34 family and guest bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces) and is home to some of the best views in Asheville. There&#8217;s the house, the grounds and gardens, and a winery all on site. \u00a0(WordCamp attendees are getting a coupon code for discounted admission!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watering Holes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asheville (and the surrounding area) has tons of places to cool off on a hot day. Check out this list of awesome area <a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanticasheville.com\/sliding_rock.htm\" target=\"_blank\">swimming holes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shopping<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of places to shop including many eclectic stores right in downtown Asheville and there is a brand new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopashevilleoutlets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">outlet mall<\/a> that opened up &#8212; complete with a store that sells only beef jerky!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some great local websites if you want to know more about Asheville:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ashvegas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AshVegas.com<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MountainXpress<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreasheville.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Asheville Tourism Website<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/citizentimes.com\" target=\"_blank\">Asheville Citizen-Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is a great time to be in Asheville! We\u2019ve put together a list of things to do for those of you who aren\u2019t familiar with the town we live in, work in, and LOVE. Come to Asheville because of WordCamp, stay in Asheville because of the the people, the lifestyle, and of course, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/things-to-do-in-asheville\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Things to Do In Asheville<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251535,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/251535"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1680,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672\/revisions\/1680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}