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ATTRACTIONS & FAMILY FUN
BAY BREEZE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
You’ll find all your favorite seafoods from popcorn and jumbo shrimp to clams, crab legs, lobster, calamari, and a variety of fish including salmon and catfish. Prime rib, steaks, chicken and ribs are also featured and all are served with your choice of fresh sides, including fresh daily cut vegetables. Choose from appetizers, salads and soups, sandwiches, fried platters or broiled. Save room for their tempting array of desserts. Eat in or carryout. Gift certificates available. Two private banquet rooms for your special events accommodate groups up to 110. Visit the website for hours, lunch specials and complete menus.
1830 Asheville Highway | Hendersonville 828-697-7107 BayBreezeSeafood.com
MOE’S ORIGINAL BAR B QUE
Enjoy Southern BBQ in downtown Hendersonville! Moe's Original Bar B Que features award-winning Bama-style pulled pork, ribs, wings, turkey and chicken smoked over hardwood daily. Paired with traditional, fresh southern sides, you can enjoy carry-out, catering, dining in or eating in their outdoor seating area in Historic Downtown.
114 N Main Street Hendersonville 828-595-9200 MoesOriginalBBQ.com
MOUNTAIN DELI
Mountain Deli is committed to serving the most delicious, best quality sandwiches they can provide. The entire menu features only fresh, natural ingredients from the best farmers and producers, and is available for dinein, take-out, delivery or lunch on the patio. There are absolutely no artificial ingredients, additives or chemicals. They emphasize domestic and especially locally grown, seasonally fresh ingredients. Most items are made from scratch in the Deli; meats are minimally processed or cooked from raw; soups, salads & sauces are made daily. All sandwiches are custom made to order for the freshest possible experience. It just tastes better! Visit the website for the full menu and catering information.
343 N Main Street | Hendersonville 828-696-0093 MtnDeli.com
WEST FIRST WOOD FIRED
West First Wood Fired creates handcrafted food with a Mediterranean aesthetic and features whole-wheat thin crust pizzas, organic pastas, rustic salads, soups, desserts and breads. They also offer gluten free pizzas and entrees. Enjoy a sophisticated, dynamic dining experience while watching your food freshly prepared in our open kitchen or dine alfresco on the deck. The full service bar offers martinis, local brews and eclectic wines. We welcome you to join us for lunch or dinner.
Serving Lunch and Dinner Mon-Sat 101a 1st Avenue W Hendersonville 828-693-1080 WestFirstWoodFired.co
WHITE DUCK TACO SHOP
Colorful outpost of a taqueria mini-chain known for its eclectic, ever-changing combinations, White Duck Taco Shop offers tacos, quesadillas, snacks, soups, desserts and margaritas. The name White Duck Taco Shop originates from a nickname the Chef earned when she frequently got excited and talked too much to the kitchen staff. They called her “La Pata Blanca” which means White Duck. Located right next to the Historic Train Depot in the Seventh Avenue District, parking is available in the rear and along the road.
500 7th Avenue E Hendersonville 828-595-9871 WhiteDuckTacoChop.com
ZEN HEN CAFÉ
Zen Hen Café offers health-conscious, honest food with convenient and affordable quick, counter-service. Their promise is to serve you quality foods that are as natural, clean and local as they can find. Meals are prepared in small batch, from scratch to give you an abundance of choices, each made with care and your health in mind. Real Food. Right Now.
Monday–Saturday 10:30AM–8PM Closed Sundays 1794 Asheville Highway | Hendersonville 828-552-4585 ZenHenCafe.com
The For the Good of the Hive pollinator mural is located on Hands On! Children’s Museum.
Attractions & Family Fun
Henderson County offers attractions for all ages and a variety of interests and a good place to start exploring them is the Visitor Center.
VISITOR CENTER
Henderson County Tourism Development Authority 201 S Main Street, Hendersonville 828-693-9708 VisitHendersonvilleNC.org
Open seven days a week, yearround, except on some holidays, the Visitor Center helps people discover all that Henderson County has to offer, including outdoor recreation, craft beverages, boutique shopping, agritourism and more. Find maps, brochures and a complimentary Visitor Guide, which will keep you up to date on the area’s accommodations, restaurants, outdoor recreation, family activities, attractions and events. The Visitor Center also offers free daytime parking for cars and buses, public restrooms and assistance with planning reunions, weddings and group tours.
AQUARIUM & SHARK LAB BY TeamECCO
511 N Main Street, Hendersonville 1-4PM Thurs-Sat Free for children under 1, $4.75 for ages 1-4 $6.75 for ages 5-65, $5.75 for ages 66 and older Special pricing for military, firefighters, EMT personnel, current teachers 828-692-8386 TeamECCO.org
As the first inland aquarium in North Carolina, the Aquarium & Shark Lab is a marine education site that brings the ocean to the mountain. It is home to more than 26 exhibits housing 300 fish, invertebrates and reptiles. Visitors are encouraged to talk with student interns and young docents who share their knowledge and love of this watery world. The Aquarium & Shark Lab’s immersive presentations show how baby sharks are raised from eggs, how training is done with animal imprinting and how data from the aquarium is part of a study with the Field Museum in Chicago. The Aquarium & Shark Lab features the only 2,000-gallon saltwater aquarium in Western North Carolina where small sharks and rays live and visitors can observe tank feedings of them at 1:15pm, Thursday through Saturday.
BULLINGTON GARDENS
95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville 9AM-4PM, Mon-Sat year-round 828-698-6104 BullingtonGardens.org
Bullington Gardens is a 12-acre public nonprofit garden and horticultural education center with a number of themed gardens featuring perennials, pollinator plants, herbs, native azaleas and some unusual
specimen plants. It includes a distinctive collection of Japanese maples, a fairy garden (open June through August) and an extensive dahlia garden. The property also features a therapy garden for those with physical limitations and a nature trail with native woodland plants. Classes and workshops are offered year-round. Programs for school children and horticultural therapy for special-needs high school students are conducted during the school year. Operated as a partnership with Henderson County Public Schools and NC Cooperative Extension, Bullington Gardens was bequeathed by Bob Bullington, a New York City policeman who established a nursery on the site. Visitors are welcome in all seasons. There is no charge for admission but donations are encouraged. Tours and programs for groups can be arranged.
CARL SANDBURG HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Administered by the National Park Service Little River Road, Flat Rock Parking lots and grounds open daily, sunrise to sunset Visit website or call for tours and farm area hours, which vary by season No charge for visiting the grounds, hiking or picnicking House tours: $10 adults, $6 seniors, children under 15 free 828-693-4178 NPS.gov/Carl
This picturesque home and 264acre farm called Connemara was the residence of Carl Sandburg – Pulitzer-prize winning poet and author, biographer of Abraham Lincoln, journalist and social activist – and his family from 1945 to 1967. Against the backdrop of Glassy Mountain, the home’s peaceful setting and interior remains as it was when the Sandburg family lived there. On the grounds, the park maintains a small goat herd descended from Mrs. Sandburg’s world-renowned herd of dairy goats. There also are more than five miles of trails that lead to wonderful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Throughout the year, special festivals and ranger programs are offered. Carl Sandburg Home NHS is open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
HANDS ON! CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
318 N Main Street, Hendersonville Check website for hours $4 for children under 1, $10 for everyone else 828-697-8333 HandsOnWNC.org
Hands On! Children’s Museum is the place where learning comes into play. Catering to children ages one to 12 and their caregivers, this children’s museum provides educational exhibits and programs that stimulate the imagination and motivate learning. Traveling programs, space rental for events and birthday parties and memberships are also available.
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Pisgah Forest GEM MINE
& Gifts
Great Family Fun - Gem Mining on Main
– PLUS TONS OF–Hendersonville Souvenirs
507 N Main St | Hendersonville 828.367.8330 | PFGems.com
Carl Sandburg’s house, also known as Connemara, is located in Flat Rock.
LazyOne PJs for the Whole Family! Cozy, Quirky & Fun
501 N Main St | Hendersonville 828.513.0776 LazyOneHendo.com
Henderson County offers many art, history and scenic tours.
HENDERSON COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM
1 Historic Courthouse Square, Suite 4 Inside the 1905 Historic Courthouse on Main Street, Hendersonville 10AM-5PM, Wed-Sat; 1-5PM, Sun 828-694-1619 HendersonCountyMuseum.com
From the Revolutionary War to the coming of the train to the area’s Golden Age (1879-1929) to modern day, this museum celebrates the rich history of Henderson County. Its six exhibit rooms contain artifacts and multimedia presentations that inform visitors about the milestone events that shaped this area. Highlights include an interactive scale model of the Saluda Grade railway and a working telegraph system, the Courthouse room, an exhibit featuring the history and heritage of the Historic Seventh Avenue District, an exhibit on the many summer camps in the area, a quilt exhibit showcasing the art of mountain quilting, an exhibit featuring Shepherd’s Store items and the Ridge exhibit that tells the story of communities along the Eastern Continental Divide and includes a working still.
HENDERSONVILLE TRAIN DEPOT
650 Maple Avenue, Hendersonville 1-3PM, Wed; 10AM-2PM, Sat; 10AM-4PM the Friday after Thanksgiving 828-595-0446 AVMRC.com
Built in 1902, the historic depot has been restored to its original state and contains a museum featuring numerous railroad artifacts. Knowledgeable members of the club staff the Depot and share their expertise in model railroading. The Depot houses the Apple Valley Model Railroad Club’s HO Scale model railroad. With more than 2,000 feet of track and 225 switches, its layout represents Henderson County, the Saluda Grade (the steepest railroad grade in the US) and the towns of Western North Carolina with day and night lighting in the Hendersonville and Asheville area of the indoor layout. The Depot has a working telegraph guests can use, a camera car to see the layout from the engineer’s perspective, a touchscreen display with information about historical items in the building and an historic 1,000-pound, 112-year-old 1/8 scale Pauline engine. Visitors can also enjoy running “Thomas” on his track, climbing aboard the restored Southern Railway caboose and touring the G-scale outdoor garden railroad featuring the logging railroads that existed throughout the region more than 100 years ago. A drone camera shows live video from the caboose on the G-scale layout.
HISTORIC JOHNSON FARM
3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville Call for guided tour times Tour prices: $10 adults, $8 students and people 65 and older, free for ages under 5 Grounds open 8AM-4PM, Mon-Fri No charge for visiting grounds 828-891-6585 HistoricJohnsonFarm.org
A late-19th-century/early-20thcentury farm and summer tourist retreat, Historic Johnson Farm covered 500 acres in its prime. The main house was constructed from 1876 to 1880 with handmade bricks and is believed to be Henderson County’s first brick house. Sallie, Vernon and Leander Johnson opened up the house to summer guests in 1913 to bring in additional income.
Apple Valley Model Railroad Club is located at the Historic Train Depot in Hendersonville.
Vernon and Leander Johnson willed the house to the Henderson County Board of Education, and in 1987, the farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today the farm serves as a hands-on museum and heritage education center. Guided tours of the historic house and grounds are offered year-round. Field trips and group tours are also offered. The farm hosts numerous events each year, including two festivals. The Heritage Weavers and Fiber Artists now occupy the former boarding house and offer a variety of classes throughout the year as well as a gift shop featuring handmade items.
MINERAL AND LAPIDARY MUSEUM OF HENDERSON COUNTY
400 N Main Street, Hendersonville 1-5PM, Mon-Fri, March-Dec 11AM-5PM, Sat Closed Sun, Mon and Tue, Jan-Feb 828-698-1977 MineralMuseum.org
Home of the Hendersonville Meteorite, the museum also features North Carolina minerals, fluorescent minerals, replicas of world famous diamonds, a display of the lapidary arts, geode cracking, fossils and a T. rex skull replica. The museum offers free tours for schools and other groups.
SELF-GUIDED HISTORY, ART AND SCENIC TOURS
828-693-9708 Download guides at VisitHendersonvilleNC.org/ Tours-And-Itineraries
Downtown Hendersonville and surrounding areas are museums unto themselves and the Visitor Center has several online selfguided tours to allow visitors to see all that the area holds, including tours of historic sites, art galleries, unique architecture, apple orchards, breweries, cideries, wineries, natural landmarks and more.
North Carolina's Premiere Flea Market
You will find Anything & Everything under the Sun
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5360 Hendersonville Rd. Fletcher, NC 28732
1/2 mile North of I-26 on Hwy 25 SmileysFleaMarkets.com
