Where value and luxury meet the mountains

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 7th 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 Honeycrisps

69 Balfour Road, Hendersonville

Seasonal, beginning late Spring HendersonvilleHoneycrisps.com

Making their home at the historic Berkeley Mills Ballpark, also known as ‘The Orchard,’ the Hendersonville Honeycrisps are a collegiate baseball team playing in the Old North State League. The team’s mission is to be the most exciting and family friendly entertainment option in the greater Hendersonville community and aid in the personal and athletic development of college baseball players.

Hendersonville Train Depot

650 Maple Avenue, Hendersonville 1-3 PM , Wed; 10AM-2PM , Sat; 10AM-4PM the Friday after Thanksgiving 828-595-0446

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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. 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 yearround. Field trips and group tours are also offered. The farm hosts numerous events each year. 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

1-5 PM , Mon-Fri, March-Dec

11AM-5PM , Sat

Closed Sun, Mon and Tue, Jan-Feb

828-698-1977

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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.

Western North Carolina Agricultural Center

1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher 828-687-1414 | WNCAgCenter.org

The Western North Carolina Agricultural Center is an entertainment venue that hosts a variety of community events, expos, workshops, musical performances, horse shows and more year-round. Since 1994, the WNC Agricultural Center has been home to the annual NC Mountain State Fair beginning the first Friday after Labor Day, which celebrates the region’s people, agriculture, art and tradition.

Western North Carolina Air Museum

Follow blue road signs on US 176/ Spartanburg Hwy and Shepherd Street to 1340 E Gilbert Street

Open year-round, weather permitting

Closed Christmas and New Year’s Day

10AM-5PM-Wed and Sat, April-Oct

Noon-5PM, Sat and Sun, Nov-March

828-698-2482

WesternNorthCarolinaAirMuseum.com

Known as the first air museum in the “First-In-Flight” state, the Western North Carolina Air Museum displays restored vintage airplanes as well as replica antique planes and aviation memorabilia. The collection includes a two-thirds scale model of the 1903 Wright Flyer and a full-scale 1915 Sopwith Baby replica. Schools and other groups are welcome and tours can be arranged.

Farmers Markets

THE CURB MARKET

221 N Church Street, Hendersonville

8AM-2PM , Sat, Jan-March

8AM-2PM , Tue, Thu and Sat, April-Dec

828-692-8012

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The Henderson County Curb Market is a farmers market that provides locally grown produce and hand crafted items. Shoppers can visit with the vendors as they choose from fresh fruits and vegetables, free range eggs, home baked items, soups, preserves, salsas and relishes, and a variety of unique hand crafted items. The Curb Market began on Main Street in 1924 with eight families and has grown to more than 70 vendors. The Market hosts special annual events including June Jamboree, Ol’ Timey Day and Christmas Open House which is held the first Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Etowah Lions Farmers Market

Etowah Lions Clubhouse, 447 Etowah School Road

3-6PM, Wed, May-Oct

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The Etowah Lions Farmers Market features a variety of vendors offering fresh produce, meats, eggs, honey, maple syrup, Bundt cakes, fresh flowers and a variety of arts and crafts. Organized by the Etowah Lions Club, the market also has special market days such as a health-focused market day in June and a Tomato Festival in August.

Flat Rock Farmers Market

On the green behind the Pinecrest ARP Church

1790 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock

3-6PM , Thursdays, May 4-Oct 26

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The market offers locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables, garden starts, herbs, mushrooms, artisan breads and baked goods, local honey, jams, jellies, peaches, blueberries and apples – all direct from a local producer – plus prepared foods such as quiches and strudels to “Take and Bake” and fresh seafood from the Carolina Coast. Market-goers also will find selected crafts from local artisans.

Henderson County Tailgate Market

100 N King Street, Hendersonville (parking lot of County office building)

8AM -noon, Sat, April-Oct

828-329-4027 or 828-891-3561

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Established in 1979, the Henderson County Tailgate Market is one of the oldest open air markets in Western North Carolina. This unique Saturday morning market has a festival feel in the heart of Hendersonville. The market is filled with local growers who operate small family farms in Henderson County who have developed a reputation for quality and high-value specialty crops and nursery stock. Throughout the season, the market offers plants, fresh-cut flowers, in-season fruits, vegetables, fresh trout, sourwood honey and baked goods.

Hendersonville Farmers Market

Hendersonville Train Depot, 650 Maple Street, Hendersonville

8AM-1PM , Sat, May 6-Oct 28

828-233-3205

HendersonvilleFarmersMarket.com

The Hendersonville Farmers Market features an array of producers and growers with an emphasis on Henderson County-made items. Shoppers can expect at least 30 vendors, plus entertainment from local artists as well as kids’ activities, cooking demonstrations and themed events such as a Pollinator Day and Tomato Festival.

Mills River Farm

MARKET

Mills River Elementary School Parking Lot 94 School House Road, Mills River

8AM -Noon, Sat, May-Oct

828-891-3332

Facebook.com/MillsRiverFarmersMarket

Mills River Farm Market is a producer-only market, selling only fruits and vegetables, plants, honey, crafts, meat products and other products grown and made within a 50-mile radius of the Town of Mills River. The Market accepts SNAP/EBT benefits as well as debit and credit cards and participates in the Double SNAP Program. Visitors can listen to local musicians while shopping. Educating the entire family is a major push for the market with a fun-filled Kid’s Zone and a Demonstration Kitchen for the adults.

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