Berkley Mills Park has nature trails and a picnic area. It is this end of the Oklawaha Greenway Trail. The parking for this end of the Oklawaha Greenway is at Berkley Mills Park. Actually, it is across the road from Berkley Mills Park. Drive past the entrance to the park on the left to the…
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The largest collection of Arts & Crafts Style furniture in the world is at the Grove Park Inn. The Grove Park Inn is a historic old hotel in Asheville. It opened in July of 1913, st before the First World War Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York provided the furnishings. The hotel is open to…
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Boyd Park has two tennis courts and a miniature golf course. This small park has two tennis courts and a putt-putt golf course with a whimsical local motif. Greens look like the Biltmore House, the Carl Sandburg House and other local motifs. Miniature golf is open from May to September. Tennis is year-round. There are…
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The Western North Carolina Air Museum has a collection of airplanes and other flying machines. At the Western North Carolina Air Museum you won’t find guards, ticket sellers and concessionaires. You’ll only find airplanes and people who love them. The volunteers are wonderful. They really know about what is on display and they want to…
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Clairmont Drive – Druid Hills Historic District Walking or Driving Tour Starting from the log cabin on Meadowbrook Terrace, go left. Take the right fork, up the hill on Clairmont Drive. The historic neighborhood doesn’t start until the corner, but two of my favorite houses are not quite in the neighborhood. Odd numbers are on…
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Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum The Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum is in the restored Historic Hendersonville Train Depot. The museum has a display of historic railroad artefacts. There is a 22’ x 100’ scale model of the train tracks at the peak of train activity in this area. The trains run along the track…
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Saluda is a little town down the mountain from us. It is at the top of the Saluda Grade. The Saluda Grade was the steepest main line standard-gauge railway line in the United States. It is a beautiful drive from Hendersonville to Saluda and then down to Tryon. Saluda Today Saluda today does not look…
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Fifth Avenue was the main route going this direction before 64. There were a lot of Inns and Hotels. Elizabeth Leigh Inn, originally built in 1893, is at 908 5th Ave West. Melange Bed & Breakfast is at 1230 5th Ave West. It was built in 1919. Melange Bed & Breakfast is an Erle Stillwell…
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When I grew up here, PARI was a secret government thing. It had something to do with watching the Russians. PARI is a former NASA facility. It was established in 1962 to track satellites and monitor manned space flights. Since 1998, PARI has changed focus. It is an active research site and provides STEM educational…
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Oakdale Cemetery is on the way out of Hendersonville heading toward Brevard on Sixth Avenue West, US-64. It is a big cemetery, twenty-two acres. Oakdale Cemetery includes black, white and Jewish burials and a Paupers’ Cemetery. It is cared for by Hendersonville’s Public Works. This is where the Look Homeward Angel is. There is also…
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