The Cradle of Forestry in America America’s first school of Forestry Historic Site Open daily, 9 AM – 5 PM, from April 12 – November 9 The beginning of forestry conservation in the United States: Established by George W. Vanderbilt on Frederick Law Olmsted’s advice when he built the Biltmore House, the school focused on…
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Connemara Farms, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg Open daily, 9 AM – 5 PM Home of Poet and Author Carl Sandburg and Goat Dairy of his wife, Paula Sandburg. 264 acres of pastures, ponds, small mountains, hiking trails and fifty structures. Admission to the…
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Meadowbrook Log Cabin is 30 minutes from the Biltmore Estate. You can spend a day exploring the Biltmore House and Grounds. But there is more to do than just tour the Biltmore House and Gardens. Included with estate admission Hiking There are nearly 22 miles of well-maintained hiking trails. Or wander the 2.5 acres of…
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