Located twenty miles south of Asheville, the 1898 Waverly Inn in Hendersonville is a perfect place to stay on your western North Carolina vacation. There are many things to do in North Carolina and Hendersonville is central to all the mountain attractions. Plan a weekend getaway or a week long vacation and visit several of these great attractions:

Major Attractions

Biltmore Estate
Carl Sandburg National Historic Site
The Flat Rock Playhouse
Blue Ridge Parkway
Chimney Rock Park
The Historic Johnson Farm
DuPont State Forest
The Folk Art Center
Lake Lure
Pisgah National Forest
Henderson County Heritage Museum
North Carolina Arboretum
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Center
Western North Carolina Agricultural Center
The Thomas Wolfe House
Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace
Model Railroad at the Historic Hendersonville Depot
Arts Center of Henderson County
Center for Craft, Creativity and Design
Henderson County Mineral & Lapidary Museum

Check out Lee Pantas' outstanding "The Ultimate Guide to Asheville, Hendersonville & The Western North" for great ideas about how to tour our area. The evening social hour and breakfast are great times to ask us for recommendations about the things to do in North Carolina. 

This area is known for its many beautiful waterfalls. While you are here, make sure you take the time to visit at least a couple of these remarkable sites. Here is a neat Web site on North Carolina Waterfalls. It is updated on a regular basis and has beautiful pictures!

Driving through Henderson County in western North Carolina, it soon becomes evident that you are in apple country. Henderson County, NC produces more than 80 percent of the apples grown in the state. For more information on our apples, including tours, visit and tour our many apple orchards. Labor Day Weekend we celebrate our apple growing history at the annual Apple Festival in historic downtown Hendersonville.