by Susan Young
Last updated: 8:00 PM ET, Wed July 27, 2016
Walk across the street and delight in various bronze sculptures of dancers and musicians, denoting the folk festivals occurring throughout the region. One, in particular, the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, has taken place each August since 1927.
Not on the list, you'll pass by the Asheville Pinball Museum, a treat to walk through, at no cost if you can keep yourself from playing one of these electronic masterpieces. For a flat fee, pinball wizards can play to their heart's content.
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If you can't visit all the stops, at least try to find the Thomas Wolfe neighborhood and his mother's boardinghouse, made famous in "Look Homeward, Angel." Thomas Wolfe's father, W. O. Wolfe, used an angel statue, on the home's porch, to advertise the family monument shop on Patton Avenue. A replica of the statue in also on the trail. Originally, this book was banned from the Asheville library for over seven years, due to the negative tone and bad slant it gave the city.
Even in the middle of summer, Asheville's mild temps make this a pleasant stroll, up and down hills loaded with restaurants, breweries, shops and amazing architecture. I think Thomas Wolfe would be proud of what his hometown has become.
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