Asheville Area
Highlights of Asheville's accolades:
In recent years Asheville has enjoyed a number of accolades including being highly rated on the Relocate-America.com's list of "100 Best Places to Live." In U.S. News & World Report, Asheville was named one of "America's Best Affordable Places to Retire," and Good Morning America listed Asheville as one of the "10 Most Beautiful Places in America."
Destination:
Food and Drink:
Entertainment:
Lifestyle:
Outdoors:
10 Best Outdoor Towns in America, #5 (SmarterTravel.com, 2015)
Asheville Proximities:
In recent years Asheville has enjoyed a number of accolades including being highly rated on the Relocate-America.com's list of "100 Best Places to Live." In U.S. News & World Report, Asheville was named one of "America's Best Affordable Places to Retire," and Good Morning America listed Asheville as one of the "10 Most Beautiful Places in America."
Destination:
- Where to Go in 2016, Top 24 Budget Destinations, #16 (Budget Travel, 2016)
- Best Cities in North America, #11 (Travel + Leisure, 2016)
- 20 Coolest Towns in the U.S, #1 (Matador Network, 2015)
- 9 Most Romantic Cities in the South, #4 (The Huffington Post, 2015)
- Top 10 Best Summer Weekend Escapes, #8 (USA Today and 10Best, 2014)
Food and Drink:
- Best New Cities for Beer Lovers (Fortune, 2016)
- Best Foodie Destinations in the USA, #14 (U.S. News & World Report, 2016)
- Where to Find the Best Beer in the World (Condé Nast Traveler, 2016)
Entertainment:
- 10 Must-See Southern Music Venues: The Grey Eagle (Garden & Gun, 2016)
- America's 12 Greatest Music Cities, #10 (Thrillist, 2015)
Lifestyle:
- Top Retirement Towns in North America, #2 (TopRetirements.com, 2016)
- Top 10 Coziest Cities in America, #1 (Honeywell Heaters, 2016)
- Best Places for Businesses and Careers, #12 (Forbes, 2015)
- Top 100 Best Places to Live, #12 (Livability.com, 2015)
- 10 Friendliest Cities in the U.S., #7 (Condé Nast Traveler, 2015)
- America's Quirkiest Towns, #1 (Travel + Leisure, 2014)
Outdoors:
10 Best Outdoor Towns in America, #5 (SmarterTravel.com, 2015)
- Top 10 U.S. Fall Foliage Destinations, #7 (Tripadvisor, 2015)
Asheville Proximities:
- Weaverville: 15 minutes
- Black Mountain: 18 minutes
- Downtown Hendersonville: 31 minutes
- Downtown Waynesville: 35 minutes
- Greenville, SC: 1 hour, 9 minutes
- Hickory, NC: 1 hour, 12 minutes
- Knoxville, TN: 1 hour, 49 minutes
- Charlotte, NC: 2 hours, 5 minutes
- Atlanta, GA: 3 hours, 14 minutes
- Raleigh, NC: 3 hours, 39 minutes
