3 must-do weekends within 5 hours of Nashville
Ben’s focus. Photo: Emma Way/Axios
Whether you’re looking for an urban getaway or a mountain retreat, here are three destinations to consider for your next weekend.
1.Ashville
Niche In North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the bustling town of Asheville is just under a 5-hour drive from Music City.
- Here’s how to spend a weekend in Asheville.
To stay: To try this beautiful condominium downtown for $175+ per night (for two people).
To do:
- Take the vibrant colors of spring at the iconic Biltmore House. The event, called “Biltmore Blooms,” runs from April 1 through May 25. Details.
- To see vibrant fall colors along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Jump onto the Blue Ridge Parkway and take it southwest to the Pisgah Inn.
- Visit one of the great breweries. On your big beer tour of Asheville, it’s worth stopping at New Belgium and Sierra Nevada.
- Finish your night at Ben Focus. DJ, sake, dance. It’s an atmosphere.
Eat:
- Order the Billie Holiday, the Billy Ocean or the Billy Joel taco from taco billy.
- To try fried catfish and cabbage or smothered pork chop Dumpster on EagleAsheville’s unmissable soul food restaurant.
- Get some Indian street food at Chai Pani.
2.Atlanta
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here’s how spend a weekend in Atlanta, four hours south of Nashville.
To stay: An Airbnb treehouse in southwest Atlanta built inside a 1956 Airstream has a private hot tub.
To do:
- Celebrate 10 years alternative and rock music at the Shaky Knees Music Festival. This year’s event runs from May 5-7. Details.
- head on in West Atlanta to see one of the city’s newest art museums and an escape room focused on the hip-hop subgenre: trap music.
- Have fun outdoors with the family at stone mountain park.
Eat:
- Eat on savory lemon pepper wings The bandoself-proclaimed as Atlanta’s first and only food museum.
- Try one of several homemade dishes like turkey meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, broccoli stew and the famous jerk chicken at Eat on Ponce De Leon Avenue.
- Enjoy live music and Latin cuisine like empanadas, paella and quesos espanolas at Luna Eclipse.
3. Brevard
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Hidden at the entrance to the lush Pisgah National Forest, here are some things to see and do in Brevard, NC
To stay: Enjoy 180 degree mountain views in a two bedroom cabin just outside of Brevard.
To do:
- jam out during White Squirrel Weekend. This year’s event takes place over Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28. Details.
- Find your next read on Highland Books. Pick up a holiday book at this nearly 50-year-old bookstore on Main Street.
- Go on a hike. I would recommend sticking with Gorge State Park to observe the waterfalls less than 30 minutes from the city center.
Eat:
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