Welcome to Asheville, North Carolina!

Big city technology and small town smiles welcome visitors to Asheville, NC where 14 golf courses, the beauty of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains and more than 100 area antique stores represent a sampling of the appeal of this Appalachian city of 70,000. The city is steeped in the culture of Appalachia, enriched with Art Deco, Beaux Arts and Neoclassical architecture, and enhanced with local art galleries, distinctive shops and a beautifully preserved historic downtown. Described as an "art colony, a healing resort and a home of notable luminaries, statesmen, and bohemians" Asheville has gained a reputation of being one of the most welcoming and vibrant cities in America.

Nowhere in the US will you find life more delightful; cozy little cottages, hidden back among caressing trees, magnificent mansions looking out from mountain crests upon a world of vivid wonders, or Condo living right in the heart of downtown.

Asheville owes a great part of its appeal to nature. For nature is responsible for the mountains which raise their shaggy crests on every side and nature provided the invigorating atmosphere laden with the tang of wood-smoke and pine-clad mountain forests. Due to Asheville's elevation of from 2,000 to 3,000 feet above sea level, the air is cool and dry, possessing every quality that could contribute to healthful living.

Nature gave Asheville its famous climate whose praises have been sung throughout the world. With an average of 38° F for the coldest month and 75° F for the warmest month, season blends into season so gently that the change is hardly perceptible.

EarthCam and affiliate Wilcox World Travel and Tours are pleased to bring you a glimpse of the charm of Asheville from high atop the BB&T Building.