Vanderbilt

Biltmore 1895. George Vanderbilt hired architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted for this massive project. This image shows some of the construction shops located on what is today the Esplanade.

The First Biltmore Christmas

George W. Vanderbilt III saw to every detail before welcoming family and friends to the 1895 holiday season. Alas, no known photographs of the celebrations survive.
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Streaming On The Parkway, Part 3: Adventures in Asheville, N.C.

Part 3 of our blog series following the members of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International during their 2019 Taste of the Blue Ridge Caravan between late May and mid June.
One of the 14 glass sculptures on display at the Biltmore Estate through October 7, 2018. Photo courtesy of The Biltmore.

Dale Chihuly Sculptures at Biltmore Estate

Stunning Glass Color Added to Gardens and Grounds
This photo of F. Scott Fitzgerald was taken in Asheville in 1935. He was 39, alcoholic and unsure of his talent.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Asheville Days

By the time “The Great Gatsby” author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his troubled wife Zelda reached Asheville in 1935, they were already in a period of serious decline.
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Titanic at Biltmore and in Legos

You've never seen Titanic like this - in fashion and Legos!

Departments

Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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