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Shopping Parkway MP 382, Asheville

Folk Art Center

A place to shop in Parkway MP 382, Asheville, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Morning.

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Folk Art Center in Parkway MP 382, Asheville
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Why go

Southern Highland Craft Guild gallery with Appalachian crafts and demonstrations.

It is one of 17 curated places we feature in Asheville, alongside 4 sights, 3 bars & cafés and 2 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, 1.9 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Shopping · Culture
Neighborhood
Parkway MP 382
Price
$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Morning

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Asheville, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center

    Parkway headquarters with a film, interactive map and ranger info.

    Sight · 1.9 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    National Gingerbread House Competition

    Hundreds of gingerbread houses from bakers across the country, displayed through the Omni Grove Park Inn each holiday season.

    Sight · 3.9 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Omni Grove Park Inn

    1913 granite-boulder lodge on Sunset Mountain with huge stone fireplaces in the Great Hall and long views over Asheville.

    Stay · 3.9 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Curaté

    Chef Katie Button's Spanish tapas bar downtown.

    Food · 3.9 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Grove Arcade

    Restored 1929 market building with local shops and cafés.

    Shopping · 4.2 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    River Arts District

    Old warehouses along the French Broad River turned into working studios where you can buy straight from the artists.

    Shopping · 4.7 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Folk Art Center is a stop on our Blue Ridge Parkway Slow Drive route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Asheville

Folk Art Center is our only shopping pick in Asheville; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Asheville guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Asheville run from 44°F in January to 84°F in July; July is usually the wettest month. For Folk Art Center itself, we suggest: Morning.

Modelled monthly averages for Asheville from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Asheville weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Folk Art Center Visitor Entrance, 382 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Asheville, NC 28805, USA
Coordinates
35.59286, -82.48161
Destination
Asheville, North Carolina

Folk Art Center: quick answers

How much time do you need at Folk Art Center?

Plan on about an hour at Folk Art Center. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Folk Art Center?

Our pick: Morning. Insider tip: Free; check the daily demonstration schedule.

Where is Folk Art Center?

Folk Art Center is at Folk Art Center Visitor Entrance, 382 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Asheville, NC 28805, USA, in Parkway MP 382. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Folk Art Center?

Folk Art Center appears on Blue Ridge Parkway Slow Drive, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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