Teachers and students should download the scavenger hunt and teacher's guide or visit the teacher resources page to learn more about the history of Asheville. Check out the Urban Trail video or listen to an audio tour of each station. A printable map of the Urban Trail is also available. You can click through to descriptions of each of the trail's thirty stations on this site ( beginning with Station #1, here), and/or view an interactive map of all locations. Take your time and follow the nose of your curiosity. The trail is urban, and so are the many bracing delights of the city. And you're not breaking any mountain laws if you veer off into a tavern, restaurant, store or conversation ~ or pause to hear the riffs of a street busker at full busk. Henry ~ just to name a few.Ī good place to start is in front of Pack Place on Asheville's Pack Square where you can step up to Plaque #1, called "Walk Into History." But any starting point is fine. Scott Fitzgerald, Douglas Ellington, and a short story writer calling himself O. On the Urban Trail, every station calls to mind a historical moment and, for the most part, the achievements of remarkable individuals connected to our small city.įiguratively speaking, you will stumble headlong into George Vanderbilt, E.W. In a casual two-hour amble about town, a person interested in exploring the city's quirky and magical past, along with getting to know many of its larger-than-life historical characters, can follow a string of 30 sculptural trail stations directly into Asheville lore. Following the Urban Trail A walking tour of the city's history.
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