For all things in and around Morganton, NC, including food and drink, activities and events, please check out https://www.discoverburkecounty.com/

From breweries, restaurants and shopping, to hiking and waterfalls, there's so much to do in the Asheville area! To explore all the options, you can check out Explore Asheville or Romantic Asheville

Below we've listed some of our recommendations!

Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria - downtown Asheville (this is where we met!)

Tupelo Honey (our first date spot!)

Biscuithead (breakfast/brunch)

Early Girl Eatery (breakfast/brunch)

French Broad Chocolate Factory & Lounge - downtown Asheville

The WALK - Haywood Rd, Asheville

Nine Mile

Itto Ramen & Japanese Tapas

White Duck Taco

Universal Joint - Haywood Rd, Asheville

Luella's BBQ

Sierra Nevada Brewing (they do tours as well)

Mills River Brewing - Mills River (about 35 mins from Asheville)

Bold Rock Hard Cider - Mills River Cidery or downtown Asheville (we recommend Mills River)

Noble Cider (we recommend the cidery on New Leicester Hwy in Asheville)

Highland Brewing

Wicked Weed - downtown Asheville

Mount Pisgah Trail

Fryingpan Mtn Lookout Tower

Bearwallow Mtn

Graveyard Fields

Sam Knob Trail

Max Patch

Craggy Gardens

Catawba Falls

Triple Falls

Mount Mitchell

Chimney Rock

Or find the perfect hike for you on the Asheville Hike Finder

Biltmore Estate

Biltmore Village

Omni Grove Park Inn - the terrace at sunset for drinks is lovely!

Folk Art Center

River Arts District

Explore and shop in downtown Asheville (Mast General Store and Kress Emporium are particularly fun to check out)

LaZoom Tours

French Broad Chocolate Factory Tour (note: it is a different location than the downtown lounge)

North Carolina Arboretum

Explore downtown Hendersonville (DuPont and Pisgah National Forests with waterfalls and hiking are close by)