What to do in Asheville, NC? See Travel + Leisure’s ideas

Asheville made it onto Travel + Leisure’s 50 greatest locations to journey in 2026 listing, taking a spot alongside suggestions from Salt Lake City, Utah, to the Masai Mara, Kenya.

T+L has been overlaying journey, meals, wine, mountaineering, inns, and past since 1971, reaching greater than 16 million readers month-to-month, in keeping with the web site. Among the articles it publishes are lists of journey suggestions.

The latest list of 2026 journey choices, revealed Nov. 18, included seven classes: meals and drinks, big-city thrills, moments on the water, cultural immersion, adventurous vacationers, seaside vibes, and nature lovers.

Despite Western North Carolina’s persevering with efforts to get well from the devastating results of Tropical Storm Helene, T+L discovered lots to advocate for vacationers within the space. Here’s what writers recommended, plus different journey selections in Asheville’s class and extra.

More: Biltmore Village sidewalks, infrastructure broken by Helene obtain $2.5M for repairs

What to do in Asheville, NC

Asheville was amongst T+L’s 11 greatest locations to journey for nature lovers in 2026, certainly one of a number of sections on its bigger listing of fifty general greatest locations to journey. T+L commented on WNC’s restoration from Tropical Storm Helene, noting that the storm “decimated large swaths of Asheville’s River Arts District and Biltmore Village.”

T+L’s ideas for what to do in Asheville included:

• Shop and discover at Marquee Asheville
• Discover Affrilachian and Black Highlander artwork on the YMI Cultural Center
• Whitewater rafting, repelling, e-biking, and extra with French Broad Adventures
• Get path suggestions on the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
• Eat on the new American restaurant, Crusco
• Stay on the reopened Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins or Grand Bohemian Lodge

Best locations to journey for nature lovers in 2026

T+L’s picks for the perfect locations for nature lovers to journey in 2026 embrace:

• Alberta, Canada
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Asturias, Spain
• Guatemala
• Madhya Pradesh, India
• Masai Mara, Kenya
• New Zealand
• Okavango Delta, Botswana
• Oulu, Finland
• Reykjavik, Iceland
• Salt Lake City, Utah

Iris Seaton is the trending information reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, a part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at iseaton@citizentimes.com.