North Carolina and South Carolina Trip

North Carolina and South Carolina


Day 1: Asheville, North Carolina

-Landed at Charlotte Airport and rented a car.
-On the way to Asheville, NC from Charlotte, Gaffeney, NC is on a small detour.
The Peachoid (Peach shaped water tank) featured in House Of Cards is in Gaffeney.

The Peachoid
Peachoid Rd, Gaffney, SC 29341

-I came across several Peach Products stores on the freeway and tried one of the Abbott Farm stores. They have great Peach jellies, cakes, ice teas etc.
-Asheville Downtown is the most charming city, full of bars, restaurants and entertainment options. Some of the places I tried and loved ->

Wicked Weed Brewing
91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
http://wickedweedbrewing.com/

This is a very lively bar with plenty of outdoor seating.They also have a small shop that sells beers and other things.


White Duck Taco Shop
1 Roberts St #101, Asheville, NC 28801
http://whiteducktacoshop.com/

Awesome tacos and margaritas! Plenty of seating area.


French Broad Chocolates
21 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
https://frenchbroadchocolates.com/

Don't worry about the long line since they move quick! It is an absolute heaven for Chocolate lovers!


Day 2: Asheville, NC

Biltmore Estate
1 Lodge St, Asheville, NC 28803
http://www.biltmore.com/

Once can spend an entire day at this estate. It is not cheap to visit but the tickets are little lesser if purchased in advance. The house tour is great but the outdoors are a lot more fun! Do consider walking all the way to the top of the garden in front of the house. The view is great from there. The garden by the house is very charming. I chose to walk all the way till the Waterfall from the garden and returned to the house from the Meadows trail which is a lot of fun. There is also a winery on a few minutes drive from the main house with free wine tasting and food sampling.


I chose to drive to Charleston, SC towards the end of the day.

Day 3: Charleston, South Carolina

Folley Beach
101 E Arctic Ave, Folly Beach, SC 29439
http://www.follybeach.com/

This is a commercial beach with plenty of restaurants and shops. There is street parking available if you reach early. The fishing pier on the beach is awesome walk. The beach is great for swimming or just relaxing.

Waterfront Park, SC
  1 Vendue Range, Charleston, SC 29401
The park is small but pleasant with few fountains. There is a lovely view of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from the park.

Charleston City Market
  188 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401
The market is full of small vendors selling everything from clothes to food.

The shops/restaurants around the market are quite interesting. Savannah candy shop is great with generous samples and flavored pralines.