Asheville, NC Outdoor Activities

Wahoo Ziplines Adrenaline Park centers on the country’s longest over-water zipline, a four-line stretch that runs for more than half a mile above the French Broad River. Visitors can find more pulse-racing entertainment aboard the park’s fleet of New Zealand-style jet boats or by walking across the Mountain Dew SkyBridge’s glass floor, which recreates the feeling of walking in midair or stepping on a million invisibility cloaks. Patrons should call ahead to reserve seats on the park’s double-decker bus, which can chauffeur them to and from the site.

The guides who founded Better Tours of Asheville draw on experience leading excursions in far-flung locations in Puerto Rico, France, and Italy. Now, they accompany groups past the basilica and other historical buildings in the town, delivering stories developed through constant research and an ability to smell fossils. The guides divulge colorful tidbits of local history during pub crawls through storied taverns with group drink specials and allude to haunting tragedies along ghost tours that occasionally yield eerie photos of orbs, wisps, and buildings an inch from where they normally are.

Moving Sidewalk Tours' knowledgeable staff turns Asheville's streets into a mobile adventure as they take small groups of Segway riders on scenic tours. Before each departure, guides train each participant on how to operate, steer, and merge consciousness with their second-generation Segway i2. They then lead groups through downtown Asheville, coasting across some of the area's current hot spots as well as historic sites. Moving Sidewalk's staff keeps Segway riders safe and comfortable throughout journeys with helmets and complementary bottles of water. They can also sell customers commemorative T-shirts or a Segway machine to give to their car as a pet.