Venture out from Asheville NC Vacations Rentals with the Kids November 2, 2009
Asheville NC vacation rentals provide great accommodations for your family on your visit, but sooner or later you’ll have to venture out to some places kids will enjoy. But don’t worryAsheville has many kid-centric choices.
One of the most popular destinations is Asheville’s Fun Depot at 7 Roberts Road in Asheville (828-277-2386), featuring 64,000 square feet of entertainment inside and out. Attractions include go-carts, laser tag, bumper cars, a climbing wall, mini-golf, mini-bowling, batting cages, an expansive arcade, a “soft-play” area and prizes. The facility is convenient to Biltmore and other areas near Asheville NC vacation rentals.
The Health Adventure (828-254-6373), at 2 S. Pack Square at the center of downtown Asheville, features two floors of hands-on exhibits for kids and provides fun, creative ways for them to explore health and science.
For a kids’ adventure of the outdoor kind, Asheville offers the WNC Nature Center (828-298-5600) at 75 Gashes Creek Road in Asheville. This attraction features unique exhibits of animals and plants that are native to the Southern Appalachians. The Nature Center includes natural outdoor habitats where children can walk paths and watch live wild animals including bobcats, cougars, foxes, wolves, coyotes, bears, deer and many other smaller mammals. One of the most entertaining activities is watching the center’s river otters play. The facility includes exhibits of a wide range of reptiles and amphibians including bullfrogs, snakes and turtles. It also offers many hands-on activities and educational programsoutdoors and inside.
Then again, children are as delighted as adults with just being in Western North Carolina, where just stepping outside of your Asheville NC vacation rentals can put you in a mountain playground like no other.
