Asheville: Downtown Street Art Walking Tour
Explore Downtown Asheville’s South Slope and discover vibrant murals and hidden art gems. Hear the stories behind the city’s creative street art scene.
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Route: The Downtown Tour
Tip: Book on the operator site. Sister formats include The Food Fan Tour (Sun/Tue/Wed, led by food writer Stu Helm) and a Saturday 11:00 Brunch Tour.
Food experiences in Downtown
Asheville: Downtown Food Tour with 6 Tastings
Discover downtown Asheville on a guided food tour with 6 tastings. Learn about the city's history and architecture as you savor local flavors, including a chargrilled ...
Private Walking Food Tour in Asheville Downtown Heritage
Each tasting is included so you can savor without pause. What hidden hands shaped these flavors across time?
Also in downtown
Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours ★ 4.1
Taste Carolina runs downtown Asheville walking tours through five or six tastings at farm-to-table restaurants, eclectic cafes and specialty food stores.
Tip: Book on the operator's Asheville page. Tours run rain or shine; comfortable shoes essential.
Asheville Brews Cruise ★ 4.3
Asheville Brews Cruise has run brewery tours since 2006 as the city's original tour operator. Three South Slope breweries per tour, common stops include Twin.
Tip: Book on the operator site; designated-driver discounts on group bookings. Scheduled 3-stop tours run Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun.
BREW-ed ★ 4.8
BREW-ed runs downtown Asheville walking brewery and history tours that National Geographic named among the top tours in the world. Cicerone-certified guides.
Tip: Book on the operator site at least 72 hours ahead. The 21+ format runs Mon-Sat afternoons. Private brewery tours can be booked any day.
More food tours in Asheville
Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours ★ 4.1
Taste Carolina runs downtown Asheville walking tours through five or six tastings at farm-to-table restaurants, eclectic cafes and specialty food stores.
Tip: Book on the operator's Asheville page. Tours run rain or shine; comfortable shoes essential.
Asheville Brews Cruise ★ 4.3
Asheville Brews Cruise has run brewery tours since 2006 as the city's original tour operator. Three South Slope breweries per tour, common stops include Twin.
Tip: Book on the operator site; designated-driver discounts on group bookings. Scheduled 3-stop tours run Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun.
BREW-ed ★ 4.8
BREW-ed runs downtown Asheville walking brewery and history tours that National Geographic named among the top tours in the world. Cicerone-certified guides.
Tip: Book on the operator site at least 72 hours ahead. The 21+ format runs Mon-Sat afternoons. Private brewery tours can be booked any day.
French Broad Chocolates ★ 4.2
French Broad Chocolates' Bean-to-Bar tour at their Riverside Drive factory walks the full chocolate process: cacao bean arrival, roasting, grinding, molding.
Tip: Reserve on operator site or email [email protected]. Arrive 10 minutes early; late arrivals not admitted. Ticket carries a 10% same-day discount.
Biltmore Estate ★ 4.0
Biltmore's winery occupies the estate's former dairy in Antler Hill Village, where daytime admission covers a complimentary tasting and the clock tower hosts a paid red wine and chocolate flight.
Tip: Tour included with the estate ticket.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co ★ 4.6
Sierra Nevada's Mills River brewery, 20 miles south of Asheville, runs guided tours daily between 10:00 and 17:00, from the 60-minute Hoppy Hour walk to Beyond the Pale and its nine beer samples.
Tip: All four tours are paid and reserved ahead: $17.08 Hoppy Hour, $28.77 Beyond the Pale, $40 Trail Pass outdoor walk, $96.79 Beer Geek. No one under 12 is admitted.