re: Asheville NC for Thankgsgiving

Asheville is awesome around that time of year. You'll definitely get that crisp cool fall air. Biltmore will be transitioning quickly to Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. The Blue Ridge Parkway exit is right off the Biltmore area. There are tons of lookouts and short hikes off of the parkway.

The Grove Park Inn is a must see. It was built during the Arts and Crafts era and has two fire places in the lobby that are 10 high inside. They literally burn tree trunks in the winter. Visitors are welcome and encouraged. The large open lobby has a restaurant, bar, shopping, etc. You can spend hours just chilling there with views of the mountains. It looks like something you'd see out west.

It's hard to go wrong with restaurants. So much good food and beer in Asheville. I'd just try yelp or a quick google search. The local breweries are Highland, Greenman, Wicked Weed, Wedge, and Sierra Nevada and New Belguim have also built facilities there.

As for stops, you have to visit downtown Greenville, SC. Its only 45 minutes from Asheville and on the way. The downtown is picture perfect with great restaurants, shopping and a beautiful park with a large waterfall right in the middle of downtown.