What to do in Asheville when it rains
Caught by a shower in Asheville? There's history to explore indoors, art to admire, markets to browse and cafés to settle into until it clears.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Grove Arcade 1 Page Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Asheville Pinball Museum 1 Battle Square Ste 1b, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Asheville Museum of Science 43 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Grovewood Village 111 Grovewood Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, USA
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site 52 N Market St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Woolworth Walk 25 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Marquee 36 Foundy St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Lexington Glassworks 81 S Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Grovewood Village 111 Grovewood Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, USA
- blue spiral 1 38 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Atomic Furnishing & Design 178 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Biltmore Mansion Entrance One Lodge St, Asheville, NC 28803, USA
- Grovewood Village 111 Grovewood Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, USA
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site 52 N Market St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Biltmore Gate House Shop Biltmore Estate Dr, Biltmore Forest, NC 28803, USA
- Zealandia's Bridge (Helen's Bridge) College St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Asheville Museum of History 283 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Trader Joe's 120 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Whole Foods Market 4 S Tunnel Rd #100, Asheville, NC 28805, USA
- Whole Foods Market 70 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Harris Teeter 136 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Ingles Markets 29 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805, USA
- Ingles Markets 669 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806, USA
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- All Day Darling 102 Montford Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- The Restoration Asheville 68 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Flour 125 S Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Liberty House Coffee and Café 221 S Liberty St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Rowan Coffee 66 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Ultra Coffeebar 242 Clingman Ave Ext, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Asheville Mall 3 S Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805, USA
- Westgate Regional Shopping Center Westgate Pkwy, Asheville, NC 28806, USA
- Overlook Village 80 S Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805, USA
- Asheville Market 4 S Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805, USA
- Miles Building 2 Wall St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
- Sunglass Hut 3 S Tunnel Rd Ste 215, Asheville, NC 28805, USA
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