Scenic Drive: Roan Highlands | Drive The Nation
A visit to the beautiful Roan Highlands of North Carolina and Tennessee takes the visitor to some of the most lovely mountain settings east of the Mississippi River, including the longest stretch of grassy bald in the Appalachian Mountains.
Asheville to Boone
Your visit can be accomplished by setting out either from Asheville, North Carolina, and heading north, or from Boone, North Carolina, and heading south. We are suggesting the route from Asheville to Boone, but you could just as easily travel in the opposite direction.
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Asheville is famous for Biltmore Estate, the largest private home in American, built by George W. Vanderbilt. It’s worthy of an entire day’s visit between the architect Richard Morris Hunt designed mansion and the Fredrick Law Olmstead gardens.
Asheville is also home to more Art Deco era buildings than any other southern city except Miami, so a tour of downtown is a