The North Carolina Arboretum, North Carolina, United States

4.5 (2.762 reviews) Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #5 in North Carolina National Parks • Gardens

Wonderful day

Nestled in the Southern Appalachian Mountains just south of Asheville, The North Carolina Arboretum offers acres of cultivated gardens and groomed trails featuring some of the most beautiful, botanically-diverse plants in the region.

Address

100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806-9315

Mobile

+1 828-665-2492

Website

http://www.ncarboretum.org

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Saturday, May 04, 2024, 23:36

User Ratings

4.5 based on (2.762 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5RitzBitz7 5:00 PM Aug 1, 2022
    Beautiful Gardens
    I visited the Arboretum with my parents and daughter. It is beautiful, even in July! I highly recommend visiting if you're in the Asheville area. However, you should visit the Arboretum before visiting the Biltmore's incredible gardens and conservatory!! It's really nice that you just pay to park and everyone in your car can tour the gardens. They have the best bonsai exhibit I have ever seen. Incredible! There is a beautiful quilted garden and a really fun outdoor miniature train city with bonsai trees as well. If you want to see the trains running on the track, check ahead to see what days they'll be running. Plenty of shaded and sunny areas with wonderful views of the surrounding hills and mountains.
  • 5Meg L 5:00 PM Oct 24, 2021
    Lots to explore
    So much fun. The plants were beautiful. We loved the bonsai exhibit, the artwork, letting our son explore and run around, and the bistro had great food and warm beverages to help us extend our stay. The pricing was great, and we all loved it so much that we planned to go back a second time. I would recommend going on weekends to get to see the train exhibit, since apparently it wasn't running during the week.

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