Asheville 2009 Official Visitor Guide - (Page 29) Haunted Ghost Tours of Asheville Haywood Park Hotel, 1 Battery Park Ave., 828.355.5855, hauntedghosttours.com. Step into the world of the unknown for a hairraising 90-minute tour into the spirit realm of this mountain town. Join us for a leisurely stroll and search along the shadowy streets. Daily at 9 p.m. oldest golf courses in Western North Carolina. The 18-hole golf course, designed by Hall of Fame golf architect Donald Ross, opened for play in 1927. Tee times required. what to do Crowne Plaza Resort Golf Course 1 Resort Dr., 828.253.5874, 800.733.3211, ashevillecp.com. Re-opening spring 2009 after extensive renovations. A challenging 9-hole championship golf course located only one mile from downtown Asheville. On-site restaurant, lounge, pro shop, driving range and large tennis complex. LaZoom Comedy Tour Departs from the French Broad Co-op at 90 Biltmore Ave., 828.225.6932, lazoomtours.com. Hop aboard the big purple biodiesel-fueled fun bus and learn the history of Asheville like you’ve never heard it before! Enjoy a 90-minute slapstick comedy tour exploring Asheville. Fun for the entire family. Get on the bus! Visit the Web site for schedule. All aboard! The white trolley line’s spectacular tour of Asheville. Asheville’s original live narrated historic trolley tour. Magnificent Historic Tour (1.5 hr.) covering major points of interest. Ticket Price includes Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic site and a free chocolate sample from the famous Chocolate Fetish. Unlimited hop-on and hop-off privileges at any one of our nine Trolley stops (reboard the next trolley to45961 resume your tour). 888.667.3600 www.ashevilletrolleytours.com Etowah Valley Country Club & Golf Resort 470 Brickyard Rd., Etowah, 828.891.7022, 800.451.8174, etowahvalley.com. Listed in Golf Digest’s 50 Greatest Golf Destinations in the World. Course has been rated four stars by readers of Golf Digest. Moving Sidewalk Tours Asheville Visitor Center, 36 Montford Ave., 828.776.8687, movingsidewalktours.com. Enjoy the glide of Asheville’s only downtown Segway™ tour. Starting at the Asheville Visitor Center, receive training followed by a twoto two-and-a-half- hour tour of downtown, including the Grove Arcade, Urban Trail and Montford Historic District. Tours daily. Closed Jan.-Feb. First Tee Mountain Golf Custom Golf Packages 866.650.6644, firstteemountaingolf.com. Affordable customizable golf vacations featuring 27 championship courses, tickets to area attractions and first-class accommodations. Play on courses surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. skiing & tubing Cataloochee Ski Area 1080 Ski Lodge Rd., Maggie Valley, 828.926.0285, 800.768.0285, cataloochee.com. Great skiing only 35 miles west of Asheville. 100 percent snowmaking, 14 lighted slopes, five lifts with three moving carpet lifts and six lanes of snowtubing fun. Shaped ski and snowboard rentals. PSIA school instruction. Open Nov.-mid-Mar., weather permitting. See Our Ad on this page. The Golf Course at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa 290 Macon Ave., 828.252.2711, 800.438.0050, groveparkinn.com. Designed by Donald Ross, The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa’s golf course was rated among the top 10 courses in North Carolina by Golfweek Magazine in 2008. Fullyequipped carts come with the UpLink GPS system; walking permitted. Great Skiing in the Great Smokies! Only 35 miles west of Asheville, 100% snowmaking, 14 lighted slopes, five lifts including three moving carpet lifts and six lanes of snowtubing fun! Over 4,000 sets of shaped ski and snowboard rentals. PSIA school instruction. November through mid-March, easy access via I-40. 1080 Ski Lodge Rd. Maggie Valley, NC 28751 828.926.0285 800.768.0285 www.cataloochee.com 47393 Mount Mitchell Golf Club 11484 NC 80 S., Burnsville, 828.675.5454, mountmitchellgolfresort.com. The course is mostly flat with bentgrass from tee to green. Received a fourand-a-half star rating from Golf Digest’s “Places to Play.” Ranked in top 10 public courses in the state by North Carolina magazine. ExploreAsheville.com golf Asheville Municipal Golf Course 226 Fairway Dr., 828.298.1867, ashevillenc.gov/parks. One of the 29 http://www.ashevilletrolleytours.com http://www.cataloochee.com http://www.cataloochee.com http://www.ExploreAsheville.com
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