ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Biltmore Gardens Railway
New adventures in Biltmore's backyard: Visitors can now discover the ancient art of falconry on the estate's grounds, learning how to handle a trained hawk or falcon. Another new offering is the Outrider USA Adventure Tour that takes participants off-road through remote trails and roads of the estate on electric recumbent tricycles. Another idea for getting out in Biltmore's 8,000 acre backyard— guests staying at either of Biltmore's lodging properties are offered complimentary guided hikes and yoga classes.
Italian Gardens: Reflecting pools teem with exotic water lilies, elephant ears and papyrus, with koi and goldfish swimming just beneath.
23rd Annual Biltmore Summer Concert Series: Biltmore House, the sunset over the Blue Ridge Mountains, and a canopy of stars serve as the backdrop for enjoying music during the Biltmore Summer Concert Series. The 2019 concert line-up includes The Beach Boys, The B-52s, The Charlie Daniels Band and The Marshall Tucker Band, Chicago (sold out), The O'Jays and Kool & The Gang, and Amy Grant and Steven Curtis Chapman.
Mile-long sunflower patch along Winery Drive: In mid-to-late summer, tall sunflowers and wildflowers stretch amid meadows of native grasses on the road leading from Biltmore House and gardens to Antler Hill Village & Winery.