Asheville History

Located right off of Highway 441 in Sylva, North Carolina, the American Museum of the House Cat is in the running for the quirkiest roadside attraction in all the Southeast.

Born enslaved, James Vester Miller became one of Asheville’s most influential builders, leaving a legacy in brick that still stands today.

Judaculla Rock near Cullowhee, N.C., is one of the Southeast’s most mysterious petroglyph sites. Covered in ancient Cherokee carvings, the rock still holds secrets no one has fully explained.

This Memorial Day weekend, we remember First Lt. Lawrence Loughran—the first Asheville soldier killed in WWI and buried at Riverside Cemetery.

How the 13-floor Jackson Building wound up in Western North Carolina urban legends and on ghost tours.