Hendersonville is in western North Carolina. The population estimate for 2005 is 11,396 and it is 2,200 feet above sea level.
Hendersonville, NC is a small town just south of Asheville, NC. It's the perfect place to spend an afternoon or a lifetime. Hendersonville is a small community of about 12,000, with that friendly "Small Town, USA" feeling.
Downtown you'll find a thriving Main Street complete with fine restaurants, homemade ice cream shops, antique stores, and lots of artists and art galleries. Downtown Hendersonville is a fantastic place to spend a day shopping with its beautiful landscaping, wide sidewalks, comfortable benches, outdoor water fountains and plenty of parking, not to mention all of the wonderful and unique shops.
- Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, +1 828 693-0731. Flat Rock. Home to the Vagabond Players (1937) since 1953. Designated "State Theatre of North Carolina," its season runs from April through December.
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. Flat Rock
- Apple Festival, Labor Day weekend
- Historic Downtown. Full of quaint shops, historic buildings, and art galleries.
- Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County, 400 N. Main Street, +1 828 698-1977. Monday-Friday 1PM-5PM, Saturday 10AM-5PM. A geology and paleontology museum, including the opportunity to crack open and take home a geode. Free admission.
Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, +1 828 693-0731. Flat Rock. Home to the Vagabond Players (1937) since 1953. Designated "State Theatre of North Carolina," its season runs from April through December.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. Flat Rock
Apple Festival, Labor Day weekend
Historic Downtown. Full of quaint shops, historic buildings, and art galleries.
Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County, 400 N. Main Street, +1 828 698-1977. Monday-Friday 1PM-5PM, Saturday 10AM-5PM. A geology and paleontology museum, including the opportunity to crack open and take home a geode. Free admission.
- Play golf.
- Art and Craft Community
- Main Street shopping district.
- 2 Guys Pizza and Ribs, 746 6th Ave. We., +1 828-693-6755. This establishment makes all of its sauces and crust from scratch. Offers a family atmosphere and friendly staff.
- West First Wood-Fired, 101b 1st Avenue West, +1 828 693-1080.
2 Guys Pizza and Ribs, 746 6th Ave. We., +1 828-693-6755. This establishment makes all of its sauces and crust from scratch. Offers a family atmosphere and friendly staff.
West First Wood-Fired, 101b 1st Avenue West, +1 828 693-1080.
- Hannah Flanagan's Irish Pub, +1 828 696-1665.
- The Black Rose.
Hannah Flanagan's Irish Pub, +1 828 696-1665.
The Black Rose.
Free outdoor wifi is provided downtown.
- Blue Ridge Parkway, nearest access is Asheville
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, nearest gateway is Cherokee.
- Pisgah National Forest
- Chimney Rock State Park 18 miles from downtown Hendersonville on Hwy. 64 East.
- DuPont Forest, 1300 Staton Rd, Cedar Mountain, NC, +1 828 877-6527. Full of trails, rivers, and waterfalls, and open to the public for hiking, fishing (with a license), and mountain biking.
[[Blue Ridge Parkway]], nearest access is Asheville
[[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]], nearest gateway is [[Cherokee]].
Pisgah National Forest
Chimney Rock State Park 18 miles from downtown Hendersonville on Hwy. 64 East.
DuPont Forest, 1300 Staton Rd, Cedar Mountain, NC, +1 828 877-6527. Full of trails, rivers, and waterfalls, and open to the public for hiking, fishing (with a license), and mountain biking.