If you are looking for a vacation destination that encompasses beauty, charm, sophistication, and adventure all wrapped into one small-town atmosphere, then Asheville, North Carolina is the place for you. The city is known to have housed such literary greats as Thomas Wolfe, Carl Sandburg, and O. Henry, but is mostly known as the hometown of George W. Vanderbilt’s beautiful Biltmore Mansion. Even with all these well-known artists calling Asheville home, the area still holds its friendly charm.