Carl Sandburg Home (circa 1838) 1928 Little River Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731, Located 3 Miles South of Hendersonville, 828-693-4178, A National Historic Site, this 264-acre working farm was the estate of Carl Sandburg, a nationally renowned American poet, historian author and lecturer. The house contains his collection of 10,000 books, papers, and notes and the estate features numerous hiking trails and a functional goat barn. Daily tours are available. more...

Historic Johnson Farm (circa 1880) 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, NC 28791, 828-891-6585, A great example of a late 19th and early 20th century farm, the entire structure of this farm was handmade from bricks that were fired on site from French Broad River. Outbuildings on the property include the elegant mud home, smokehouse, a granary, a blacksmith shop, a cottage, a barn, and a boarding house. more... 

Wolfe's Angel US 64 West, Oakdale Cemetery, 828-693-9708, There are constant references to an angel statue imported from Italy in author Thomas Wolfe's first novel was "Look Homeward, Angel" and this was among the statues that Wolfe's father sold from the porch of his tombstone shop in Asheville.

Arts Center, The 538 North Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792, Second Floor of the Skyland Hotel Building, 828-693-8504, A nonprofit art center that presents rotating exhibitions in its galleries plus provides two artist studios, an array of classes and workshops, and an art camp. more... 

Mineral & Lapidary Museum, The 400 North Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792, 828-698-1977, Housing exhibits from North Carolina and the Smithsonian, this museum displays an array of English minerals, Indian artifacts, replicas of the Cullinan Diamonds, fluorescent minerals, and Geodes, which are sold, cracked, and displayed. more... 

Western North Carolina Air Museum 1340 Gilbert Street, Hendersonville, NC 28793, 828-698-2482, The first air museum in North Carolina, this museum displays award-winning restored and replica antique and vintage aircraft, as well as flying and static antique aircraft and aviation memorabilia. more...