In the late 1800s, George Vanderbilt had no idea what to do with the gazillions of dollars that his family had accrued in the shipping and railroad businesses. So, he decided to build a small chateau on a hill outside Asheville. I say "small" as I compare it to the size of the moon. The house has 175,000 square feet of livable floor space under its roof and is the largest privately held house in the United States. (To put the size in perspective, 175,000 square f...

Tue Jun 16, 2015STATS Departure: 10:35 AM, Fancy Gap, VAArrival: 3:00 PM, Asheville, NCMiles: 176.8 miles Travel Time: 4 hrs. 30 min. Barbara's feeling much better, now, so we packed up camp and headed toward Asheville. The drive was uneventful, which was a welcome change. We got to the Asheville West KOA early enough that we decided to go into Asheville, have dinner, and look around the town. We had dinner at Cucina 24, an Italian restaurant. Nice place. The...