If you want to connect to nature without driving too far out of town, take a stroll through the Botanical Gardens at Asheville. Located less than 2 miles north of downtown and neighboring the ...

60-year-old Asheville Botanical Garden and woods around Chestnut Ridge. (She also announced a new environmental science major. You can’t make this stuff up.) Start the day smarter. Get all the ...

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City lands at No. 50 on the list. It’s a 52-acre urban garden in the heart of the city with areas like the Cranford Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, and Woodland ...

“Into the Woods” is presented by Asheville Community Theatre through May 4. For tickets, visit ashevilletheatre.org.