Girl & Goblin Locals’ pick
Half oddities shop, half tattoo studio, with taxidermy all over. If you like your souvenirs a little dark, this is your West Asheville stop.
Two floors of used books stacked into a maze, and a champagne bar hiding inside the Grove Arcade. You'll lose an afternoon in there without noticing.
We keep this guidebook for our guests. It’s written and kept current by Asheville Good Times, our city guide next door — that’s where Battery Park Book Exchange lives in full.
Half oddities shop, half tattoo studio, with taxidermy all over. If you like your souvenirs a little dark, this is your West Asheville stop.
Watch glass get blown right in front of you, furnace roar and all. It's a working studio on the South Slope, and you can grab a beer and pull up a bench while they work.