A purple bus, costumed performers, and real local history turned into a funny ride around town. Silly, sure, but it works. Put any first-timer on it and they'll come back grinning.
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 LaZoom Comedy Bus Tour lives in full.
A massive studio building in the River Arts District with dozens of working artists inside. Helene flooded it to the second floor, so it's closed for now with a phased reopening running through 2026. Once the doors open again, walk it.
Lazy float down the French Broad, exactly the afternoon it sounds like. For 2026 use the South Asheville put-in... the River Arts District launch is closed for the season while I-26 Connector bridge work and sewer construction cross the river.
Go at NIGHT, when the whole course lights up and turns into something else entirely. Ropes courses, ziplines, and rope bridges strung through the trees, 60-plus challenges across a bunch of difficulty levels.