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.
Resident potters work the wheel right there, and the pieces are functional... the kind of mug you'll actually reach for every morning. The nationally recognized clay center reopened bigger after Helene took its River Arts home.
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 The Village Potters Clay Center 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.