Museums in Asheville & the Mountains

Asheville Museum of Science

Asheville

Sunday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Monday–Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Asheville Pinball Museum

Asheville

Monday 1–6 p.m., Wednesday–Friday 2–9 p.m., Saturday noon–9 p.m., Sunday 1–6 p.m. (Closed Tuesdays)

Craggy Mountain Line

Asheville

Thursday & Saturday at 4 p.m.

Hands On! Children's Museum

Hendersonville

Tuesday - Saturday 9am - 5pm

Historic Johnson Farm

Hendersonville

Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:00 pm

Museum of Haywood County History at the Shook-Smathers House

Clyde

Fridays and Saturdays from 11:00 to 3:00

Museum of the Cherokee People

Cherokee

Open daily from 9am–5pm

Shelton House - History, Heritage, and Craft - Home of The Museum of NC Craft and History

Waynesville

Thursday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (May 1st–October 31st)

The North Carolina Arboretum

Asheville

8 AM – 9 PM (Apr–Oct); 8 AM – 7 PM (Nov–Mar)

Waldensian Heritage Museum

Valdese

Appalachian Women's Museum

Dillsboro

April to October — Saturdays from 10 – 2 pm

Blowing Rock 1888 Museum

Blowing Rock

Daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., weekends during winter

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

Blowing Rock

Tuesday-Saturday, 11am–5pm; Thursdays, 11am–7pm; Sundays 11am–4pm (May–October); Closed Mondays

Henderson County Heritage Museum

Hendersonville

10:00 am – 05:00 pm

Morganton Railroad Depot Museum

Morganton