Discover why Hendersonville was granted status as an American Viticultural Area (AVA) and is so well known for grape growing (and produce in general). Learn from both the NC Wine and Grape growers association and a local Hendersonville winemaker their take on wine making in WNC.

Discover Hendersonville's summer overnight camps. What makes this region so perfect for summer camps? How do the camps benefit the local economy? What is a camp experience like for a child in 2021? And what is the benefit of spending summer at a camp for a child or even young adult counselor? Learn all of this and more on this episode of the Hendersonville Travelogue!

Discover one of downtown Hendersonville’s most unexpected attractions, the Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO. In this episode, dive into (pun intended!) what makes this small aquarium so special, how the 130+ year-old building was retrofitted to house the heavy salt water tanks, and some of the funnier stories the staff and volunteers have experienced while working with the animals.

Uncover the tale of the real live bear of Main Street back. These days, Hendersonville is obsessed with bears, and has an annual public art display featuring bears, but to find an actual bear, you will need to visit a more remote area. However, back in the 1920s, an actual black bear cub grew up on Main Street! Hear his story!

Discover Hendersonville’s beer and brewery scene. This week, we are joined by brewer, instructor at one of the area's fermentation schools and beer enthusiast, Bryan McMahan, who walks us through the area's history of brewing, tells us what makes the area so unique and attractive for brewers, discusses where brewing in WNC may be headed, and how the brewing school fits into and supports that.

Discover Hendersonville's great outdoors! With tens of thousands of acres of public land in the county, there are many options for hiking, biking and exploring. This week's episode digs into the story behind some of those trails, how they are designed, constructed and maintained, and what makes some of them so special.

Discover the story of why Hendersonville and the Western North Carolina region are so rich in fine arts and crafts, and how the region became so popular for artists. This week's episode is told from the perspective of the Tryon Arts & Crafts School, which at 61 years old, is the youngest of the three schools in the region! 

Discover the history of Hendersonville, North Carolina’s St John Hotel, an opulent, 150-room, palatial establishment that served many of the visitors that streamed into Hendersonville from the passenger railroad until the building burned down in 1915. This was one of 5 downtown hotels at the time, and was a favorite of many people, including George Vanderbilt, who stayed here often while his Biltmore Estate was being constructed.

Discover the story of Hendersonville, North Carolina’s "Underground," a below Main Street shopping area turned teenage hangout space. We dig into what Hendersonville was like when the area was built in the 1920s, how Hendersonville changed over the decades, and hear a first-hand account of what made the Underground's Teenage Canteen so special during the 1950s.

Discover Western North Carolina’s Park at Flat Rock! This 66-acre park transformed from a stark, lightly used golf course into one of the region's most popular local parks in just a few short years. Learn the history of the park and why it is so well-loved.