Schedule of Events
Wednesday, May 27th
Check-in Day, Double Tree Hotel
Biltmore
12pm - 5pm Attendees arrive at the
host hotel, The Double Tree Inn, Biltmore Village. Head to the
hospitality room to receive your meet packet and gift bag.
7:30pm Hotel Parking Lot - Meet
orientation
Thursday, May 28th
Biltmore Estate and Gardens
9am - 5pm: 300s will line up in the
hotel parking lot to leave for the nearby Biltmore Estate, where we
will tour the incredible historic Vanderbilt home, gardens, winery
and more.
12 - 1pm: Lunch at the Stable Cafe,
private dining area
Take the rest of the
afternoon to explore the estate, dinner on your own. Review meet
packet for suggested places to eat on the estate or in Asheville.
Friday, May 29th
North Carolina Arboretum, Blue
Ridge Parkway and St. Lawrence Basilica
9am - Chryslers will line up to take
a scenic drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway to the North Carolina
Arboretum. Originally the vision of Biltmore landscape architect,
Frederick Law Olmstead, the Arboretum houses lush, beautiful gardens,
an educational center, cafe and experimental conservation forest.
12pm - Lunch
1pm- Venture to downtown Asheville
to visit St. Lawrence Basilica. St. Lawrence Basilica, constructed in
1905 and designed by associate Biltmore architect Raphael Guastavino
is an incredible architectural of the city. This building houses one
of the largest freestanding structural domes in North America. We
will extend our knowledge of Biltmore further with a brief tour in
the Basilica.
After the tour, take time to
explore downtown Asheville, dinner on your own.
Saturday, May 30th
Local Car Show and Banquet
10am - 2pm: We will be hosting a car
show for our letter cars as well as any other old cars that care to
join. This will be in downtown Asheville in what is known as the
South Slope Neighborhood, which was originally Asheville's first
"Motor Mile." Many of the historic automobile dealer
buildings still line Coxe Avenue, which is now home to a business
district, craft breweries and great local restaurants.
6pm - 9pm:
In the evening, we will host our
meet banquet, to award our car show winners as well as various meet
award winners.
Sunday, May 31st
Antique Car Museum and Local
History Tour
10am - 12pm
For those that have a later flight
or are departing later in the day, we invite you to join us on a
guided tour of the Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum and Biltmore
Industries Homespun Museum Tour in Historic Grovewood Village.
Hotel Information
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Asheville - Biltmore
115 Hendersonville Road,
Asheville, NC 28803
phone (828) 274-1800
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