Christopher, Jenny & David — Braves game, mountains, breweries, biscuits, a little property hunting.
Dates
Thu Jul 30 — Sun Aug 9 Atlanta, then Asheville
David
Lands ATL ~12:35p Jul 30 Flies home from AVL Aug 6
Night 1 · Atlanta
Staying by the ballpark Braves game that evening
Aug 1—9 · Asheville
Downtown, super walkable Breweries + biscuits at the door
Thursday · Jul 30
ATL · Braves vs. Nationals
All 3
~10:40a
Chris + Jenny land in Atlanta
11a—12:35p
Hang at the airport, wait for David to land
12:35p
David lands ATL
~1:30p
Leave airport, drive to The Battery (~25 min N)
~2:00p
Check in at the hotel by the ballpark, drop bags
5:00p
Pints at Terrapin Taproom (Athens GA brewery, walkable)
5:45p
Dinner: Garden & Gun Club (if waitlist clears)Backup: Antico Pizza Battery Park — no-reservation walk-in, fast Neapolitan pies
~7:00p
Walk to Truist Park
7:15p
First pitch · Braves vs. Nationals
~10:30p
Post-game: back to Terrapin or PH'EAST food hall (open till midnight)
Friday · Jul 31
Drive · ATL to Asheville
Transit
Breakfast
Pick one:French Toast ATL (Windy Hill Rd, 1 mi from hotel, opens 7a, 4.9 stars) — eat early, then 15 min N to Marietta Square for grave site visit The Marietta Local (Marietta Square, opens 9a) — breakfast + grave site visit in one stop
~9:30a
On the road: I-75 N → I-575 N (~3 hrs from Marietta)
~1:00p
Arrive AVL, check into Airbnb
Evening
Walk to Wicked Weed brewpub (91 Biltmore Ave) — pints + easy first-night dinner
Saturday · Aug 1
Downtown · South Slope crawl
All 3
Breakfast
Early Girl Eatery (8 Wall St) — Southern farm-to-table
Morning
Downtown wander: Pack Square, Grove Arcade, Malaprop's, French Broad Chocolate Lounge
Afternoon
South Slope brewery crawl (walkable):Burial Beer (40 Collier) → Green Man (27 Buxton, rooftop) → Wicked Weed Funkatorium (147 Coxe, sours)
Dinner
Chai Pani (32 Banks Ave) — James Beard Outstanding Restaurant winner, in the old Buxton Hall space
Sunday · Aug 2
Chimney Rock · Lake Lure
All 3
Morning
Coffee + pastry downtown
Day
Drive ~45 min SE: Chimney Rock State Park (monolith views, Hickory Nut Falls) → loop down to Lake Lure
Dinner
Cúrate (13 Biltmore Ave) — Katie Button Spanish tapas. Best meal of the week.
Reservation: Cúrate fills up — book ASAP. Closed Mondays, so Sunday timing is right.
Monday · Aug 3
Blue Ridge Parkway · Mt. Mitchell
All 3
Early
Grab-and-go coffee, get on the road
Day
North on the Parkway: Craggy Gardens overlooks → Mount Mitchell summit (highest peak east of the Mississippi). Pack a layer + snacks.
Property viewing day candidate. Lightest schedule of the week — easy to carve out a half day for showings. Note: Hole Doughnuts + The Admiral are closed Tuesdays.
Wednesday · Aug 5
West Asheville
All 3
8:00a
Hole Doughnuts (168 Haywood Rd) for fresh donuts → walk to Sunny Point Cafe (626 Haywood Rd) for the sit-down
Day
Haywood Rd — indie shops, records, vintage
Dinner
The Admiral (400 Haywood Rd) — dive exterior, top-tier food
Property viewing day candidate. Also: book The Admiral ahead.
Thursday · Aug 6
David's last day · split begins
Split
Breakfast
Biscuit Head (733 Haywood Rd) — cathead biscuits, jam bar
Morning
Easy downtown; last brewery stop together at Hi-Wire South Slope
1:30p
David to AVL airport for his afternoon flight
Afternoon
Chris + Jenny solo from here. Slow afternoon — coffee crawl (Trade & Lore, Vortex, French Broad Chocolate) or chill at Airbnb
Dinner
Cucina 24 (downtown Italian, walkable)
After Aug 6 · Chris + Jenny
Two and a half days, slower pace
Friday · Aug 7
Waterfalls · Brevard
C + J
Morning
Sleep in, slow start
Day
Drive ~45 min SW to DuPont State Forest: Triple Falls, High Falls, Hooker Falls (Hunger Games filming location)
Lunch
In Brevard — cute mountain town. Hit Oskar Blues Brewery taproom.
Bonus
Looking Glass Falls on the way back (roadside, no hike)
Dinner
Limones (downtown, Mexican-California from a Mexico City chef)
Property viewing day candidate. Fully yours — swap waterfalls to Saturday if you need a full day of showings.
Saturday · Aug 8
Last full day
C + J
Breakfast
Favorite from the week, or Tupelo Honey (Asheville-born, original downtown)
Day
Pick one:Highland Brewing east side (AVL's OG, food trucks) Black Mountain day (cute town 20 min east, Pisgah Brewing, Lake Tomahawk) Slow downtown day
Dinner
Bull and Beggar (RAD, beloved last dinner) — book ahead
Property viewing day candidate. Schedule absorbs showings easily.
Sunday · Aug 9
Drive back · flight home
Transit
7—8a
Up, grab-and-go coffee + pastry, pack out
9:00a
On the road, ~3.5 hrs to ATL
~12:30p
Arrive ATL, return rental, security
Afternoon
Fly home from Atlanta (mid-afternoon, back to Houston)