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
~1:15p
Leave airport, head up I-85 toward SweetWater
~2:00p
SweetWater Brewing (195 Ottley Dr) - Atlanta's iconic OG; 420 Extra Pale Ale, optional 30-min tour, food trucks on site
~4:00p
Cut west to The Battery (~25 min), check in + drop bags
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: PH'EAST food hall at The Battery (open till midnight)
Other ATL options · if there's time
New Realm Brewing (BeltLine) - the Blackberry Smoke collab lager + full restaurant; small east-side detour
StillFire Brewing (Smyrna, ~2 mi) - rooftop SkyDeck, closest to the hotel; easy pre- or post-game
Scofflaw, or Lee + White (Monday Night Garage + Wild Heaven, West End) - breweries on the way up
World of Coca-Cola (downtown, ~2 hr) - right on the Connector; pairs with the Georgia Aquarium / Centennial Park next door
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 - scenic route up US-441 through the North Georgia mountains (vs. the direct I-575 shot; adds ~1-2 hrs, worth it)
Pit stop
Jaemor Farms (Alto, Hwy 365)Fried peach pies + peach swirl ice cream, peak Georgia peach season. The one to plan around.
Pit stop
Tallulah Gorge overlooks - 1,000-ft gorge + suspension bridgeCoffee or a sandwich at Tallulah 1882 in Tallulah Falls
~3:00p
Arrive AVL, check in + drop bags
Then
Straight to Wicked Weed brewpub (91 Biltmore Ave, 1 min walk) - settle in, nibble and/or eat, close out the night here
Pit stops are optional + flexible. The scenic US-441 line (Jaemor → Tallulah) adds a couple hours over the direct I-575 run - no set dinner Friday (Wicked Weed closes out the night), so arrival time is loose.
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
Cúrate (13 Biltmore Ave) - Katie Button Spanish tapas. Best meal of the week, and a perfect Chris + Jenny solo dinner.Alternate if Cúrate falls through: Limones (13 Eagle St) - 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)
Chestnut — Asheville(duck breast)Sun Aug 2 · dinner
The Admiral — West AshevilleWed Aug 5 · dinner
Bull and Beggar — RAD AshevilleSat Aug 8 · dinner
Keeping the routine - morning walks
Both start from the Airbnb door (right by Wicked Weed on Biltmore Ave) and land in the 30-45 min range. Downtown is genuinely hilly, so even the flatter route earns the coffee after.
1 · Urban Trail loop~2 mi · ~40 min
Walk north on Biltmore Ave ~3 min to Pack Square Park, then follow the self-guided Asheville Urban Trail - a 1.7 mi loop past ~30 public-art stations, out toward Eagle Street, and back to the square down Biltmore to your door. Scenic, leaves from the doorstep, lands almost exactly in range.
For laps or intervals: Memorial Stadium (30 Buchanan Ave) has a 6-lane synthetic track open for public rec use - a ~15 min walk SE past Mission Hospital (those hills are your warm-up). Four laps = 1 mile. Walk over, run your laps, walk back fills 30-45 min easily.
Track access can close for events or team practice - worth a quick check it is open the morning of, with the Urban Trail as backup.
Your home base - the South Slope + downtown cluster below - is walkable from the Airbnb any night. Each day also lists what's nearby and visitable. ⭐ = a recent gold / medal beer.
Home base
South Slope + downtown
Walk · at your door
Wicked Weed Brewpub91 Biltmore AveFlagship Pernicious IPA; full restaurant + beer garden. Literally next door.⭐ Serenity GABF Gold '13 · Lime Drop World Beer Cup Silver '26
Burial Beer40 Collier AveFarmhouse ales + hoppy IPAs (Surf Wax), cult Skillet Donut Stout.⭐ Named #1 Small Brewery in the World, 2021
Green Man27 Buxton Ave · rooftopOne of NC's oldest; English ESB, IPA, porter.⭐ Green Man Porter, GABF Gold '21
DSSOLVR63 N Lexington AveWildly creative art labels; hazy IPAs, sours, pastry stouts (downtown core).
Thu · Jul 30
Atlanta · The Battery
Drive day
SweetWater Brewing195 Ottley Dr NE · pre-game pickAtlanta's iconic OG (since '97); 420 Extra Pale Ale, big taproom, 30- or 90-min tours, food trucks. ~20 min off the airport→Battery route.
StillFire BrewingSmyrna · ~2 mi from TruistClosest to the hotel; rooftop SkyDeck, 78 taps. Great pre- or post-game.⭐ Hoochie Momma Milk Stout, World Beer Cup Silver '25
New Realm Brewing550 Somerset Ter NE · BeltLineFull restaurant + rooftop; home of the Blackberry Smoke collab lager (band tie-in, may be seasonal).
Scofflaw · Lee + White clusteron the way upScofflaw (NW, last before the Battery) for big IPAs; or Lee + White (West End) for Monday Night Garage + Wild Heaven, two walkable taprooms.
Not beer, but on the way: World of Coca-Cola downtown (~2 hr, open till 9p) sits right on the Connector if you'd rather swap a brewery for it.
Fri · Jul 31
Arrive Asheville
Walk · at your door
You're closing the night at Wicked Weed (your door). The whole Home base cluster above is walkable for one more.
Sat · Aug 1
South Slope crawl
Walk
The big one - the full Home base cluster above. Suggested route: Burial → Green Man → Urban Orchard (cider) → Funkatorium (sours), with Hi-Wire / Twin Leaf / Catawba / DSSOLVR to extend.
Sun · Aug 2
Chimney Rock · Lake Lure
Drive day
No brewery in Chimney Rock / Lake Lure (still recovering from Helene). Back downtown for Chestnut - the Home base cluster is right there for a nightcap.
Mon · Aug 3
Parkway · Mt. Mitchell
Drive day
Nothing on the Parkway itself. Dinner's at Burial, so you're back in the Home base cluster - South Slope at your door.
Tue · Aug 4
River Arts District + Sierra Nevada
Stroll + short drive
New Belgium21 Craven StFat Tire + Voodoo Ranger; huge riverside campus + patio.⭐ La Folie GABF Gold '19 · 1554 Black Lager GABF Gold '21
Wedge - Studios37 Paynes WayThe RAD's original brewery; Iron Rail IPA, big gravel beer garden.⭐ Asheville Lager, GABF Gold '17
Wedge at Foundation5 Foundy StWedge's riverside second taproom; same lineup.
RAD Brewing13 Mystery St20 taps, broad rotating house lineup.
Hi-Wire RAD Beer Garden284 Lyman StHi-Wire HQ; container beer garden + games (pickleball, sims).
Sierra NevadaMills River · ~20 min SPale Ale + Torpedo; massive estate brewery, farm-to-table restaurant, free tours.⭐ 33+ GABF medals · Pale Ale WBC Gold '25
Bold Rock CideryMills River · by Sierra NevadaHard cider, mountain views; short drive from SN.
Wed · Aug 5
West Asheville · Haywood Rd
Walk cluster + hop
Archetype265 Haywood RdClean Belgian + American ales (witbier, saison, dark strong).NC Belgian Brewery of the Year '21
One World West520 Haywood RdApproachable house ales; lively, music-forward.
Oyster House625 Haywood RdMoonstone Stout, brewed with whole oysters; full restaurant.
All Sevens777 Haywood Rd5-bbl brewery at the iconic Westville Pub; full pub grub.
Diatribe1042 Haywood Rd · driveLagers through sours; opened '23 and quickly decorated.⭐ Irish Extra Stout, World Beer Cup GOLD '26
Thu · Aug 6
David's last day · downtown
Walk · at your door
Last stop together is Hi-Wire South Slope - it's all in the Home base cluster above, walkable from the Airbnb.
Fri · Aug 7
Brevard
Walk downtown + drive
Oskar Blues342 Mountain Industrial Dr · short driveThe can-craft pioneer; Dale's Pale Ale, CHUBwagon food truck.⭐ Dale's Pale Ale, GABF Gold '25
Brevard Brewing63 E Main St · downtownBrevard's oldest; lager + pilsner specialist (Bohemian Pilsner).
Ecusta Brewing451 Ecusta Rd · short driveOutdoorsy, mountain views; known for its ESB. Tacos on site.
Griffon & Sphynx212 King St · walkableFrom a founding Cigar City brewer; broad rotating lineup.
Noblebräu185 King St · walkableSmall 5-bbl craft in the Lumberyard Arts District.
Dinner's back in AVL at Cúrate - Home base cluster for a nightcap.
Sat · Aug 8
Highland · Black Mountain
Drive · walk in Black Mtn
Highland Brewing12 Old Charlotte Hwy · East AVLGaelic Ale; Asheville's original (1994), rooftop bar + event lawn.⭐ Daycation Kölsch, World Beer Cup Gold '25
Pisgah Brewing2948 US-70 · Black MtnCertified organic; Pisgah Pale Ale, big live-music venue. (Closed Mon.)
Black Mountain Brewing131 Broadway · Black MtnClean lagers + sessionable ales in historic downtown.
Lookout Brewing103 S Ridgeway · Black MtnSmall-batch neighborhood taproom, relaxed mountain vibe.