The Biltmore Estate in Asheville North Carolina
I have wanted to see The Biltmore Estate for as long as I can remember. We even debated about tacking a day onto our Smoky Mountain trip and taking a side trip (about 5 hours) to head there. I was all for it but the rest of my family thought that was a bit much. So when I heard our blogging weekend was going to be in Asheville I was hopeful that I might finally make it there... and I did! Some fast facts about the Biltmore; it encompasses 8,000 of the original 125,000 acres the gardens take up 75 of those acres and there are 22 miles of trail to explore the house is 175,000 square feet of living space with 250 rooms those 250 rooms include 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms (with indoor plumbing- not usual at the time of construction), & 65 fireplaces it was built with 288 electric light fixtures, 2 electric elevators there is a gym, a swimming pool, a bowling alley and more it is the largest privately owned home in the United States Construction of the house took 6 years ...