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Published: February 12th 2012
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The Biltmore I spent today in Asheville , North Carolina, visiting the Biltmore. It’s a Gilded Age masterpiece that happens to be the largest house ever built in the US. Visiting here creates a painful dilemma. Biltmore is an entirely private attraction, so it charges very high admission fees to pay the cost of keeping the place running. The fees are so high that the only way to justify ... Read Full Entry



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Shrub gardenShrub garden
Shrub garden

Every view is perfect
English gardenEnglish garden
English garden

Even the flower pots are scenic
English gardenEnglish garden
English garden

Garden center section
Biltmore exit roadBiltmore exit road
Biltmore exit road

A typical view of the Biltmore exit road. Every part of this landscape was deliberately designed.
Stairs from the bass pondStairs from the bass pond
Stairs from the bass pond

Even the stairs are a design masterpiece



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