Main Street Walking Tour - The tour starts at the Visitors Information Center, 201 South Main Street. Park your car in the Visitors Information Center parking lot, on foot head north to Historic Downtown Hendersonville.

Main Street - Downtown Hendersonville was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in March of 1988. The serpentine street features planter boxes brimming with seasonal flowers and trees. Thriving businesses such as specialty shops, antique stores and restaurants offer something for everyone of all ages.

Walk one block to the Historic Henderson County Courthouse, located between First & Second Avenues.

Historic Henderson County Courthouse - The rededicated Courthouse is now open, since closing when new Henderson County Courthouse opened in 1995. The Courthouse was built in 1904 to replace to first courthouse, which was built on the same site in 1842. The Historic Courthouse currently houses Henderson County government offices.

The Henderson County Heritage Museum is housed in the recently renovated Historic Henderson County Courthouse. The Museum offers public display galleries, displays, artifacts, collections, archives, libraries, demonstrations, performances and other similar exhibitions relating to the history, culture, heritage and story of the founding settlement and development of Henderson County.

The Henderson County Heritage Museum hours are Wednesday - Saturday from 10:00AM - 5:00 PM and Sunday 1:00PM - 5:00PM. For more information call 828-694-1619 or visit www.hendersoncountymuseum.org                  

Continue north two blocks to the Mineral & Lapidary Museum of Henderson County, located on the east corner of Fourth Avenue.

The Mineral & Lapidary Museum of Henderson County - The Mineral & Lapidary Museum of Henderson County was established in 1997, housing exhibits from North Carolina, the Smithsonian,

English minerals, Indian artifacts, a specialty of a single mineral, fossils, fluorescent minerals and gems. The museum is open Monday-Friday 1pm-5pm and Saturday 10am-5pm. Admission is free. The museum is located at 400 North Main Street, on the lower level of the Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society building.

Proceed north to the next block to the Arts Center, located on the second floor of the Skyland Hotel building on the corner of Main Street and Sixth Avenue.

Arts Council of Henderson County - Arts Council of Henderson County is a non-profit organization providing rotating exhibitions in the galleries, workshops, art camp and classes with two artist studios. The Arts Center's notable past exhibits include Ansel Adams photographs, Salvador Dali lithographs, Bob Timberlake original paintings and Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post covers. The Center is open Tuesday-Friday 1pm-5pm, Saturday 1pm-4pm.

En route back to the Visitors Information Center (south), at Second Avenue turn right and go one block to Church Street; the Henderson County Farmers Curb Market is located on the opposite corner

Henderson County Farmers Curb Market - The Henderson County Curb Market is a unique farmers market requiring sellers to be residents of Henderson County. All items sold at the market must be either hand-made or locally grown. Vendors offering a variety of goods such as: crafts, baked goods, jellies, plants, flowers, toys, and produce. The Curb Market's hours are 8:00AM-2:00PM Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from May- December, and Tuesday & Saturday January-April.

Travel back to Main Street and turn right (south) two blocks to the Visitors Information Center.