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People who haven’t been there in a while don’t realize that Biltmore is now an overnight destination as well as a place to spend the day. The 210-room Inn on Biltmore Estate, a hotel created so visitors don’t have to leave the grounds when the day’s activities are done, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Antler Hill Village opened last year, offering plenty more activities to choose from. The village is a short stroll from the inn and acts as an informal town square and village green for Biltmore. It contains a winery offering tours and a complimentary tasting room, shops, restaurants, a pub, live music and an outdoor adventure center. The adventure center has a wide array of options for outdoor fun on the estate grounds, from a Land Rover off-road driving experience to float trips and kayaking on the French Broad River, horseback riding, Segway tours, bike excursions, a fly-fishing school and sporting clays.

A Tiffany glass art exhibit will be on display at the Biltmore Legacy building next to the winery through Oct. 23. “Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects of Art” includes stained-glass works from decorative arts master Louis Comfort Tiffany in a high-caliber exhibition worthy of an art museum. Antler Hill Farm, adjacent to the village, focuses on the agricultural legacy of Biltmore with exhibits and live demonstrations that depict what 19th-century farm life was like. Kids will be thrilled by an close-up experience with the many barnyard animals on the farm. Biltmore also is hosting its 15th annual outdoor concert series this summer and fall, featuring shows from such classic acts as Smokey Robinson, Alison Krauss & Union Station and The Beach Boys.

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