Another couple weeks and the leaves should be in full color. They were just starting to change, but still a lot of green.

If you've never been, I recommend the audio tour and the rooftop tour. The "behind the scenes" tour was also interesting, but if you only had time for 2, I'd pick the audio and rooftop tours. We crammed all 3 in one day. If we make it back, we'll spend time doing the other activities like horseback riding, walk the trails or ride bikes on the trails. Also, we didn't have time to tour the winery. However, we did buy some wine. :)

REDRUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had it not been for the size of the staff working their back in the day, I'd say it was a bit overkill for a family of 3. I know my sons would love to skateboard through the house. I would probably strap on some roller blades, or roll on one of those Segway scooters for those days I'm feeling a little lazy. Seperate bedrooms for husband and wife, at times, sounds appealing. LOL

Very cool place. I'd go back again.

Nice pic. I wasn't willing got walk up the hill to take one. I have a couple from the parking lot below. Think I was there in March also. Not as green then.

Nice picture.

My wife and I took the standard tour as well as the "behind the scenes" and really enjoyed both of them.

This place just blew me away - didn't know what to expect but was just amazed by just how friggin much there is to see, adn just how rich these people had to be at teh time. Locals say you need to go at least 3 different times. Once just to take the house tour, once in the spring when the flowers are blooming and once at Christmas time when it is all decorated.

Fortunately we have frineds in the area and can get cheap/free tickets.

Highly recommended as a place to visit

they were just getting setup for Christmas. I took a pic of the tapestry room where they had 3 trees lit up. That was one of 2 pics I got before I was scolded and told I wasn't allowed to take pics inside the house.

the ceiling of the indoor garden

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/dwbnb/Biltmore%20October%202007/PA260602.jpg 

here's a pic of the same roof from the outside the house atop the roof

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/dwbnb/Biltmore%20October%202007/PA260611.jpg 

and the blurry tapestry room with trees

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/dwbnb/Biltmore%20October%202007/PA260601.jpg 

What part of England is that in? It looks really nice!

.....and don't say it's in NC : )

By the way, something that I found interesting about the house is that it is a steel structure. No wood was used to build it...unless you consider the doors and woodwork in general, but the structure of the house is steel and stone so this place isn't going to burn to the ground. If you take the rooftop tour you can walk into a section of attic and see the frame of the roof with all the steel and how each individual piece of slate for the roof is tied to the steel frame by a wire...yep, each piece of slate is individually connected.

Yeah, and you can stay in the Inn for as low as 370 dollars per day any weekend time except winter when the rate drops to an unbelievably low rate of $260 a night

For the last time....

STOP TAKING PICTURES OF MY HOUSE!!!

LOL, sorry, I had to. 🙂

-JT

I've taken that same shot before . . .

Drafter is Right . . .

That vantage point is a hellavu hike . . .

Very nice Dave. We were there 3 weeks ago today. First time for both of us and we want to go back in the Spring and also Christmas. Awesome place and the history surrounding it is fascinating.