The Biltmore Estate

Today the parents and I toured the Biltmore Estate. It's billed as the largest home in America, and with 250 rooms, I can believe it. A friend of mine, Erin, visited a couple years ago and really recommended seeing the estate. It was a little pricey, but we really enjoyed it.


Originally the estate encompassed 178,000 acres when it was built by the Vanderbilts in the 1890's. Now it's 8000 acres. The house tour includes 62 rooms. Plus you can visit the winery, River Bend Farm, wander through acres of gardens. It's so much more than you can see in a day, but since that' all we had, we made the most of it.