The space offers beautiful views of the arcade and downtown Asheville, with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop, all of which can be seen in the restaurant proper, as well as on the fire pit-equipped 4,000-square-foot patio. This rooftop bar in the Cambria Hotel is meant to evoke the flavor of Cuba more than 2,000 feet above sea level, with a mural depicting a Havana bar called the Floridita, once a Hemingway haunt. It's sometimes windy up there, so bring a jacket on cooler days, though the fire pits add plenty of warmth. The view is gorgeous, and the cocktails seem perfect for warmer-weather rooftop sipping, including two takes on a classic gin and tonic and a zippy grapefruit-mezcal drink. The sleek and stylish ninth-floor rooftop bar at the AC Hotel features Mediterranean-inspired tapas, cocktails, wine and beer. Here's an updated list of Asheville's rooftop bars and elevated patios, all with a view of the city, the surrounding mountains or both.

That remains one of the best passive activities in the city, though many now visit to imbibe something more intoxicating than oxygen. They arrived eager to gulp in the fresh mountain air and gawk at the undulating soft peaks of the mountains. ASHEVILLE - Though tourists have flocked to Asheville for more than a century, the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the '30s drew even more onlookers.

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