Biltmore Estate Audio Guide
Explore Biltmore Estate with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction located in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
What you will hear
The Library
Showcases Vanderbilt's intellectual passion and the room's baroque ceiling painting. Includes verified artwork.
The Chariot of Aurora
Look up to see this stunning Italian ceiling painting, which traveled from a Venetian palace to its permanent home in the Library.
The Library Ladder
This rolling walnut ladder was a practical tool for George Vanderbilt, allowing him to access the thousands of books in the upper galleries.
South Terrace and Architect's Legacy
The transition to the outdoors, offering views of Olmsted's landscape and portraits of the estate's creators.
The Loggia
These elegant stone arches serve as a frame for the Blue Ridge Mountains, capturing the panoramic vista that George Vanderbilt cherished above all others.
Formal Gardens and Conservatory
Explores Olmsted's managed landscape and the exotic botanical collection in the glass conservatory.
The Conservatory
This striking structure of glass and brick served as both a scientific laboratory for exotic botany and a constant source of fresh flowers for the mansion.
The Walled Garden
Leaving the stone walls behind, the Walled Garden offers a sensory shift into a world of vibrant color and seasonal blooms arranged in formal patterns.
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