Welcome to Pack Place
Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center is an independent non-profit organization that opened its doors on July 4, 1992. Our facility is home to the Asheville Art Museum, Colburn Earth Science Museum, Diana Wortham Theatre and YMI Cultural Center. We provide for the "unglamorous essentials" - from maintenance and custodial to ticketing services and toilet paper - so that the organizations housed here may continue to thrive and provide the valuable programming essential to our community. Come and Experience Pack Place!
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Hours of Operation
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Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. • Sunday: - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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**NOW OPEN MONDAYS**
for the Health Adventure & Diana Wortham Theatre
Tickets to community events & attractions will also be available through the Pack Place Ticket Office, including discounted, 2-day passes to the Biltmore Estate; tickets for NC Stage performances, Asheville Historic Trolley Tours, Gray Line Trolley Tours, LaZoom Bus Tours, Chimney Rock Park and the Smith McDowell House; and, for the sale of A.I.R. Dining Certificates, Cemetery Tour CD's, WNC Insider Memberships and Go! Blue Ridge Discount Cards.
Call 828.257.4500 for more information.
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Please note: On inclement weather days, Pack Place does not open until Noon.
Call the Pack Place Ticket Office at (828) 257-4500 for details.
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Museum Ticket Prices
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Adult
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Student & Senior |
Child
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| Ashville Art Museum |
$8.00 |
$7.00 |
$7.00 (ages 4-12) |
| Colburn Earth Science Museum |
$6.00 |
$5.00 |
$5.00 (ages 4-12) |
| The Health Adventure |
$8.50 |
$7.50 |
$6.00 (ages 2-11) |
| YMI Cultural Center |
$5.00 |
$3.00 |
$3.00 (ages 4-12) |
Visit multiple museums at time of ticket purchase and save!
Save $1 to TWO museums, $2.25 to THREE museums, and $4 to FOUR museums!
Child: Health Adventure, ages 2-11, all others ages 4-12
Senior Citizen: Health Adventure, ages 60+, all others ages 65+
last updated November, 2009
Theatre tickets available at the Ticket Office and py phone (per order processing fee applies) during regular operating hours. Tickets available to select performances online (transaction and per order processing fees apply). For current performances and pricing, click HERE.
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We're Easy to Find!
Pack Place is located in the Pack Square Park Cultural District, on historic Pack Square in the center of downtown Asheville, North Carolina.
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From Interstate 240
take Exit 5A/Merrimon Avenue and follow the signs for Highway 25 South for three blocks to Pack Square.
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From Interstate 40
take Exit 50 (Highway 25/South Asheville) and continue on Highway 25 North through Biltmore Village for three miles.
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Click here for maps of the Asheville area (including downtown)
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TIPS FOR PARKING IN DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE
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PARKING GARAGE
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The easiest solution to parking is using on of the three city parking decks. On Monday-Friday, your first hour is free then 50 cents per hour with a $4.00 maximum. After 7pm and all day Saturday and Sunday, parking is $1 flat fee per exit (be sure to have quarters or a dollar bill - there are not attendants to give change after 7pm and on weekends). For big special events downtown, flat fee increases to $5.
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Civic Center Parking Deck is entered from Haywood or Rankin
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Rankin Avenue Parking Deck is entered from Walnut
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Wall Street Parking Deck is entered from Otis Street near Patton Avenue There are a couple of privately owned parking garages downtown that are usually more expensive, but very convenient.
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ON STREET PARKING
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For on-street parking, meters usually run 75 cents an hour (don't forget your coins).
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Pay meters on Monday-Saturday, 8 am-6 pm.
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On-street parking is free after 6 pm, Sundays, and holidays (New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, two days at Thanksgiving, and three days at Christmas)
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A city lot with meters is located on Biltmore Avenue.
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Citations for overtime parking are $10. Special thanks to the City of Asheville for providing this information!
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