Best Instagram Spots in Asheville

One of our favorite things to do when we travel is to find murals. It’s fun to walk around and discover them on foot but if we don’t end up having a ton of time we always jump on the internet to see if we can find some good ones. Asheville is home to a ton of great places to get a cool Instagram shot. In this post we share some of the best Instagram spots in Asheville to help you maximize your next visit and get some great photos.

Best Instagram Spots in West Asheville

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: Taco Billy — Grab a few tacos after you snap a photo – they’re delicious!

Artist: unknown
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 201 Haywood Road (On the side of Taco Billy)

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: West Asheville — This mural is across the street from Taco Billy.

Artist: @brushcan
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 202 Haywood Road

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: Beachams Curve Joan of Arc — Ian’s mural is near Pizza Mind in West Asheville.

Artist: @ianthepainter
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 259 Haywood Road

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: Flora and Fauna in West Asheville — The space in Flora is one of our favorite Instagram spots in West Asheville.

Flora
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 428 B Haywood Road

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: pink dog on Haywood Road — There are so many great Instagram spots in West Asheville. If you only have time for one neighborhood…

Artist: @braxtonart
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 585 Haywood Road (On the side of West Asheville Tire and Lube)

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: West Asheville neighborhood — If you want to take a photo in front of this mural, go early as it’s backed up to a parking lot.

Artist: @jatkinsonart
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 507 Haywood Road (on the side of Haywood Common)

Artist: @austenmikulka
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 783 Mildred Ave (On the side of Orbit DVD)

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: West Asheville mural of Dolly Parton by Gus Cutty — …and Dolly Parton.

Artist: @guscutty
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 783 Mildred Ave (On the side of Beauty Parade)
Update: It now includes another person on the wall but we’ll leave the ‘who’ for you to see for yourself.

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: West Asheville Fish Mural by Gus Cutty — Was sad to see the cat disappear from this wall but we dig this fish that showed up in it’s place.

Artist: @guscutty
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 785 Haywood Road (on the side of Waterways)

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: West Asheville fox mural by Gus Cutty

Artist: @guscutty
Neighborhood: West Asheville
Where to find it: 662 Haywood Road (On the side of the Haywood Country Club)

Best Instagram Spots in the River Arts District, Asheville

There are a ton of spots to take cool photos in Asheville but the River Arts District is definitely a place you should check out. There are a ton of murals in the area and it seems like there’s a new piece going up almost weekly.

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: the Foundation — Park your vehicle and explore the Foundation on foot to see a ton of other great murals.

Artist: @dustinspagnola, @megankellyart, @patchwhisky
Neighborhood: River Arts District
Where to find it: 5 Foundy (the Foundation, near 12 Bones BBQ in the RAD)

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: the Stay Weird silo — Easily one of the most popular Instagram spots in Asheville.

Artist: @ianthepainter and @ishmael.lords
Neighborhood: River Arts District
Where to find it: near 1 Roberts Street

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: River Arts District — Loving this new mural which you can see from across the river while drinking a beer at New Belgium.

Artist: @cylonboy and @ianthepainter
Neighborhood: River Arts District
Where to find it: 122 Riverside Drive (On the side of Asheville Cotton Mill Studios)

Best Instagram Spots in Downtown Asheville

There are fewer murals in Downtown Asheville compared to other parts of the city but you can still find some great places to take an Instagram photo. Oh and be sure to make a stop at the Asheville Art Museum!

a blue mural with purple flowers and some yellow pollen that seems to be glowing has, in all caps, the words "Beer for Everyone". The words are in dark orange and as they move left to right, become yellow and then blue. There are kegs in the foreground as well as a closed tan umbrella. In the background is a building with a wooden balcony. — One of our favorite breweries in town, Wicked Weed.

Artist: unknown
Neighborhood: Downtown Asheville
Where to find it: 91 Biltmore Avenue (Wicked Weed Brewing Pub, lower level)

Best Instagram Spots in Downtown Asheville — One of the only black and white murals in Asheville.

Artist: @brushcan
Neighborhood: Downtown Asheville
Where to find it: 175 Patton Avenue (On the side of the Salvation Army building)

popular murals in downtown Asheville — Not a thru street.

Artist: @befreeartistry
Neighborhood: Downtown Asheville
Where to find it: 5 W Walnut Street

Asheville Art Museum: great selfie spot in Asheville — As soon as this went up, we saw people taking selfies in front of it. It’s quickly becoming one of the more popular places in Asheville to take a photo.

Artist: @thehenryrichardson
Neighborhood: Downtown Asheville
Where to find it: 2 South Pack Square (In front of the Asheville Art Museum)

mural of a nun outside of the LaZoom Room — Another great mural by Gus Cutty on the LaZoom building.

Artist: @guscutty
Neighborhood: Downtown Asheville
Where to find it: 76 Biltmore Avenue

Artist: @irotism presented by @indigenouswallsproject
Neighborhood: Downtown Asheville
Where to find it: 50 Coxe Avenue

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville That Aren’t Murals

Rooftop view: Best Instagram Spots in Asheville — One of the best Asheville Instagram spots is best right before dusk.

It’s not a mural but one of the best Instagram spots in Asheville is a rooftop view
Neighborhood: Downtown Asheville
Where to find it: Capella on 9

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville: Blue Ridge Parkway — Can you even come to Asheville and not take a photo on the Blue Ridge Parkway?

If you’re visiting Asheville, you most likely want to snap a photo of the mountains. One of the best and most popular Instagram spots in Asheville is easily along The Blue Ridge Parkway. You literally can’t take a bad shot there. Best times to go are sunrise and sunset.
Where to find it: at any one of the many overlooks along the Parkway.

Best Instagram Spots in Asheville Recap

Instagram-worthy spots in Asheville? Yes, we have a ton! The murals change from time to time which we love but as of now, these are some of our favorites. Be sure to check back for updates to our post of the Best Instagram Spots in Asheville.

We did the best we could to match each artwork up with the specific artist(s) who created them. Need to make us aware a correction? Please send us an email. Thanks in advance.

Like this? Be sure to check out these related posts:

Best Things to Do in the Winter in Asheville
Best Asheville Instagram Accounts
Free and Fun Things to Do in Asheville

@e.mcgrady and @carolineperdue are freelance writers, photographers and web designers based in Asheville, North Carolina. Check out our portfolio of work.