From oUr beLoved rockY percheS ThAT AcT Like TheATer bALconieS overLookinG wondroUS peAkS, To cLASSic hoTeLS And hAUnTS, nUmeroUS LAndmArkS hAve LonG cALLed US To Their GLorY. Some pLAceS chAnGe, Some STAY The SAme. And Some? weLL, TheY TAke on new chArAcTer wiTh eAch GenerATion. enJoY oUr JoUrneY - From Then ... To now. BILTMORE ESTATE, ASHEVILLE, N.C. Construction of the Biltmore Estate was under way by 1889 but still not complete when it opened in 1895 as the home of the wealthy George Vanderbilt. For decades since, the massive mansion has remained an attraction in the mountains of Asheville, N.C., with its fountain-centered courtyard providing a focal point for photographers. (Vintage photo courtesy of The Biltmore; contemporary photo by Joe Tennis.) JULY/AUGUST 2013 | 73