Lesley Carhart 
Don’t tell my family, I don’t want to spoil the surprise - but I think for my birthday this year I want to save up as much as I can and take them (my adult, extended family) on a trip somewhere. I hope I can pick somewhere good and make it work. I think it would be a nice surprise. Maybe Sedona, Asheville, or New Orleans.
int penguin 
@hacks4pancakes +1 vote for Asheville. There's no shortage of great food, great drinks, or fun things to do and see in Asheville. 
I can personally vouch for these from previous trips there, but this is just a small fraction of a percentage of awesome places there:
Fun places to go:
- Biltmore Estate
- Pinball Museum
- Asheville Art Museum
Shopping:
- French Broad Chocolate Lounge
- The Spice & Tea Exchange
Breweries:
- Highland brewery tour
- Wicked Weed Funkatorium (if you like sour beer)
Downtown Restaurants:
- Chai Pani
- Jerusalem Garden Cafe
- Chestnut Restaurant
- Isa's French Bistro
- Zambra tapas