Biltmore Estate, The Jewel of Asheville, NC

By Susan Breslow Sardone, About.com Guide

The massive Banquet Hall is one of the most impressive spaces in the opulent 250-room Biltmore Mansion. It is 72 feet long, 42 feet wide, and its walls stretch up 70 feet tall. Wall decorations in the Banquet Hall at Biltmore Mansion include priceless Flemish tapestries from the 16th century.

The room also features a triple fireplace and an organ loft. The oak dining table can expand to accommodate 64 guests, although no one has lived or dined in Biltmore Mansion since the 1950s.