McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 14
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (3 min) Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. Mingus Mill (27 min) 1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. Oconaluftee Indian Village (20 min) Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Museum of the Cherokee Indian (20 min) Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Nantahala Outdoor Center (19 min) Rafting outfitter providing whitewater adventure trips of varying lengths & intensities. Clingmans Dome (1 hr) Mountain with a seasonal road, paved trail & observation tower, plus an information center & store. Andrews Bald (1 hr 3) Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (26 min) Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. Mingo Falls (32 min) 120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Mountain Farm Museum (25 min) Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. |