McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 9
Waterrock Knob (31 min)
Highest peak in the Plott Balsams, with a visitor center, picnic tables, an overlook & hiking trail. Oconaluftee Indian Village (8 min)
Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Andrews Bald (52 min)
Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. Mountain Farm Museum (13 min)
Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. Mingo Falls (21 min)
120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (14 min)
Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo (9 min)
Year-round Santa Claus-themed park with rides, a gift shop, a zoo & paddle boating in a lake. Museum of the Cherokee Indian (8 min)
Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Soco Falls (19 min)
Two waterfalls merge in a picturesque setting with a primitive overlook, reachable by a short trail. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (14 min)
Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. Mingus Mill (15 min)
1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. | 
