McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 13
Museum of the Cherokee Indian (18 min) Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Mountain Farm Museum (24 min) Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. Oconaluftee Indian Village (18 min) Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo (19 min) Year-round Santa Claus-themed park with rides, a gift shop, a zoo & paddle boating in a lake. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (25 min) Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. Mingus Mill (26 min) 1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. Mingo Falls (31 min) 120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Waterrock Knob (28 min) Highest peak in the Plott Balsams, with a visitor center, picnic tables, an overlook & hiking trail. Soco Falls (30 min) Two waterfalls merge in a picturesque setting with a primitive overlook, reachable by a short trail. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (19 min) Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. |