| . freebies consist of parking and continental breakfast. this casual hotel in the smoky mountains is 5 minutes' walk from the museum of the cherokee indian and a mile from great smoky mountains national park and the southern end of the blue ridge parkway. featuring exterior entrances, the understated rooms come with complimentary wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges, in addition to tea and coffeemaking facilities
McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 3
Andrews Bald (45 min)
Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. Mingus Mill (8 min)
1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. Newfound Gap (30 min)
Alpine road featuring the Rockefeller Memorial, honoring the Great Smoky Mountains park financer. Museum of the Cherokee Indian (2 min)
Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Mountain Farm Museum (7 min)
Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. Waterrock Knob (33 min)
Highest peak in the Plott Balsams, with a visitor center, picnic tables, an overlook & hiking trail. Charlies Bunion (33 min)
Bare-rock protrusion named for a bygone climber's food wound, now popular for hiking & views. Oconaluftee Indian Village (13 min)
Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (7 min)
Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo (11 min)
Year-round Santa Claus-themed park with rides, a gift shop, a zoo & paddle boating in a lake. Mingo Falls (14 min)
120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Clingmans Dome (42 min)
Mountain with a seasonal road, paved trail & observation tower, plus an information center & store. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (20 min)
Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. | 
