McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 12
Mingo Falls (30 min) 120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (7 min) Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. Museum of the Cherokee Indian (17 min) Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (24 min) Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. Mountain Farm Museum (23 min) Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. Oconaluftee Indian Village (17 min) Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Clingmans Dome (58 min) Mountain with a seasonal road, paved trail & observation tower, plus an information center & store. Andrews Bald (1 hr 1) Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. Nantahala Outdoor Center (18 min) Rafting outfitter providing whitewater adventure trips of varying lengths & intensities. Mingus Mill (25 min) 1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. |