McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 26
Museum of the Cherokee Indian (25 min) Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Nantahala Outdoor Center (34 min) Rafting outfitter providing whitewater adventure trips of varying lengths & intensities. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (31 min) Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. Oconaluftee Indian Village (25 min) Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Mingus Mill (33 min) 1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. Andrews Bald (1 hr 9) Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo (26 min) Year-round Santa Claus-themed park with rides, a gift shop, a zoo & paddle boating in a lake. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (22 min) Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. Mingo Falls (38 min) 120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Mountain Farm Museum (31 min) Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. |