Area Attractions

Establishment Address City State Zip Phone Operating Hours Email Site Description
Unto These Hills PO Box 398 Cherokee NC 28719 828-497-2111 Summer, 8:30 PM except Sundays cheratt@dnet.net http://www.dnet.net/~cheratt Now in Its 50th Summer Season. This powerful outdoor drama, with a cast of 130, brings to life the tragic history of the Cherokee people
Oconaluftee Indian Village PO Box 398 Cherokee NC 28719 828-497-2111 Summer cheratt@dnet.net http://www.dnet.net/~cheratt.com An authentic replica of an 18th century Cherokee community. Guides explain the history and culture of their ancestors while answering questions as they pause to watch artisans demonstrate their arts and crafts.
Mingo Falls   Cherokee NC 28719 800-438-1601 Summer     One of WNC best waterfalls over 200 ft.
Fishing, Tubing   Cherokee NC 28719 800-438-1601 Summer     Thirty miles of reservation streams and regularly stocked by Cherokee fish & game management. Only 5.00 for the permit
Blue Ridge Parkway   Cherokee NC 28719 800-438-1601 Anytime, weather permitting     The most scenic drive in America starts here US 441 and is full of places to discover like the 360 degree view on Waterrock Knob MM 451 and the vista from the Devil's courthouse mm 422
Great Smoky Mountain National Park   Cherokee NC 28719 800-438-1601 Anytime, weather permitting     Cherokee is at the entrance to the park. The parks 550,000 acres contain more species of plants, flowers, trees, and wildlife than anywhere else in the world. Visit the Mountain Farm Museum, a re-created settler home and farm of the 1800's and Mingus mill developed in the 1820's to grind grains for early settlers. 
Search for gold, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds   Cherokee NC 28719 800-438-1601 Summer     Many mines to pan from.
Cherokee Visitor Center Downtown Cherokee NC 28719 800-438-1601 Seasonal     Brochures and Information on Cherokee and area attractions, local restaurants, sight-seeing, lodging, camping etc.
Swain County Chamber Of Commerce PO Box 509 Bryson City NC 28713 800-867-9246 Yearly   http://www.greatsmokies.com Brochures and Information for the Swain County Area
Jackson County Chamber Of Commerce 116 Central Street Sylva NC 28779 828-586-2155 Yearly jctta@nc-mountains.com http://www.nc-mountains.com Brochures and Information on the Jackson County Area
The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad PO Box 397 Dillsboro NC 28725 800-872-1681 Seasonal   http://www.gsmr.com 4 hour steam train ride through the area and National Park.
Museum Of the Cherokee Indian   Cherokee NC 28719 828-4973-481 Yearly cheratt@dnet.net http://www.dnet.net/~cheratt Exciting, Interactive Personal. The way all museums should be.
 

   
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Cherokee Fairgrounds Crowd watching Indian dancing Cherokee Tubing and Rafting
Best Breakfast in Cherokee Cherokee Museum Cherokee Indian Drama
   
Down Town Cherokee, Kids swimming