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Area Attractions

Arts and Crafts

Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center
121 School House Rd
Robbinsville, NC 28771
828-479-3364

General Description: The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit corporation formed by a group of local citizens after the closing of Stecoah School in 1994. The Center is housed in the restored 1926 Stecoah Schoolhouse. The beautiful Artisan’s Gallery is stocked with the works of more than 125 local artisans and craftsmen, including artisan foods produced on-site in the commercial Stecoah Kitchen from locally grown sources. Other offerings include a Cherokee history display, beautiful grounds and walking trail, culinary workshops, and arts and crafts classes.

Bee Global Studio and Gallery
1633 Lower Stecoah Rd.
Robbinsville, NC 28771
828-479-8384

General Description: Local candles, ornaments, and other handcrafted beeswax products.

Dogwood Crafters
90 Webster Street
Dillsboro, NC 28725
828-586-2248

General Description: The shop inventory is a constantly changing variety of beautiful and fascinating items limited only by the imagination and skill of the 100 artisans who make Dogwood Crafters what it is – a showcase of mountain crafts. Dogwood Crafters is a non-profit craft cooperative with an interesting mix of artisans. Both traditional and contemporary works can be found within the shop’s log walls.

The Cottage Craftsman
44 Fry St
Bryson City, NC 28713
(828) 488-6207

General Description: The Cottage Craftsman celebrates regional wines, traditional and contemporary fine art, craft, specialty foods, and music with a focus on those winemakers, artists, and craftsmen who live, work and play in the mountains of Western North Carolina and the surrounding region.

Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc.
645 Tsali Blvd.
Cherokee, NC 28719
Office Phone: 828-497-3103

General Description: Founded in 1946 and showcasing the works of over 250 members, Qualla Arts and Crafts preserves and promotes the traditional arts and crafts of the Eastern Band of Cherokee.

Casino

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel
777 Casino Drive
Cherokee, NC 28719
Toll-Free Phone: 877-811-0777
Office Phone: 828-497-7777

General Description: 102,000sq ft of gaming space. 3,000 seat Entertainment Center. Find your favorite Las Vegas games, including video blackjack with real dealers and real chips.

Fishing

Tumbling Waters Trout Pond
1612 Panther Creek Rd
Almond, NC 28702
(828) 479-3814

General Description: Trout pond is stocked with Rainbow Trout grown on the property. Bait and tackle provided, fishing license is not required.

Fly Fishing The Smokies
Cherokee/Bryson City, NC
828-488-7665
Email Address: guides@flyfishingthesmokies.net

General Description: Wade Trips, float Trips, Fly Fishing Classes, Backcountry Camps, Hiking Trips Guided Fly Fishing for the whole family!

Steve Claxton’s Smoky Mountain Adventures
Post Office Box 995
Bryson City, NC 28713
828-736-7501

General Description: Guided fishing and day trips in the Smokies.

Museums and Educational

Oconaluftee Indian Village
564 Tsali Blvd
Cherokee, NC 28719
Toll-Free Phone: 866-554-4557
Office Phone: 828-497-2111

General Description: The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a re-created village of the 1700s. Visitors experience the everyday life of the Cherokee through artisans who perform tasks done by their forefathers. Witness war council meetings, war re-enactments, traditional dances, and more.

Museum of the Cherokee Indian
589 Tsali Blvd
Cherokee, NC 28719
Toll-Free Phone:
Office Phone: 828-497-3481

General Description: The Museum of the Cherokee Indian takes visitors all the way back to the beginnings of human existence here in these glorious, storied mountains of western North Carolina. The museum provides an educational and interactive experience where concise, chronological stories retrace the 11,000 years documented history of the Cherokees.

John C. Campbell Folk School
One Folk School Rd
Brasstown, NC 28902
Toll-Free Phone: 800-365-5724
Office Phone: 828-837-2775

General Description: Nation’s oldest folk school was founded in 1925. Crafts, music, dance, other Appalachian traditions are taught one-week or weekend classes year-round. National Historic District. Craft Shop. History Center.

Wheels Through Time Museum Inc
62 Vintage Lane
Maggie Valley, NC 28751
Office Phone: 828-926-6266
Office Fax: 828-926-9158

General Description: A consummate collection of over 250 rare antique American Motorcycles and Automobiles. Equally astounding is the memorabilia collection that unites the “art of the motorcycle” with the generation of Americans that enjoyed a lifestyle peculiar to the “American Mainstream.” The thrust of the museum is to educate future generations on a fascinating spectrum of Americana.

Smoky Mountain Trains Lionel Train Museum
100 Greenlee Street
Bryson City, NC 28713
Toll-Free Phone: 866-872-4681
Office Phone: 828-488-5200

General Description: Catch the spirit of model railroading. Museum ranked in top ten in U.S. Owned and operated by the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.

Oconaluftee Visitor Center and Mountain Farm Museum
1194 Newfound Gap Rd
Cherokee, NC 28719
(828) 497-1904

Whitewater Rafting/Zip-lining

Wildwater Nantahala Gorge Adventure Center
10345 Hwy. 19 W.
Bryson City, NC 28713
Toll-Free Phone: 800-451-9972
Office Phone: 800-488-2384

General Description: Fully guided, guide assisted, and rental trips on the Nantahala, Ocoee, Big Pigeon, and Chattooga Rivers. Enjoy ziplining for the whole family.