Cherokee Attractions

A trip to Cherokee, North Carolina and you'll be in the center of all the fun of the Smoky Mountains. Close by you'll have access to beautiful drives, hikes, horseback riding, amusement parks, Harrah's casino and museums. Both the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway are accessed from Cherokee.

Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway Association
P.O. Box 2136
Asheville, NC 28802

Cherokee Bear Zoo & Exotic Animals
1204 Tsalagi Rd. (US 19N)
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-497-4525
 
Cherokee Helicopters
264 Casino Trail
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-497-5797 or 865-388-4324

Cherokee Phoenix Theatre
61 Sequoyah Trail
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-497-7384

Fontana Dam
Highway 28, West of Bryson City, NC
828-498-2234 (May – Sept) or
828-497-2251 (off season)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina Visitors Center & Mountain Farm Museum
Oconaluftee Visitor Center
US Highway 441 North
Cherokee, NC
828-497-1900

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Depots in Bryson City & Dillsboro
800-872-4681 or 282-586-8811
      
Biltmore House and Gardens
Interstate 40, Exit 50
Asheville, NC
877-BILTMORE

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
Casino Drive at Highway 19E
Cherokee, NC
800-427-7247 or 828-497-7777

Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Drama Road at Tsali Blvd (US 441N)
Cherokee, NC
828-497-3481

Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tour
10345 US Hwy 74 West
Bryson City NC 28713
877-398-6222

Nantahala River Gorge
Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking
S. Highway 19/74,
West of Bryson City, NC

Oconaluftee Indian Village
Drama Road
Cherokee, NC
828-497-2111 or 828-497-2315

Oconaluftee Islands Park
Tsali Blvd (US 441N)
Cherokee, NC

Santa’s Land
Family Theme Park and Zoo
571 Wolf Town Rd (US 19E)
Cherokee, NC
828-497-9191
 
Smoky Mountain Gold & Ruby Mine
US 441 N – Downtown
Cherokee, NC
828-497-6574
website
 
Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center
121 Schoolhouse Road
Robbinsville, NC 28771
828-479-3364
        
Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama
Mountainside Theater
Cherokee, NC
Ticket Office: Tsali Blvd (US 441N)

866-554-4557