Places to see

FoxFire Museum 20 minutes
Tallulah Falls Gorge 40 minutes
Appalachian Rain Forest 25 minutes
Highlands Nature Center (www.wcu.edu/hibio/) 20 minutes
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad 50 minutes

Day Trips

Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg 2 1/2 hours
Smoky Mountain National Park 1 1/2 hours
Unto These Hills 1 1/4 hours
Harrahs Casino (good food also) 1 1/4 hours
Biltmore Estate 2 hours
Fontana Dam & Lake 1 hour
Blue Ridge Parkway 1 1/2 hours
Sliding Rock 1 3/4 hours
 
Sliding Rock
Biltmore Estate

Want more places to see? Check out (www.smokymountainarea.com.) This website has a lot of information on area attractions.