Blue Ridge Parkway offers exotic views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains. People visit this place for cycling and picnicking too. Cherokee Heritage Museum and Gallery is another important site that has a unique range of exhibits of immense artistic and cultural significance. There is a special gallery solely dedicated to Native American crafts and art. Fontana Dam owns the credit of being the tallest dam of eastern United States. It was built in the early 40s for supplying electricity. Mountain Farm Museum houses historic log and farm buildings. It has a chicken coop and a blacksmith shop. The whole area is beautifully covered with orchards and gardens. Holidaying in one of the Bryson City chalet rentals will surely give you the feeling of home away from home. For a weekend break, traveling to the nearby city of Almond will be truly worthwhile. Enjoy a king-size accommodation by booking one of the Almond vacation rentals.
Bryson City offers a relaxed and affordable shopping experience. You will find a wide array of superb arts and crafts, hand-made jewelry, basketry, wooden items, pottery, books, and so on in the local shops, most of which are easily accessible from Bryson City vacation rentals and house rentals. The local restaurants are popular for their a-la-carte menu. From home-made dishes to smoked barbequed delicacies to Chinese, Mexican, Italian, and other cuisines, everything can be savored in the numerous restaurants. For enjoying good music, book Bryson City vacation homes during the annual 'Music in the Mountains' festival which is celebrated in the center of the historic downtown.