At milepost 355 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, is the highest peak east of the Mississippi. Open year-round except Christmas. At the edge of the Pisgah National Forest a short distance from Interstates 26 and 40 in Bent Creek, features a visitor education center, greenhouse complex, gardens and loop trail on 424 acres. Open mid-May through late October, recreates a Cherokee community hundreds of years old. Admission is charged.
Admission is free.
Major entrance near Brevard where N.C. 280 intersects U.S. 276. Admission is free. Small fee charged. Ghost Town features gunfights and entertainment at a mile-high old West town with rides and other attractions. Located atop Ghost Mountain in Maggie Valley, it is open May through October.