It is located on the ridge dividing North Carolina and Tennessee. The peak is accessible after driving Clingman's Dome Road from Newfound Gap, and then by walking a steep half-mile trail. An observation tower awaits you at the top, where you can see for one hundred miles on clear days. The Farm Museum is adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, and is based on a typical Southern Appalachian farm in the late 1800's. Several buildings from throughout the Great Smoky Mountains region were gathered to create this farmstead.
Admission is free, and the museum is open year round.
Mingus Mill is a half-mile north of the Mountain Farm Museum. A working mill, it processes corn into meal utilizing 19th century equipment. Generally, it is open daily in summer and on the weekends in spring and fall. Cades Cove Road Cades Cove Road is the second must-see motor route in the Park. The road accesses the cove via an eleven mile one-way loop.