Of all the places you could come across in the Smokies this Visitor's Center was extremely helpful and even above and beyond that. With live entertainment from the local Chief even who would welcome you into the area with song and dance. This Visitor Center is worth the few minutes to help you get to know the area better.
The Cherokee story and way of life teaches wisdom, grace, cooperation, respect that we need today.
The visitor center has everything you would expect from a visitor center and one surprise. They have an electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the parking lot on the left side of the building. I was amazed to see this. Great job for placing a charging station here.
This will give any info for places to see and things to do,plus the restrooms were clean.The grounds are interesting.
There are two visitor centres in town. Neither seems to be manned permanently. Both have bathroom facilities and parking shared with other adjacent organisations. We popped in both at the start of a week's stay in the area. Both had a good supply of local literature, not all of which was available at both of them.
A little hard to locate......but it is there.... good parking.... knowledgeable STAFF...
Great little stop with some cool exhibits about life long ago. They have many people on staff to discuss the area and make suggestions. They have a kids program (possibly summertime only) with some cool activities multiple events per day (looking for salamanders was a muddy fun time).
Great info and friendly staff. This is definately the place to start when you are visiting Cherokee.
Locally run and no question goes unanswered. Not your typical tourist info center.
If you are planning a visit or are passing through contact them for any information on Cherokee; the people or the town! They have just about any answer to your question & if not they'll find out!