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Among numerous area
attractions, events and festivals you'll find the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Nantahala Outdoor
Center, the Great Smoky Mountains Railway,
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the Cherokee Indian Reservation, Oconaluftee Indian Village - Cherokee
Indian Village, the Cherokee Indian Cyclorama Wax Museum and many
more.
Other area attractions include Ghost Town, the Joyce Kilmer Memorial
Forest, the Biltmore Estate (George Vanderbilt's 250-room mansion),
the John C. Campbell Folk School, the Farm House Woodshop Mill House
Blacksmith Shop, A River of Riches - North Carolina's Nantahala US
Open Canoe Nationals, Kid's Mountain Bike Camps, the Brevard Music
Festival and much more.
Some 85% of Swain County's 553 square miles is federal land. This
means it is mostly mountains, forests, streams, rivers and wilderness.
This unhurried and unspoiled bit of paradise features some of the
state's most scenic rivers. The Nantahala, Oconaluftee and Tuckasegee
rivers are all in Swain County and offer unparalleled recreational
opportunities. The Nantahala River Gorge draws thousands of rafters
and kayakers each year. The clear, cold waters rush for 9 miles
through the spectacular Nantahala Gorge in the Nantahala Forest. This
is one of the most heavily used rivers in the region, with a constant
flow of rafters. Rockhounds will love the Nantahala Gorge Ruby Mine.
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