This Tiny Town in North Carolina Is Called the ‘Outdoor Adventure Capital of the Great Smoky Mountains’

Head to Deep Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to go on a waterfall-spotting hike. Hop aboard one of the Great ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

Bryson City painter reflects on lifetime of art inspired by nature | Word from the Smokies

Elizabeth Ellison was dealing almost strictly in watercolors when a logistical challenge transformed her painting career. It was 2013, and she was planning a one-person exhibition at the NC Arboretum ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Waynesville, Bryson City to get millions in state funding for wastewater, sewer projects

The state is awarding $204 million to fund 48 drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across 27 counties. In WNC, Bryson City and Waynesville will receive $9.2 million and $8.2 million, ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Summer adventures in Western NC: These 2 locations were named some of the best in the U.S.

The Gorge Zipline in Saluda ranked No. 7 among the best aerial adventure parks. Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City was No. 4 for white water rafting and No. 8 among best outdoor adventure tour ...
Winston-Salem Journal

Great Smoky Mountain Railroad offers memories and breathtaking vews

Tucked away in a quaint corner of our beautiful North Carolina mountains, Bryson City offers the opportunity to step back in time to an era of small-town life, cool mountain-flowing waters and trains ...