Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photograph from the National Park Service and Ken Voorhis, Naturalist
Field trip opportunities
- Great Smoky Mountains (Bryson City)
- Environmental educational programs instructed by National Park Rangers and
classroom teachers for students in grades K-8.
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mountain Farm Museum (Cherokee)
- Historic buildings, farm animals, and demonstrations can be seen at the
Smoky Mountains National Park Mountian Farm Museum.
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (Bryson City)
- Enjoy scenic train rides in the Great Smoky Mountains. Choose from a variety of round trip excursions departing from depots in Dillsboro and Bryson City.
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian (Cherokee)
- Official site of the museum of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North
Carolina.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village (Cherokee)
- A model of a Cherokee Indian Village from over 250 years ago with guides in
native costume to answer questions and explain their heritage.
Learn more about Swain County
Archaeological sites open to the public
Native American sites Macon County: Nikwasi Mound A small platform mound maintained as a park by the city of Franklin. This mound was built during the Misissippian period. A Cherokee townhouse constructed...
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Oconaluftee Indian Village
Presented by the non-profit Cherokee Historical Association, the Oconaluftee Indian Village is a glimpse of the past. Here students will see the model of a Cherokee village from over 225 years ago. Cherokee...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mountain Farm Museum
A unique collection of farm buildings assembled from locations throughout the Park can be found at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mountian Farm Museum. Visitors can explore a log farmhouse, barn,...
Great Smoky Mountains
Smoky Mountain Classrooms are environmental education programs available to area schools in North Carolina and Tennessee. The programs utilize Park Rangers as primary instructors with assistance from teachers....
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
The mission of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, North Carolina is, "To perpetuate the history, culture, and stories of the Cherokee people." To accomplish this mission, the museum...
Hands on the Land
Hands on the Land is a national network of field classrooms linking students, teachers and parents to their public lands. Agencies involved with this project are the USDA Forest Service, the National Park...
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
In 1988, the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad began offering scenic excursions through tunnels and across river gorges. Throughout the year, many different excursions are available. Younger students will...
Archaeological sites open to the public
North Carolina County Collection
The North Carolina Counties Collection from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “is a general image file arranged by county and comprises approximately 5,200 prints and photographs of...
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