The Sweet Spot

01/23/2012

Maggie Valley and Waynesville, NC Sit at the Center of it All.

This could be an article about chocolate, we all love chocolate, and we do have great chocolate delights to tantalize your tastebuds. This area is an ideal locale for all of your vacation needs. Many have called us the "Sweet Spot" because there are so many things to do within a short driving distance.

You can leave your secluded mountain cabin in the morning and within less than hour be exploring a vibrant bohemian downtown in Asheville. You can stay in a quaint inn in downtown Waynesville, enjoy coffee at a café on Main Street in the morning and find yourself among a herd of elk in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park minutes later. The heart of the Western North Carolina mountains, there is no better place to set up “base camp” than in Haywood County, where visitors can enjoy being in the middle of nowhere and at the center of it all on the same trip.

There is a long list of outdoor activities, must-see attractions, day trips, and scenic drives in and around Haywood County, enough to fill the intinerary of even the most adventurous visitor.

Explore the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (America’s most-vistited national park), cruise the Blue Ridge Parkway (“America’s Favorite Drive”), tour the Biltmore Estate (“America’s Largest Home”), step back into history in Cherokee and experience Native American heritage, take a journey through the mountain countryside on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, trek along part of the famed Appalachian Trail, or cross the Mile-High Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain (designated an International Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations).

There’s more, of course: hundreds of miles of trails to hike, several rivers to raft, dozens of amazing scenic roads to drive, slopes to ski, and historic towns to enjoy. For a comprehensive list of all there is to see and do while staying in Haywood County.

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