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Home , Pisgah National Forest, Richland Balsam, Waterrock Knob, Whiteside Mountain

Sites to Visit in Western For those wanting to explore before, during, or after the Gathering! (You can also take a field trip during Gathering.) East and Northeast of Cullowhee (15 minutes to 1 hour away) • City of Asheville - locavore restaurants, breweries, artisans, galleries, literary history and more… o River Arts District and the Folk Art Center o NC Arboretum o Historic Grove Park Inn o Biltmore House and Gardens Fountain on WCU campus. Photo by Courtney Stanion o Thomas Wolfe Home and Visitor’s Center o Riverside Cemetery, burial site of O Henry (Wm. Sidney Porter) and Tom Wolfe.

• ...o at , , Graveyard Fields, and more ...o Pisgah Inn and Restaurant • Waynesville – breweries, Museum of NC Handicrafts • (Note – many areas are more than 1 hour away) View from Waterrock Knob, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC. Photo by Courtney Stanion

West and Northwest of Cullowhee (15 minutes to 1 hour away) • National Park o Hiking, camping, at Deep Creek • , NC (Museum, Cherokee history, Cherokee Arts and Crafts, long-running outdoor drama) • Great Smoky Mountain Railroad and train museum • Nantahala Outdoor Center (Rafting, zip lines, mountain biking, and more) Deep Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bryson City, NC • Nantahala National Forest Photo by Courtney Stanion

South of Cullowhee (15 minutes to 1 hour away) • Towns of Cashiers and ....Highlands • • Nantahala National Forest •

View from Whiteside Mountain, near Highlands NC. Photo by Courtney Stanion

Immediate vicinity (Within 15 - 20 minutes of Western Carolina University) • Hiking trails on WCU campus! • Mountain Heritage Center on WCU campus • Tuckasegee River (popular for fly fishing or tubing/rafting) • Judaculla Rock • Town of Dillsboro (artisans, Green Energy Park) • Town of Sylva (restaurants, breweries, hotels, closest Walmart) • Pinnacle Park in Sylva (hiking trails, waterfalls, vistas)