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Smoky Mountains

13 places · 4 areas · the first stage free, then $4.99 for the whole city · offline map 2.5 MB

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The first stage of Smoky Mountains is free

The map and every stage title are open; the first stage opens with its full guide. Unlock the drive for the rest.

The free first stage

2 of the highlights, 1 day, about 0.7 mi (1.2 km), planned by the app's own engine and shown here with their guide. In the app you choose your own.

Day 1 · ~0.7 mi (1.2 km)

  1. 1

    Mountain Farm Museum

    Oconaluftee Visitor Center; log farm buildings gathered from across the park

    Morning · 45 min · $

    Walk among the log farm buildings beside the visitor center: the chestnut-log Davis house, the barn, the corn cribs and the smokehouse.

  2. 2

    Mingus Mill

    north of Oconaluftee; working water-powered gristmill of 1886

    Midday · 30 min · $

    Watch the miller grind corn into meal in a mill that still runs on water.

More of the top sights

A few of the 13 places in the full guide. Each one has its own written guide in the app: what to do, what to notice, the history, and why it hits.

Cades Cove

start of the one-way loop; open valley ringed by mountains

Cades Cove Loop

Kuwohi

end of Kuwohi Road; highest point of the park with observation tower

Newfound Gap and Kuwohi

Newfound Gap

US 441 on the state line; mountain pass, Rockefeller Memorial and the Appalachian Trail

Newfound Gap and Kuwohi

Areas

Oconaluftee · Newfound Gap and Kuwohi · Little River Road · Cades Cove Loop

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