How to find "The Road to Nowhere" and why it's making travelers swoon
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This article is going to:
1) give you directions to The Road to Nowhere
2) tell you why travelers recommend visiting the Road to Nowhere
3) feature other things to see on your trip to the Road to Nowhere
Destination: The Road to Nowhere
Drive time from Nashville to Bryson City, NC: 4 hours and 45 min
What’s the Road to Nowhere?
The Road to Nowhere is a real road in Bryson City, NC, and contrary to its name, it most definitely leads to somewhere amazing. The road is popular with tourists as it is a scenic mountain highway that leads directly to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and ends at a tunnel that you can access by foot.
Source: Visit NC
Want to ditch the car and explore by foot?
We don’t blame you. Get your hiking boots and your bug spray and hit these Road to Nowhere trails. There are a few from which to choose, ranging in distance from 2 miles to 8 miles.
Source: Visit NC
What else can you see during this trip? Here’s what other travelers loved.
There are many things to do and see when visiting The Road to Nowhere. Between area waterfalls, Bryson City, and the gorgeous Smoky Mountains, you can create a full weekend getaway with many diverse activities.
Are you a fan of whitewater tubing? There’s a tubing center nearby where you can live your summer dreams of swimming holes and trout runs.
Take time to visit area waterfalls.
Speaking of waterfalls, have you ever slid down a natural rock slide?? Here’s your chance to shimmy down a 60-foot natural slide!
Visit nearby Cherokee, NC, and see the Museum of the Cherokee Indian.
For more ideas, check out this list of things to do near Bryson City.
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