The Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains
Your guide from the Hemlock Inn, Bryson City

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Dillsboro
Visit the charming town of Dillsboro with a quaint downtown that offers the world a taste of small-town America.

Take a "walkabout" through Dillsboro. Observe craftspeople at work, shop at a wide assortment of speciality and craft stores, and dine one of the many eateries.

Dillsboro/Franklin Day Trip from Hemlock Inn
Take Hwy. 74 East to Dillsboro. Take Dillsboro Exit (Hwys. 441/23) to first traffic light. Turn left, then immediately right onto Webster Street . Park in first available parking space, as you can walk any place in town. Be sure to visit Dogwood Crafters Co-op on Webster Street; Shirley’s Boutique, Enloe’s Market Place, and Bradley’s General Store on Front Street (along the railroad); The Corn Crib (crafts) and Nancy Tut’s Christmas Shop on Haywood Street (Hwys. 19/23 Bus.); and the Riverwood Shops (crafts, pewter, etc.) across the river at the top of Webster Street.

For lunch, try the Well House in the basement of the Riverwood Shops, or Enloe’s Market Place or Bradley’s General Store on Front Street .

Note: We usually have Dillsboro street maps in the rack outside our office.

Take 441 South toward Franklin. You might like to stop at The Old School House Antiques a few miles south of Dillsboro. Continue on 441 to Franklin , taking the 441 Business through the main business district. At the light just past the Court House, turn right onto Hwy. 28 North.

Go approximately 10 miles to the sign for Sheffield Mine. Enjoy some time mining for rubies and sapphires. You might also like to visit beautiful Perry’s Water Garden in this same area.

The shortest return to Bryson City is to continue on out Hwy. 28 North to where it intersects with Hwy. 74, and turn right on 74 to Bryson City. This is a very curvy, two-lane road, not recommended for those not used to driving in the mountains. Or, you may go back to Franklin and return to Bryson City via Hwys. 441/74 the way you came.

Driving Time: Hemlock Inn to Dillsboro, 18 minutes; Dillsboro to Franklin, 25 minutes.

 

 

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Hemlock Inn
Adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
P.O. Box 2350, Galbraith Creek Rd, Bryson City, NC 28713
phone: 828-488-2885 / fax: 828-488-8985
Reservations taken from 7:30 AM until 11:00 PM EST
e-mail: hemlock@dnet.net

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