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Things to See & Do Haywood County
offers a wide variety of arts and cultural
organizations, museums featuring handicrafts by
regional artisans, collection devoted to preserving
and exhibiting our heritage, and even one that
celebrates American transportation.
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre has become one of
the most active theater companies in the region,
attracting guest artists from New York, and actors
from all over Western North Carolina. Located in the
Performing Arts Center, HART produces seven Main
Stage plays and up to six Studio Theater shows each
year.
The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts is located
in the Shelton House in Waynesville, with a fine
collection of pottery, quilts, baskets and
woodworking. The Shelton House is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
The Canton Area Historical Museum is devoted to
collecting, preserving and exhibiting heritage
handicrafts, artifacts, records and photographs of
the setting and growth of the eastern section of
Haywood County.
Lake Junaluska Heritage Museum and the World
Methodism Museum are both located at the Lake
Junaluska Assembly, featuring books, photographs and
other items related to the development of Methodism
in the area.
The Wheels Through Time Museum, located in the
Maggie Valley area of the County, celebrates
American transportation with more the 250 rare
motorcycles and cars from the early 1900’s to the
present. Known as the museum that runs, the
collection provides both fun and education for those
who visit.
For the outdoor enthusiast, whether is be hiking,
biking, fishing, boating, rafting or canoeing,
Haywood County has it all. Perhaps the most famous
natural attraction in the area is the Great Smoky
Mountain National Park. The 520,00 acres of pristine
wilderness is a world unto itself. The Blue Ridge
Parkway surrounds the County with access from four
entrances. The Nantahala National Forest, North
Carolina’s largest national forest, spans 516,000
acres from Waynesville west to Murphy, Fontana and
Cashiers. The Nantahala River Gorge, a nine-mile
stretch of the Nantahala, offers a haven for
whitewater rafting and kayaking. |
