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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
woodworki ng. 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.
For the outdoor enthusiast, whether it be hiking,
biking, fishing, boating, skiing, rafting or canoeing,
Haywood County has it all. Cataloochee Ski Area is
nestled into the Great Smoky Mountains w ith views of
the surrounding peaks. Enjoy a day on the 14 slopes
and trails offered or an afternoon relaxing in the
lodge by the fireplace
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 Fores t, 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.
Manitoban elk are also a must see for visitors to
the area. Most elk are located in the Cataloochee
Valley area in the south eastern section of the
Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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