Moonshiner Cabin

This secluded home sits on three wooded acres 20 minutes from Cherokee and 30 minutes from the Tail of the Dragon. Sports car and motorcycle enthusiasts will appreciate this cozy cabin, which is located on Moonshiner 28 -- a 20-mile stretch of road with challenging mountain curves and views. Fontana Lake is a 5-minute drive, and the Nantahala Gorge, which features hiking, whitewater rafting, kayaking and ziplining is 7 minutes away. Bryson City, which is a 10-minute drive, offers a very quaint downtown with locally-owned shops and restaurants. Also in the downtown is the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, which brought 70,000 Polar Express riders to town in 2014, the Nantahala Brewery and the Swain County Heritage Museum. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park also can be accessed from Bryson City at the Deep Creek entrance. Spend a day at the park picnicking, hiking, tubing and fishing. Tubes can be rented for $3 a day. Gatlinburg, Tenn., is 54 miles away and can be accessed by taking Highway 441 through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Dollywood amusement park is 64 miles away in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.