ALL ABOARD! Grab your finest pajamas and a heart open to the magic of Christmas – it’s time to ride the Polar Express in Bryson City, North Carolina and pick up Santa from the North Pole Village.

Nestled in Bryson City, roughly a one-hour drive from Asheville, is the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad takeoff station. There are two train types — an old-fashioned steam-powered locomotive and ...

How to Plan the Perfect Trip to Bryson City, North Carolina. Bryson City has fewer than 1,500 residents — and it’s called the ‘outdoor adventure capital of the Great Smoky Mountains.’ ...

Christmas in Bryson City, NC is one of the most magical places to enjoy the holidays in the Smoky Mountains. See the best things to do, including the Polar Express Train and hiking in Great Smoky ...

Bryson City, tucked in the Great Smoky Mountains in Swain County, was among the Western North Carolina spots spared from the worst of Hurricane Helene’s wrath. It is open for travelers looking ...

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (Bryson City, North Carolina) Skunk Train (Fort Bragg, California) More: Western NC scenic drives dominate 10 best road trips in North Carolina: See WNC's 7, full list ...

LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) — A 56-year-old man was killed Sunday evening in Lumberton when his pickup truck was hit by a CSX train, police said. Alfredo Trejo Hernandez of White Oak, North Carolina ...

“We were just north of Oregon City. We were in the woods and we had just passed underneath a trestle,” passenger Lorraine Berry said in a phone interview Sunday morning from on board the train.

The North Carolina Transportation Museum is getting into the spooky spirit this weekend. There will be an event on Saturday, Oct. 19, and Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26-27.

Bryson City and Swain County were not ... Though Asheville and Western North Carolina as a whole have been ... The Polar Express Train Ride runs Nov. 7-Dec. 31. Three rides are ...

Bryson City, tucked in the Great Smoky Mountains in Swain County, was among the Western North Carolina spots spared from the worst of Hurricane Helene’s wrath. It is open for travelers looking ...