Part of Tony’s Guide · Independent destination guidance
Tony’s Guide to Bryson CityNorth Carolina · The quieter side of the Smokies

Photographs & credits.

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View over downtown Bryson City with the white courthouse clock tower and wooded Smoky Mountain ridges.
Downtown Bryson City and the historic Swain County Courthouse, photographed in September 2015. GreatSmokies · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized from 4800 × 3200 to 1800 × 1200; JPEG compression. WebP conversion for this edition.
Gray railroad depot with a Bryson sign above the ticket-office entrance.
The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot in Bryson City, photographed in June 2008. Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0. None; downloaded Commons version. WebP conversion for this edition.
Helmeted rafters in a yellow raft paddling through Nantahala River whitewater.
Rafters navigating whitewater on the Nantahala River, photographed in June 2009. anoldent · CC BY-SA 2.0. None; downloaded Commons version. WebP conversion for this edition.
Blue lake and green mountains beside the concrete wall of Fontana Dam.
Fontana Lake beside Fontana Dam. NPS Photo. National Park Service · Public domain (U.S. federal government). None; NPS supplied circular composition with white margins. WebP conversion for this edition.
Porch railing looking across a grassy Oconaluftee valley toward forested mountains.
Oconaluftee valley from the visitor-center porch. NPS Photo. National Park Service · Public domain (U.S. federal government). None; NPS image served at 1300-pixel width. WebP conversion for this edition.
Wooden footbridge crossing a forest stream on the Deep Creek Trail.
A footbridge along the Deep Creek Trail toward Indian Creek Falls. NPS Photo. National Park Service · Public domain (U.S. federal government). None; NPS supplied hiking symbol remains in lower-right corner. WebP conversion for this edition.