Location: 191 Everett St., Bryson City, NC 28713 La Dolce Vita Bakery and coffee shop can fuel you up for the day with a house-baked bagel and a latte, or provide a lunchtime stop for a quinoa salad.

Best scenic train ride in NC: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Coming in at No. 9 on the national list, Bryson City's Great Smoky Mountains Railroad journeys "through valleys, inside curving tunnels ...

As much of western North Carolina works to recover from Helene, some business owners say they’re worried about what they’re calling a “second disaster”: the loss of tourism during peak season.