Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals
Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals is a zoo in Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina which is located on Whitewater Drive. Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals is situated nearby to the miniature golf course Golf-N-Gifts, as well as near the mountain saddle Cherokee Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harrah’s Cherokee and Oconaluftee Indian Village.
Harrah’s Cherokee
Casino
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort is a casino and hotel on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. It is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and operated by Caesars Entertainment. Harrah’s Cherokee is situated 1 mile east of Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals.
Oconaluftee Indian Village
Museum
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a replica of an 18th-century eastern Cherokee community founded in 1952 and located along the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States. Oconaluftee Indian Village is situated 1 mile northwest of Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals.
New Kituwah Academy
School
The New Kituwah Academy, also known as the Atse Kituwah Academy, is a private bilingual Cherokee- and English-language immersion school for Cherokee students in kindergarten through sixth grade, located in Cherokee, North Carolina, in the Yellow Hill community of the Qualla Boundary. New Kituwah Academy is situated 2 miles north of Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherokee and Ravensford.
Cherokee
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherokee is a town in the North Carolina Mountains within the Qualla Boundary, the proper name of the Cherokee Indian reserve.
Ravensford
Hamlet
Ravensford is an unincorporated community in Swain County, Western North Carolina. This is within the traditional homeland of the Cherokee people. In a survey and excavation project in the early 21st century, part of the community was found to have archeological resources that were thousands of years old, in addition to more recent historic materials related to the Cherokee people. Ravensford is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals.
Wilmot
Hamlet
Wilmot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmot is located along U.S. Route 74, West of Dillsboro and East of Whittier. Wilmot is situated 5 miles south of Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals.
Cherokee Bear Zoo and Exotic Animals
- Type: Zoo
- Address: 119 Whitewater Drive, Cherokee, NC 28719
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.47347° or 35° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-83.31407° or 83° 18′ 51″ westOpen location code
867RFMFP+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 721208594OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zoo
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