Few adventures in North Carolina are quite as exciting as taking a train ride with the family. There’s just something about chugging along on the rails enjoying the scenery as you wind along the tracks to make any train ride both charming and enchanting. Take a look below at five ridiculously fun train rides you can take right here in North Carolina:
- Nantahala Gorge Excursion - Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - Bryson City
Facebook/Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Take a 4.5-hour trip into the recesses of the Nantahala Gorge for a train ride you’re sure to remember for years and years to come. The train departs the Bryson City Depot and returns to the same. Tickets are very reasonably priced for the length of this fun adventure. Learn more right here.
- Tweetsie Railroad - Blowing Rock
Facebook/Tweetsie Railroad Located within an old Wild West amusement park, Tweetsie Railroad offers rides to those purchasing a daily ticket to the theme park. Additionally, the park has event-based train rides throughout the year, like the Ghost Train at Halloween, the Christmas train during the holidays, and the annual appearance of Thomas the Tank Engine. Learn more by visiting the park’s website.
- Triangle’s Train: New Hope Valley Railway - New Hill
Facebook/Triangle’s Train: New Hope Valley Railway Take a 50-minute, leisurely ride in the Triangle. Or, schedule yourself as the Loco driver. Don’t feel like driving the train? Then find a cozy spot in the caboose and just enjoy the ride! Learn more right here.
- Carolina Shine, Moonshine Experience - Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - Bryson City
Facebook/Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Think of it as a bar on the rails. Take a ride on the Carolina Shine Moonshine Experience train at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. This adults-only train ride features authentic Carolina Moonshine in a newly renovated train. If you love shine, then you’re going to love it on the rails! Learn more here.
- North Carolina Transportation Museum - Spencer
Facebook/North Carolina Transportation Musesum From time to time, the museum offers special train rides pulled by the museum’s locomotives. Keep up to date with newly added events by visiting the museum’s website.
Ever ridden on any of these trains in North Carolina? Which one(s)? Let us know in the comments!
Facebook/Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Take a 4.5-hour trip into the recesses of the Nantahala Gorge for a train ride you’re sure to remember for years and years to come. The train departs the Bryson City Depot and returns to the same. Tickets are very reasonably priced for the length of this fun adventure. Learn more right here.
Facebook/Tweetsie Railroad
Located within an old Wild West amusement park, Tweetsie Railroad offers rides to those purchasing a daily ticket to the theme park. Additionally, the park has event-based train rides throughout the year, like the Ghost Train at Halloween, the Christmas train during the holidays, and the annual appearance of Thomas the Tank Engine. Learn more by visiting the park’s website.
Facebook/Triangle’s Train: New Hope Valley Railway
Take a 50-minute, leisurely ride in the Triangle. Or, schedule yourself as the Loco driver. Don’t feel like driving the train? Then find a cozy spot in the caboose and just enjoy the ride! Learn more right here.
Think of it as a bar on the rails. Take a ride on the Carolina Shine Moonshine Experience train at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. This adults-only train ride features authentic Carolina Moonshine in a newly renovated train. If you love shine, then you’re going to love it on the rails! Learn more here.
Facebook/North Carolina Transportation Musesum
From time to time, the museum offers special train rides pulled by the museum’s locomotives. Keep up to date with newly added events by visiting the museum’s website.
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Address: Tweetsie Railroad Ln, North Carolina 28605, USAAddress: 3900 Bonsal Rd, New Hill, NC 27562, USAAddress: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, 45 Mitchell St, Bryson City, NC 28713, USAAddress: N.C. Transportation Museum, 1 Samuel Spencer Dr, Spencer, NC 28159, USA
