My husband and I visited on May 1st - we thoroughly enjoyed this museum. Even though we knew some of the history, we learned a lot. We spent about 3 hrs there. The staff was very friendly. We met and talk for a few minutes with Jerry Wolfe who is the model for one of the statues in the museum... more

The Museum was a decent attraction with artifacts and information. I would not recommend it for children 8 and under. There are a few interactive parts with narration and that sort of thing, but it's not a "hands on" place. I notice it doesn't tell much about Indian life on the Cherokee reservation in this day and age. more

I thought this was a fascinating museum. My sons (5 and 2) were interested for the first half hour. There was a LOT to read and there was tons of information. It's not for the Disney World set...if you don't like reading or need interaction, I suggest you wait for a cartoon to someday be made. But, it's doubtful you... more

My husband and I went to Gatlinburg with my parents and 2 younger sisters. We went out to Cherokee for a day trip for one sister's school project. We thought the museum was very nice. There are artifacts, which are nicely lit with pinpoint lighting. They also have murals, dioramas, voice-overs, projected videos, wax figures, and myths to read. I... more

I thought this museum was very good. It is not the largest museum, but it gives an interesting history of the Cherokee people. After a movie telling you about the Cherokee creation myth, it contains displays illustrating the conventional prehistoric archaeological time periods (Archaic, Woodland, etc.) and, while this section is interesting, the later sections dealing with the historic Cherokee... more

Kids enjoyed the village more, but I found the Museum informative. Could be more interactive. more

We found this museum interesting but a bit boring. We then went to Oconaluftee Village and wished we'd gone there first. If we had we wouldn't have gone to the Museum! We learned more at the village than at the museum. Our advice - go to the Village first then if you feel you need more do the museum. more

We visited the musem while on vacation. It was interesting to my husband and myself. However, our children ages 10 and 6 did not enjoy. They have a gift shop that was very expensive. Overall its one of those things you need to visit once. more