I hope you get this before you leave. One of the most spectacular places to visit while in Blue Ridge is to go 20 miles north to Ducktown, TN and then go to the Ocoee Whitewater Center (which is where the Olympics were). They have a great pedestrian suspension bridge and sidewalks that snake in and out of the rocks at water-level. Very kid friendly and scenic along a noisy, bubbling river.
Anywhere is walking distance if you have the time
-Steven Wright
