The Tennessee Overhill offers exciting opportunities throughout the year for viewing or photographing birds, butterflies, wildflowers, and other wildlife. From backwoods trails to paved scenic byways, there are plenty of vantage points where visitors can see everything from Sandhill Cranes on the Hiwasee Wildlife Refuge to the colorful warblers that skirt the mountaintops of the Cherohala Skyway. Wildflowers are tucked under the tree canopy of the Cherokee National Forest, while Daylilies and perennials can be seen at display gardens located closer to town. There are scores of varieties of butterflies that dip across forest trails and glide over open fieldds. Fall color extravaganzas, spring wildflower explosions, and winter snows form a colorful and ever-changing bacldrop for your adventures into the "wild side of life."

An added bonus is that the natural areas that are home to the birds, butterflies, and wildflowers in the Tennessee Overhill are surrounded by small towns that offer antique & outlet shopping art galleries, museums, unique places to eat, and overnight accomodations that include motels, bed & breakfasts, cabins, and campgrounds.