The Best Places to See Bears in the Smokies
Ask anyone what animal they want to see the most in the Smokies and they’ll undoubtedly say a black bear. In fact, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has approximately 1600 black bears roaming around at any given time! While your odds of seeing a bear sound good, this really only equates to 1-2 bears […]
Visit Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge to Unlock Mysteries
Fascinated by true crime and police work? The Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is a great stop on your visit to the Smoky Mountains, with a unique look through American crime history – from the Salem Witch Trials to gunslingers of the West, prohibition and organized crime to the O.J. Simpson chase […]
The Best Places to Go Swimming in the Smoky Mountains
When summer temperatures begin to soar on your Gatlinburg vacation, you’re going to want to find a nice cool place to hop in some water. Luckily, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has more than 2,100 miles of flowing water! With so much water coursing through the area, there are no shortage of places to […]
7 Reasons to Rent a Smoky Mountain Cabin near the Parkway in Pigeon Forge
Why rent in the Smoky Mountains near the Parkway? You will be near all the action if you rent a cabin in the Smoky Mountains near the Parkway. You’ll feel like you are deep in the historic mountains but be just a short drive or even walk from shopping, dinner theaters, eating, rides, attractions and […]
The Best Summer Wildflowers in the Smokies
Summer blooms are starting to show up here in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While the low elevations have seen many beautiful flowers come and go, the high elevations are just getting started! There are many reasons to visit the high elevations of the Smoky Mountains in the summer months. In fact, we […]
Tubing and Rafting Adventures in the Smoky Mountains
When you are looking for the ultimate 3-season excitement in the Great Smoky Mountains, tubing and white-water rafting are the answer. Whether you want to cruise down the river giggling and lazily relaxing with friends and family or rush through white water, heart racing, laughing and working together to get through – the Smoky Mountains […]
Rainy Day Activities in the Smoky Mountains
A family trip to the Smokies includes lots of activities. Maybe a trip to Dollywood or a day spent walking the strip in Gatlinburg is in the works. Sometimes though, mother nature doesn’t always take our plans into account. The Smoky Mountains are actually considered a temperate rainforest, with the high elevations of our mountains […]
Five Smoky Mountain Shopping Destinations for Unique Gifts and Inspired Wares
On any given day in the towns around the beautiful Smoky Mountains, visitors and locals are enjoying the vistas, the sites, the sounds, the attractions of the area and the shopping! That’s right, Sevier County is known as much for its shopping opportunities – from unique local shops to international designer outlets – as it […]
Smoky Mountain Summer Festivals
With summer just around the corner, it’s time to break out the BBQ and a few good tunes. Luckily, if you’re planning a visit to Sevierville, Gatlinburg, or Pigeon Forge in late May you have a chance to do just that at one of TWO amazing festivals. Read on to learn all about Sevierville’s Bloomin’ […]
8 Reasons to Visit Gatlinburg: See the Odd, Set Records and Play at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
The Great Smoky Mountains offer beauty, nature, cabins with ridiculous views, hiking, food, fun and the weird, strange, challenging and odd. What? Yes, that’s Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Gatlinburg’s Ripley’s Believe It or Not! has eight fun, and sometimes heart-stopping, and super weird adventures. Ripley’s history began more than a hundred years ago with […]
