The Smoky Mountains of Tennessee are home to a variety of local wineries that each offer their own unique look and feel. Whether you’re planning a visit to Sevierville, Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg, you’re sure to find a nearby spot to relax, learn about and taste some of the area’s most delicious wines at one of several Smoky Mountains Winery options. These top spots are must-sees for any wine enthusiast. Continue reading
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Dollywood Adds New Attractions Over Last Decade
If you have been to Dollywood but it has been a while since you visited there will be some new attractions for you to enjoy and you may be suprised by how much the park has grown. Since 1986, Dollywood has added new attractions to its park as it has expanded in both size and popularity. The attractions below are the latest and greatest available at Dollywood, having been added in the last decade. Continue reading
Ripley’s Aquarium Of The Smokies Offers Viewing, Interaction, And Education Of Ocean Life
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
When you visit Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies you are sure to be amazed at the sea life that you can view and touch with 10,000 exotic sea creatures. There is also a Penguin Playhouse, a gift shop, cafeteria and more fun things for the entire family to enjoy. Low prices and group activities are also some of the added benefits you will find when you walk through the door. Continue reading
Places To Stay Near Dollywood
If you are looking to plan a vacation to the Smoky Mountains and looking at places to stay near Dollywood you will want to consider the benefits of Cherokee Condos for your trip with their location and amenities. And if you haven’t been to Dollywood in the recent years you are going to want a little extra time for the park than in the past. Dollywood has continually, grown, expanded, and reinvented itself each year adding more thrill rides, shows, and attractions for the entire family. Continue reading
Have You Tried Apple Barn Restaurant in Pigeon Forge TN
Apple Barn Pigeon Forge TN
The once sleepy town of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee has become the gateway to the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. A variety of amenities await adventurous travelers to this region of eastern Tennessee, but none is more synonymous with this bustling tourist community than the Pigeon Forge, TN restaurant known simply as The Apple Barn. Continue reading
Fall Leaf Colors in the Smoky Mountains
Fall Leaf Colors in the Great Smoky Mountains
Each autumn the Smoky Mountains come to life more than any other season of the year. With over a million visitors in the season to see the fall colors. In the Smoky Mountain area of Pigeon Forge, the change from the greenery of the mountainside to bright vivid fall colors is often gradual and the fall foliage season may last for more than a month in autumn because of the greater diversity of plant species found in the forest there. With a wide variety of trees and plant life that are native in the Smoky Mountains all color change and flow takes place as three primary waves from the mixed hardwoods. It is an amazing display of how Mother Nature uses a natural benefit in the plant’s leaf life cycle to simultaneously create another form of beauty for our benefit as well as the plants. Continue reading
Celebrate Freedom Month in Pigeon Forge
Did you know that August is Freedom Month at Pigeon Forge? This is the month where we celebrate our nation’s heroes with exceptional vacation packages for families of service members. Families of veterans are treated to events, festivals and accommodations-all available at bargain practices. Continue reading
Introduction to Cades Cove
Nestled in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove is the most popular destination for park visitors. Attracting over 2 million visitors yearly, Cades Cove offers idyllic mountain views, abundant wildlife, and an opportunity to glimpse into the past and visit pioneer structures from the coves’ early inhabitants. Continue reading
Summer Concerts and Pigeon Forge Shows
Country Tonite’s Pigeon Forge show has a wide variety of entertainment that caters to a wide range of ages, from the young to the young at heart. Country Tonite is convenient to many varieties of lodging in Pigeon Forge. It is located on the parkway and boasts a 1500 seat theater with two video screens and a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system. Continue reading
Gatlinburg Relay For Life
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will take place from June 1st at 2 pm until June 2nd at 2 pm in Patriot Park in Sevierville, TN, just a few minutes north of the Gaitlin-Pigeon Forge Airport. While contestants camp out in the event facility, family members are encouraged to rent accommodations in nearby areas, and Pigeon Forge condos provide a comfortable and convenient option. Continue reading