Which Is Best for Your Smoky Mountains Vacation – Sevierville vs. Pigeon Forge vs. Gatlinburg?
If you’re planning your first Smoky Mountains vacation, there’s a question you’re probably going to ask sooner or later: Should we stay in Sevierville, Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg? It’s a good question. It’s also one of those questions where the answer is: It depends. I know. That’s not very helpful. So let’s make it helpful….
12 Ways to Experience Great Smoky Mountains National Park Without Hiking
There seems to be an unwritten rule about national parks: If you aren’t hiking, you’re somehow not doing it correctly. I don’t believe that for a minute. Maybe you don’t enjoy hiking. Maybe you’re traveling with young children. Maybe Grandma and Grandpa are along. Maybe your knees have informed you that a six-mile trail is…
10 Reasons the Smoky Mountains Make One of America’s Best Family Vacations
Planning a family vacation sounds easy until you actually start doing it. Then the questions begin. What will the kids enjoy? Will the teenagers be bored? Can Grandma and Grandpa participate? What happens if it rains? Do we need to buy tickets for everything? How much driving are we going to do? And perhaps the…
What to See in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Your First Visit
The first thing you need to know about visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park is this: You’re not going to see all of it. Not today. Not this weekend. Probably not during a week-long vacation. And that’s perfectly fine. One of the easiest ways to make a first visit stressful is to pull up a…
Why People Love Visiting the Smoky Mountains And Keep Coming Back
There are some vacation destinations you visit once, enjoy, take a few pictures, and check off your list. Then there are places you start missing before you’ve even made it home. The Smoky Mountains are one of those places. People come here for all kinds of reasons. A family vacation. A weekend getaway. A honeymoon….