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Top 5 Places to find the best views in the Smoky Mountains

Top 5 Places to Find the Best Views in the Smoky Mountains The Great Smoky Mountains are famous for their layered blue ridges, misty valleys, and sweeping mountain panoramas. Whether you're chasing sunrise, sunset, or wide-open scenic overlooks,...

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Smoky Mountains Moonshine - History and Today

When visiting Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, you will find numerous distilleries where you can sample and purchase authentic “white lightning”’. Up until the last decade or so, the practice was illegal, but today making moonshine is big (and legal) business. Here is some history of moonshine - an iconic part of life in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains.

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Family fun Attractions

Anakeesta in Gatlinburg: A Mountain Adventure for Everyone

If you’re looking for a fun, scenic outing during your Smoky Mountains vacation, Anakeesta is one of Gatlinburg’s most popular attractions - and for good reason. This mountaintop adventure park rises 600 feet above downtown Gatlinburg and blends panoramic Smoky Mountain views with treetop walks, gardens, play areas, and family-friendly thrills.
It’s an easy half-day or full-day outing from your Blue Mountain Cabins stay.

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Fun for kids Family fun Attractions

Parrot Mountain and Gardens in Pigeon Forge - A Peaceful Smoky Mountain Experience

Parrot Mountain in Pigeon Forge is an attraction that is great for families because children can hold and interact with the birds. Parrot Mountain and Gardens is nestled on four acres of beautiful, landscaped gardens. Hundreds and hundreds of beautiful tropical birds and thousands and thousands of flowers and plants and trees.

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Day Trip to Hot Springs, NC: Soak, Hike & Explore an Appalachian Trail Town

If you have "done it all" in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville area during your stay, have time, and want to try something new out of the way, consider a side trip that you can do in one day. Venture out to Hot Springs, NC.

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Roads to drive, sights to see, things to do, places to visit, tips and interesting tidbits - all about your Smoky Mountains vacation

Top 5 Places to find the best views in the Smoky Mountains

Smoky Mountains Moonshine - History and Today

Anakeesta in Gatlinburg: A Mountain Adventure for Everyone

Parrot Mountain and Gardens in Pigeon Forge - A Peaceful Smoky Mountain Experience

Day Trip to Hot Springs, NC: Soak, Hike & Explore an Appalachian Trail Town

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