Spring is Packed With Things To Do in Gatlinburg!
With temperatures steadily rising, the views getting greener around town, flowers in bloom, it’s no wonder Gatlinburg is a popular place during the Spring. The town is trying to capitalize on its natural beauty this year with a bevy of events geared toward getting people out and about, enjoying the old town. Things have already […]
Spring Means Plenty of Guided Hiking Tours Around Gatlinburg!
FREE hikes in the Smokies and tours of Gatlinburg are just a part of the town’s efforts to get visitors and locals alike out and about, and enjoying Spring in the Smokies. Take a Guided Hike Locate some of the most beautiful spring wildflowers or take an afternoon and do some bird watching. These are […]
BEST Hiking Trails in the Smokies
In no way is this a scientific study, it’s just our opinion of the hiking trails found in the Great Smoky Mountains. It’s actually a list of our favorites in no certain order. Following years and many miles of trail study, we’ve put together a short list of BEST hikes found in the park and […]
Motion Ride Movie Theater
Next time you get a hankerin’ to go see a movie, you might just want to venture down into Gatlinburg and experience the Motion Ride Movie Theater. This isn’t your regular flat-screened cinema that you’ll find at any local multiplex. Once you leave a movie at the Motion Ride Movie Theater in Gatlinburg, you’ll have […]
Ripley’s Penguins
There’s only one place you can catch the rare, African Penguin in this part of the country and that’s at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, TN. Since 2010, these little penguins have become one of the highlights of the Ripley’s Aquarium experience. The aquarium has even initiated a couple different events that celebrate […]
Indian Flats Falls
Looking for a beautiful trek to a Smoky Mountain waterfall near Gatlinburg? Check out Indian Flats Falls, which is located 3.8 miles from the Tremont Trailhead, just south of Townsend, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Via a spur off the Middle Prong Trail, Indian Flats Falls features 4 medium-size cascades. This is a great […]
Golf Digest Rates Gatlinburg Course #1 Municipal Course in Tennessee
The title of Best Municipal Golf Course in the State of Tennessee was recently awarded to the Gatlinburg Golf Course, as published in Golf Digest magazine this past August. The magazine concluded that the Gatlinburg Course was best by using a combination of star ratings from Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play” rankings and the […]
Things to Do in Downtown Gatlinburg
While there seems to be endless things to do in Gatlinburg, there are still folk who come in to town wondering what Gatlinburg actually has to offer. Well, with that in mind, here’s a little taste of what you can look forward to if you decide to take in downtown one day. From Ripley’s Aquarium […]
Hannah Mountain Trail
If you’re one of those hikers who loves a good challenge, then look no further than the Hannah Mountain Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail is a meandering 9.5 miles from Parson Branch Road to its junction with the Hatcher Mountain Trail at Abrams Creek. You’ll trek across a number of […]
Chimney Tops
Chimney Tops is one of the most visited places in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its access point is found just a hop, skip, and a jump from downtown Gatlinburg. Well, a little more than a hop, skip, and a jump, but you get the picture. For a relatively short hike in the […]