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8 Best Mini Golf Courses in Pigeon Forge, Ranked With Coupons [2023]
There’s no shortage of mini golf or putt putt courses in the Great Smoky Mountains. Sometimes, it can be hard to know which one to choose. Here, we take a…
Best Ice Cream in Gatlinburg, Top 6 Ranked
A local ranks his favorite Ice Cream Shops in Gatlinburg Like pancakes, moonshine and go karts, ice cream in Sevier County is big business. From the Old Mill Creamery in…
Tips for the Chimneys Picnic Area, 7 Things You Should Know
I’ve visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park many times, and one of my favorite spots to have a picnic is the Chimneys Picnic Area. It’s in close competition with…
13 Best Shows in Pigeon Forge, Ranked by a Local
A local’s guide to best shows in Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge and its surrounding areas offer some of the best theaters, dinner shows and entertainment in the region. One thing is…
Dollywood Souvenir Mugs: How They Work, What You Should Know
Readers, let’s get one thing straight. I was not put on this world to carry cargo. There are not many things I dislike more than going to an amusement park…
Knife Making in Pigeon Forge TN, 4 Best Places To Go
Whether it’s work, personal or just the general state of things in the world, I find many people – including myself – battling high levels of stress. And so, when vacation…
A Simple Guide to Smoky Mountain Parking Passes, Park it Forward
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park launched its Park it Forward program on March 1, 2023. The new program is meant to help generate revenue to improve visitor services and address…
5 Reasons Why Dollywood Is Better Than Disney World
It’s easy to take the Dollywood theme park for granted for those of us who grew up with the beloved amusement park practically in our backyards. This is why, for years,…
17 Most Beautiful Smoky Mountain Waterfalls
There’s a war at work in the high country along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. The war began before there was a Tennessee and before there were Carolinas. In fact, the…
Blazing Fury’s Sister Coaster Will Burn for the Last Time in 2023
Before the days of Dollywood as we know it, in 1976, Herschend Family Entertainment purchased what was then Goldrush Junction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The Herschends quickly set about recreating…