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The Midwest Theme Park That Looks Eerily Like Tennessee’s Dollywood
Branson’s Silver Dollar City looks like a 1990s Dollywood sans the Dolly Parton theme Most loyal fans know that Dollywood has a sister park located 700 miles away in Branson,…
The Sisters Who Lived Inside the Smoky Mountains Park for 20 Years
The Walker Sisters Place and the women who lived within, surviving off of the land, selling trinkets to tourists In the Great Smoky Mountains, history is often found in the…
5 Top Things To Do in Wears Valley, According to a Local
A Smoky Mountain local shares his favorite things to do in Wears Valley, Tennessee Growing up, I mostly treated Wears Valley as a negative space. It was a scenic drive at…
This is the Scariest Road in the Smoky Mountains and Daredevils Love It
The 11-mile Tail of the Dragon features 318 curves along the side of a mountain When we moved to Blount County, Tennessee and I discovered we had a road known…
The Legend Of Atagahi – A Hidden Lake In The Smoky Mountains
According to Cherokee legend, the enchanted lake only reveals itself to those who are pure of heart The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dotted with well-preserved conclaves of cabins…
The Scenic Train Ride in the Great Smoky Mountains You Need To Try
What to expect when you take a ride on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad There’s so much to do and see in the Great Smoky Mountains. But I recommend that…
The Clingmans Dome (Now Kuwohi) Controversy, the Tower That Weathered a Media Storm
A Smoky Mountain local recalls the tale of the tower that was almost canceled The Hatfields and the McCoys. The Jets and the Sharks. The Capulets and the Montagues. The National…
Are Skinwalkers Real? The TikTok Buzz on Sightings in Appalachia
A Smoky Mountain man addresses alleged skinwalker sightings, currently trending on social media As someone who has lived in and around the Appalachian Mountains for most of the last 35…
24 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Filmed in the Smoky Mountains
A local movie buff offers a list (and commentary) of movies filmed in and around the Smoky Mountains Last summer, my daughter and I traveled to Atlanta to see John…
These 5 Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurants Are the Best in Pigeon Forge
Local reveals his top picks for the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants in Pigeon Forge My day job is to observe. I look, I listen and I ask questions. Then, I relay…