Visiting a Ripley’s attraction is a great way for your family to spend a Great Smoky Mountain vacation. It can be tricky to find active coupon codes or a working discount code for popular Smokies attractions. But don’t worry, you’re in luck. Ripley’s offers combo passes that are a great way to save money and see multiple attractions in Gatlinburg
Kennedy Concepts restaurants thrive on the experience. In fact, I know this because that’s what their PR team wrote in the “about” section of their website. Thrive is an excellent word. It sounds so good. Places like the Loco Burro Fresh Mex Cantina and its sister restaurants are dedicated to going beyond filling bellies to “create memorable experiences” for each and every
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 Pigeon Forge and the Apple Valley Creamery – part of the Apple Barn Village in Sevierville – to the various premium ice cream purveyors in the Gatlinburg area, the Smoky
Out here in the world of the tourism business, where everybody is competing for your vacation dollars, mom-and-pops and giant conglomerates are all competing for the same dollars in your wallet. Or more accurately in your bank account. So if you spend $100 at the Salt and Pepper Museum, that’s money that’s not going to go to Paula Deen or Jimmy Buffet. And
I woke up early on a recent Sunday morning to the familiar rattling of my cell phone.I shook the cobwebs away and reached out, wondering what vastly important fantasy football alert I had just received. Instead, I was met with an image that quickly grabbed my attention. It was a structure fire in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The pictures showed flame
It was the winter of 1988-89 and my stepdad Joe had an idea. He’d buy a pig, have it butchered and we’d have meat in the freezer to last us the winter. Joe was still a relatively new addition to the family. But the transition, I thought, had gone well. Providing for a family was new for Joe. And as a father
Hi. My name is John and I have a parking problem. Well, it’s not so much a parking problem as it is a competition problem. I like to pull into a full parking lot and get the best spot in the lot. I’m also willing to waste a ridiculous amount of time to get it. I say all that to
You’re on vacation near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the family’s hungry. You’re in the mood for some great food. You pick a restaurant. Maybe it’s not one of the best restaurants in town but it’s still a great place. You go in and sit down and thumb through the menu, and you see it: A food challenge.
We didn’t set out to go to Tennessee Jed’s Craft Sandwiches for a late lunch on our latest Gatlinburg trip. As we walked around Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, we discussed our dining options. The Pancake Pantry was mentioned as was the Hofbrauhaus Restaurant in The Village. And then – because I can never resist the siren song of a
I’d like to think of myself as a discerning fellow. Certainly, I’d like to think my taste is immaculate, my standards high. Movies, television, music, food, wine, books. It’s nice to think of yourself as having a sophisticated palette for such things, to be refined. I am not those things. It turns out, I’m fairly easy to please fellow. I