You can now eat, drink, sing and play in the same theater where Dolly Parton performed her first-ever paid gig in this cozy, historic town in Tennessee In 1956, a then-unknown 10-year-old with a uniquely beautiful voice named Dolly Parton stepped onto the stage at The Pines Theater, a small music and entertainment venue in Sevierville, TN, with seating for
A Buc-ee’s fan investigates the bizarre, sudden appearance of upside-down Buc-ee’s billboards Buc-ee’s massive gas stations broke through the Texas border years ago and now the company is expanding beyond the South. As Buc-ee’s grows, new people are exposed to the Buc-ee’s way. That goes from massive stations with dozens of gas pumps, to spacious and clean bathrooms. It also
Hey, we didn’t make the rules. Actually, we did. Here they are… Whether it’s your first or 100th time inside a Buc-ee’s, it’s always the same dose of sensory overload. There’s so much to do, so many bathroom stalls, so much to see and eat. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and forget that we live in
A local shares his favorite meals at the Apple Barn complex As someone with more than 30 years of experience sampling various down-home style meals in the Smoky Mountains, I can attest that the Apple Barn complex restaurants, the Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant and the Applewood Farmhouse Grill, offer some of the best options in the area. But navigating a down-home-style
A local shares his top favorite snacks from the Apple Barn You get a little ego boost when you’re out and about and you pick a little snack that draws oohs and aahs from other guests. You walk out with your little treat, and someone says in admiration, “Oh, that looks good.” It is even better when someone says “What
A Buc-ee’s fanatic imagines what it would be like if Buc-ee’s built a theme park Now that the Smokies AA baseball team has officially absconded from Kodak to return to Knoxville, the Sevier County entranceway at Exit 407 has a problem. Namely, there’s a gigantic parking lot and a good-sized baseball stadium going to waste. Considering the possibilities, I jokingly
This Smoky Mountain resort offers everything from fishing to disc golf to swimming There’s a chemistry to building just the right Smoky Mountain vacation and the biggest piece of the formula is where you’re going to stay. Choosing the right home base for the weekend or the week or the fortnight is key. Ideally, you want a spot that offers the
Local names top hidden gems in Dolly Parton’s hometown in the Smoky Mountains As someone who, for three decades, used Sevierville as a place to go through on my way to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg or the mountains, I know a lot more today about the historic city. Founded in 1795, when George Washington still had two years left in his
I’ve eaten at dozens of restaurants in the Smokies, these are my picks for the best burger joints in town In my over 30 years living in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, I’ve sampled dozens of local restaurants, everything from chains to hole-in-the-wall restaurants, in search of the best burger in town. Until recently, the best burger I’d ever
An honest review of Graze Burgers in Sevierville with menu items, parking and all you need to know I appreciate a restaurant that focuses on one specialty item. With places like these, the specialty is usually right in the name. This is the case with Graze Burgers in Sevierville, Tenn. The name behind Graze Burgers is undoubtedly inspired by its