Editorial
I visited the Smokies in the summer of 2020, this is my experience
As we drove through Pigeon Forge on Saturday, a line from an old favorite song kept coming back to me. Same as it ever was. The line is from the song Once in a Lifetime …
2020
Attractions
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad to resume passenger operations June 4
The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR) in Bryson City North Carolina has announced the return of passenger train operations, scheduled for Thursday, June 4. The Model Train Museum and Gift Shop will also reopen on …
Editorial
What to do on Valentine’s Day in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville
Whether you’re single or taken, love Valentine’s Day or hate it, it’s a winter holiday that has the tendency to sneak up on you. At least, it certainly feels like it snuck up on me …
Attractions
12 brand new attractions coming to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg in 2020
There’s something about a new decade that brings with it fresh beginnings, and it seems that the Great Smoky Mountains is getting some new life as well. With so many new attractions coming to the …
Attractions
Time for a spot of tea, y’all; Tour jolly old Gatlinburg from a double decker
It’s a classic scene. Tourists load into a bus saying hello to the driver who is seated on the right side of the bus, steering wheel in hand. The tourists then climb to the second …
Attractions
Soaky Mountain Waterpark coming soon (And the name isn’t even the best part)
Somewhere in the Wilderness Resorts and Waterparks corporate structure, there lurks an evil genius. You see, there are bad dad puns. There are terrible dad puns. And there are dad puns so unfathomably sinister that …
Attractions
Anakeesta reveals plans for $6M expansion with a record breaking tower
It takes a certain kind of attitude to stand atop a mountain, looking out over one of the true visual wonders of the world and think, “You know what this needs? More height.” The folks …
