smoky mountains

The Smoky Mountains will make a magical backdrop for the Hot Air Balloon Festival taking place at Shrader Farm in Eastern Tennessee this fall.

When it comes to exciting things to do in the Smoky Mountains, there's ALWAYS room for one more.

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary is a popular east Tennessee tour attraction. It's also reportedly haunted which means PARANORMAL tours are available.

If you love the Great Smoky Mountains, seeing them by train sounds like bucket list material to me.

If the heat of the summer is already making you long for fall, check out these awesome fall festivals happening in the Smokies in the months to come.

What's being called the "largest treehouse resort in the world" is scheduled to open this summer in the Smoky Mountains.

A Dolly Parton tour bus is now a luxury resort suite (VERY luxurious) in Pigeon Forge.

Alpine coasters are a blast and the perfect alternative if you don't like theme park roller coasters.

Don't miss the SkyTrail on your next trip to Gatlinburg. It seems that attraction is always featuring something new.

If you're thinking of taking a water park tour in this heat, who can blame you? Start locally, then make your way to the Smokies.

Have you heard the legend of "feral people" living deep in the woods in the Smoky Mountains?

The annual Gatlinburg Festival of Lights Christmas Parade would be an excellent highlight of a Smokies holiday getaway.