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On vacation i like to just chill without an agenda. That area is really pretty. Id recommend a hike through the hills.

Check out the natural beauty in the area. Pigeon Forge too. It beats the pants off of the tourist traps. And the tourist traps ain't bad to begin with. ;)

If you like amusement rides go to Dolly World. So much fun.

The aquarium! The tunnel under the water thing is amazing. You can see underneath the sharks :)

Technically, it is in Pigeon Forge, but it's not far.

Get out of the lights and into the woods.
Its beautiful country.

I'd recommend Dollywood. They also have cabins for rent too.

The entire aquarium is awesome. There's a section where they can pick up living horseshoe crabs and there's a kid section too.

@Ryne, You don't know what you've got. East Tennessee is absolutely enchanting!

Try the breakfast at Cracker Barrel and ride the incline

I'm sure. Checkers...crosswords..maybe a puzzle or two?

Dollywood is always fun, especially if you enjoy music & shows or if you are a big Dolly Parton fan, like myself. :)

Thank you! I love trying new places!

1) The Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway was fun/ interesting and offered cool views ($12 roundtrip). The wait to come back down took FOREVER though. 2) FREE whiskey/moonshine tasting @ Davy Crockett's & Ole Smoky. But overall, way too touristy for me!

We have smallish kids, so we thought the lazy rivers, hiking and shows would be fun for them, and relaxing in a cabin would be good for us.

Take a picnic lunch and drive over to Cade's Cove.

Never impressed by Gatlinburg.

Great idea!! Thank you :)

Do the artist community drive. Lots of local craft people.

Don't get me wrong it's beautiful

We have talked about Dollywood. Thanks for the suggestion!

The kids would love that, it would be so much fun!

Are you close to that area?

Yeah, I live in Kingsport which is about an hour away.

Omg I loved the sharkies!!!! This was the best aquarium I have ever been to.
You can almost touch the water if you are on the normal floor and not underneath the walkway.

Relax and have fun

Best places for food within 50 miles? (I'm a foodie)

Eat at the Apple Barn in Pigeon Forge.

You're gonna be eating at a pizza joint, a Longhorns, a Chop House, maybe a Red Lobster...You're not gonna find great cuisine here. This is East Tennessee lol.

Resolve to do what? Get better games? ;)

Park Grill is nice for a bit fancier meal.

I listed some food options above.

Totally doing Ober!

The aquarium is cool!

Apple Barn is good, but I've only ate breakfast there. Honestly, unless you like Hatfield and Mccoy dinner shows, Ripley's Believe it or Not or ratty t-shirt stores, or Fairfields and Holiday Inns, Gatlinburg and that whole area isn't for you.

I have been told the incline is a fun thing to do, but I have never done that one, just the ones in Chattanooga & Stone Mtn., GA.

Yes! We went there and there was a guy with a "15-foot booger". That's pretty much all I remember of the whole trip.

It is more commercial than it used to be, but there are still some fun attractions.

Clingmans Dome.

I guess that's good. It's just a mountain version of Myrtle Beach, if you've ever been there.

Incline...is that the long slide like thing that goes down the mountain? I totally want to do that!!

Kinda, it's a "trolley" (no clue what they call it), but you ride it down the mountain.

If you have time before your trip, I would go to myPigeonForge & request a travel planner & one from Gatlinburg, too. If Sevierville has one, request theirs.

If you don't have time for it to get to you, then be sure to go to one of the tourist information places & pick up those books. They usually have great coupons in them & often you can find an interesting attraction that you might not have otherwise.

Not exactly. But pls keep thinking that. It'll only make my resolve stronger

Share my current poll and I'll send ppl ur way.

Clingmans dome is worth going to

It is unless you live there haha

My house

Though it's not for rent, the Ogle cabin was interesting.

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