Everything Pigeon Forge is known for
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Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Pigeon Forge.
The most visited national park in the United States, with over 12 million annual visitors, straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina border along the crest of the Appalachians.
A broad, fertile valley in the Great Smoky Mountains that was home to a thriving Appalachian community from the 1820s until the creation of the national park in the 1930s.
America's most visited national park. Misty blue peaks and synchronous fireflies.
Dolly Parton's theme park in the Smoky Mountains. Southern food roller coasters and pure Dolly.
The neon-green soda was invented in Knoxville TN in 1940 as a whiskey mixer.
17 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Welcome to Dollywood country. You're at twenty-seven hundred Dollywood Parks Boulevard in Pigeon Forge, the theme park Dolly Parton bought into back in nineteen eighty-six. She didn't start from scratch — she partnered…
Dolly Parton's theme park in the Smoky Mountains. Southern food roller coasters and pure Dolly.
Imagine life on one of East Tennessee's largest antebellum plantations. Rose Glen was the vision of Dr. Robert Hatton Hodsden, a physician and politician who saw the potential in this Sevier County land. In the late…
Imagine a place where Appalachian tradition meets modern artistry – that's Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. It all started in 1912 when the Pi Beta Phi women's fraternity established a settlement school here in…
Imagine carving a life out of the rugged mountains. That's exactly what Noah "Bud" Ogle did right here. In the late 1800s, Bud built this homestead, a testament to the self-sufficiency of mountain families. He…
Imagine a bustling logging town transforming into a playground for the wealthy, now frozen in time within the Great Smoky Mountains. Elkmont's story is one of rapid change and eventual abandonment. The Little River…
Imagine a time when wheat fields stretched as far as the eye could see right here, giving this place its name: Wheatlands. This was once a bustling plantation, a testament to early Tennessee agriculture. Wheatlands…
This unassuming spot was once the heart of a plantation that rivaled those of the Deep South. John Brabson II bought the ferry here in 1798, and for decades, he steadily grew his land holdings around it. By 1860,…
This isn't just a pretty lake; it's a monument to American ingenuity under pressure. During World War II, the Tennessee Valley Authority needed more power, and fast. So, in 1942, they started building Douglas Dam on the…
America's most visited national park. Misty blue peaks and synchronous fireflies.
The most visited national park in the United States, with over 12 million annual visitors, straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina border along the crest of the Appalachians.
This isn't just a mountain, it's Kuwohi, a place sacred to the Cherokee and the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains. Elisha Mitchell, a professor at the University of North Carolina, measured the height of…
Pull over for a minute and take a look around, because you're standing in a place that almost vanished forever. This is the Dandridge Historic District, the heart of a town with a story of near-disaster and remarkable…
A broad, fertile valley in the Great Smoky Mountains that was home to a thriving Appalachian community from the 1820s until the creation of the national park in the 1930s.
Imagine staking your claim on the Tennessee frontier. That's exactly what Alexander McMillan did when he built this house back in 1785. Alexander McMillan arrived here in 1783, snapping up land thanks to North…
Look out your window! You're approaching a stunning glimpse into Tennessee's frontier past. This isn't just an old house; it's a testament to ambition and early American craftsmanship. Built in 1797, the Ramsey House,…
Imagine life in the Great Smoky Mountains as you explore this historic log cabin nestled within the national park. This isn't just another old building; it's a window into a way of life now mostly vanished from these…