| Everyone enjoys some time away from home now | | | | places offer tubing, canoeing and kayaking as well. If |
| and then. It's refreshing to have a change of scenery | | | | you're a little more timid, visit Wild Bear Falls Water |
| and a chance to get away from it all. Maybe your | | | | Park. This indoor park has an 800-foot winding river |
| idea of the perfect getaway is rest and relaxation. | | | | as well as a 306-foot body slide. You can also enjoy |
| Perhaps you're the shop-till-you-drop type that also | | | | indoor/outdoor hot tubs and a video game arcade. |
| enjoys great food and entertainment. Or, you might | | | | A little further down the road is Pigeon Forge, where |
| be the kind that wants to spend your time soaking | | | | you will find the ever-popular Dollywood. Here you |
| up the sun and experiencing the great outdoors. Let's | | | | can experience thrilling amusement park rides and |
| follow the path of an exciting day tour of the Smoky | | | | travel the mountains by steam engine. Dollywood also |
| Mountains and you'll quickly see there's something for | | | | offers numerous year-round festivals and live shows. |
| everyone. | | | | You can shop store after store filled with handmade |
| Starting in Gatlinburg Tennessee, near the North | | | | crafts and an endless supply of southern cooking to |
| Carolina border, is the Great Smoky Mountains | | | | satisfy your hunger. Make sure you leave room for |
| National Park. With over 800 miles of walking trails, | | | | desert! The smell of ice cream, funnel cakes and |
| you can view the stunning mountains as well as | | | | pastries may be too much to resist. |
| animals and plants by foot, or check out the | | | | After an exciting and fun-filled day you may be |
| breathtaking views as you drive along the scenic | | | | looking for a place to sit down and enjoy some |
| roadways. The park offers everything from wildlife | | | | family entertainment. Whether you're in Gatlinburg or |
| to wildflowers, as it is home to a vast array of | | | | Pigeon Forge, there are a variety of theaters and |
| plants, trees, mammals and birds. According to the | | | | dinner shows available. Tap your toes to the sounds |
| National Park Service, the Great Smoky Mountains | | | | of country music, be amazed by local magicians, laugh |
| National Park is the "most visited national park in the | | | | 'til it hurts at professional comedians, or relive the |
| country." | | | | music of the 50's through the 80's at any number of |
| For winter sports enthusiasts, Ober Gatlinburg offers | | | | nightspots. There is truly something for everyone. |
| eight trails for snow skiing during winter months as | | | | No matter what your interest, a trip to the Smoky |
| well as an ice-skating rink, which is open year round. | | | | Mountains offers exactly what you're looking for. |
| With an ice arena that's 140' x 75' there's plenty of | | | | There are numerous places to stay and many of |
| room to spend a carefree day on the ice. If you've | | | | them offer discount tickets to area shows and |
| worked up an appetite you're in luck! You'll find plenty | | | | events. In fact, a little town called Wears Valley is |
| of places to eat and shop, since the rink is in the | | | | situated right between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg |
| center of a mall. | | | | with its own show-stopping scenery. Wears Valley is |
| Rather get wet? Gatlinburg has many outdoor | | | | only about eight to 10 miles from popular |
| centers that provide rafting. No experience is no | | | | destinations, yet offers deeper discounts than you'll |
| problem, since a professional river guide will | | | | likely find in better-known towns. So, pack your bags |
| accompany you down the whitewater rapids. Many | | | | and take advantage of all this region has to offer. |