Category Archives: Attractions

Break Routine & Try NEW Things in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN

Stuck in the same ole rut, eating routine food, watching the same shows, and just feeling plain meh? It sounds like you could use a little new in your life. Break your bland routine and hit refresh for 2020! Try new things, visit new places, and cultivate new experiences this year. YOU deserve it.  Ever hiked in the most visited national park in the country, wandered around a mountaintop tree canopy on foot, enjoyed a secluded cabin retreat with a private indoor pool, eaten chocolate bear paws, putt-putted on a rooftop of candy creations, cheered for a pirate crew while

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New to the Smokies? Here’s What YOU Should Know…

First time visiting the Great Smoky Mountains? Let us be YOUR guide — with insider tips and tricks, savings on the best attractions, national park advice, the best local shopping and dining options, and cabin rentals for days! Our goal is to make your first visit to the Smokies hassle-free, fun, and memorable, so we’ve jotted down everything you’ll need to know as a newbie to the area. Check out our guide for first-time visitors and make your first trip to the Smokies the start of an annual tradition.  Tips + Tricks Perhaps the best way to start a trip

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Upcoming Spring & Summer Events | Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg, TN

Crowded beaches, sensitive sunburns, and cramped hotel rooms…sounds like you need to revamp your spring and summer plans for 2020. How about music and dance, arts and crafts, wine and treats, festivals and fireworks, car shows and competitions, plus other unique events — with stunning mountain vistas all around and a roomy cabin to call home? If you’re nodding yes, give the Great Smoky Mountains a try this year. The air is cooler, the views are priceless, the cabins are amenity-packed, and the events are plenty! In fact, we’ve narrowed down our favorite spring and summer events to help you

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Spring Break Fun in the Smokies — with Your Teen

Need to impress the teen in your life this spring break? Take them on a whirlwind of fun in the Great Smoky Mountains! Zoom on roller coasters, ride horses through the national park, beat the highest arcade scores, shop until you drop, and play games in your cabin’s rec room…for starters. There’s so much to do, see, and dream in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN, that your teenager won’t be able to stop (or hide) grinning from ear to ear as soon as you hit the Parkway.  And returning to your cabin with ace amenities every evening is sure to

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Hey, NEW February Cabins! Welcome to the Cabins for YOU Family!

Breathtaking mountain vistas, game tables + arcade units, a private indoor pool, media spaces with massive screen TVs, bubbly hot tubs on deck, cozy king-size beds...relaxing and fun amenities just keep pouring into Cabins for YOU! February brings 10 newbies to the CFY family, and we can’t wait to share them with you. Our newest additions range from 1-5 bedrooms with space for 6-16 guests! If you’re looking for a change of pace for your 2020 family vacation or getaway with friends in the Smokies, opt for one of our cozy new cabins (all with FREE Wi-Fi) in Pigeon Forge

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Visit 5 Fun Attractions in the Great Smoky Mountains!

Ripping around adrenaline pumping roller coasters, viewing gorgeous mountain peaks from the tippy top of a Ferris wheel, strolling 40 feet across a tree canopy, waving hello to passing sea critters, and hiking to a dazzling waterfall…visiting the Great Smoky Mountains sure has its perks. When you’re not playing or relaxing at your cabin, the Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg areas boast fun attractions of all kinds and for all ages. There are tons of Smoky Mountain attractions to choose from, so we’ve carefully narrowed down our top 5 for YOU!  1. Dollywood If theme parks are your jam, Dollywood in

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What’s Blooming This Spring in the Smokies

As snow melts, waterfalls awaken, bear cubs play, herds graze, birds soar, and tree groves put on their spring best, enchanting wildflowers bloom in the Great Smoky Mountains. Sometimes referred to as the “Wildflower National Park,” the Great Smoky Mountains National Park boasts 1,500+ kinds of flowering plants, which is more than any other national park in the country! Spring is a fantastic (and gorgeous) time to visit the Smokies. Come see spring beauties, a variety of trilliums, geraniums, azaleas, wild strawberries, irises, phacelias…there are too many to list! Better yet, join the 2020 Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage for a deeper

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Hop into the Smokies This Easter!

Hippity hop into the Great Smoky Mountains where holiday events, wildflower walks, and cabin fun await your family and friends this Easter — Sunday, April 12, 2020! Easter is all about celebrating the reason for the season and spending quality time with loved ones. And what better place to do so than the Smokies that hosts an annual sunrise service atop a mountain, displays seasonal crafts, welcomes the Easter Bunny with open arms, harbors breathtaking hiking trails with spring blooms for 100s of miles, and offers cabins of all shapes and sizes with superb amenity options? Yeah…spending Easter in Pigeon

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A Smoky Mountain Spring Break

Sun rays beating down, sand in every nook and cranny, lines out the door…the beach might be the most popular place to spend spring break, but it certainly has its downsides. Elevate your spring break with a cabin stay in the Great Smoky Mountains — where the most visited national park beckons with outdoor fun, exciting attractions line the Parkway, international cuisine offers a whirlwind of taste, and a private cabin awaits with top-notch amenities…like an indoor pool! Ah, it’s time for YOUR memorable Smoky Mountain spring break in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Look

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Springtime Sings — Birdwatching in the Smokies

Soaring over the Great Smoky Mountains, birds of all shapes and sizes (60+ species in fact) make their home in this beautiful Tennessee range. And with a wide span of elevations creating a multiplicity of habitats in the national park, many birds have been spotted here to breed or break during migration, bringing the total number of species to 240+ (including year-round residents). Needless to say, birders call this park a birdwatching paradise!  Spring is a great time to visit for a peek at avian life in the Smokies as birds begin to sing and nest. And even if you

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