Blogs from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States, North America - page 3

The trip is officially over now time to make the long journey back home. It is always bittersweet at the end. As we look back and see all that we accomplished and the memories that we made.. We see that we are very lucky and fortunate. We always love our alone time but love spending time with the family and getting to take them places with us. Nothing warms my heart more than seeing my niece and nephew smile and hear about their favorite parts. With one trip ending its time to book our next trip! Where to go?? ♥ Ems... read more

This day we started off going to Uber Gatinburg. And with that said we so much more time to explore all of its attractions! From indoor ice skating to sky lifts to the top of the mountain. Their is so much to do here. We rode and back down the Tram up the mountain, a must do, to get a full look at the city and The Great Smoky Mountains. After mid morning we wanted to take the kids to the Ripleys Believe It or Not Aquarium. This place was great and the kids loved it! From dress up costumes to a living experience of penguins. I would not recommend eating here because it is very expensive, but the food is very good. After we left we headed back for one more trip to the candy ... read more

Today we set off into 2 groups, because one of the kiddos was not old enough, to go zip-lining! This place was AMAZING!! I can not say enough about CLIMB Works Zipline Canopy Tours.From their A+ safety gear and lines to the tour guides. Everybody had an amazing time! The tour lasted about 2.5 hours and it was the perfect amount of time I think. The only downfall was that we could not all be together (each person has to be over the age of 7). By the time it was time to go back and the resort and change out, we decided to go swimming in the pool and hot tub. The pool was kind of chilly, crazy since it was middle of July, but we got use to it. We even had time to ... read more

I had been anticipating our trip to Gatlinburg since our arrival in Pigeon Forge. The reason - Tennessee’s only legal Moonshine still. The only challenge - since it was Sunday, there were no samples, or sales, until noon. So, we had time for a leisurely breakfast at, where else???.... a pancake house. Yummy, and fast. We headed out on the short drive to Gatlinburg by 10:15. The trip was a short five miles, but is was a beautiful, if short drive. We elected to drive into town and park rather than park at the visitor center as was recommended. From the visitor center, you could take a free shuttle, but after our Dollywood shuttle challenge, we thought it safer to keep the FJ within walking distance. As we entered town, it was reminiscent of a small ... read more

We've made it to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, for Keith's National Marine Education Association conference. We're sharing a room with Bob, who Keith knows from past conferences, but Tessa and I get to meet him when he kindly drags himself out of bed on our arrival after midnight. We all fall into our beds, looking forward to moving into conference mode and checking out Gatlinburg the next day. Well we're into full culture shock now after Central America. Gatlinburg is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited National Park in the States. This is touristville for Americans and they certainly go all out to entertain. The town is bursting with all sorts of family entertainment options, there's a huge (2 storey) replica of the gorilla from King Kong, famous cars from films and ... read more