Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Maggie Valley is located right beside the Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GSMNP) and very near Interstate-40 and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Maggie Valley has been a favorite for generations of folks in need of a cool mountain getaway. Its location near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, plus a large number of fine dining […]
Waynesville, North Carolina
Waynesville NC sits at the foot of the highest mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway and is a model for the classic small town, with Main Street consisting of three blocks of very interesting shops, galleries and eateries. Downtown is small so you can explore Waynesville NC on foot and take pleasure in the work […]
Bryson City, North Carolina
Bryson City, NC sits snug to the southern border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Like it’s sister city, Cherokee, it offers a starting point for outfitters, lodging and food plus easy access to the National Park and its wealth of recreational opportunities. Bryson City is a small, old-fashioned red-brick southern city with an […]
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, NC is a lively, sophisticated Smoky Mountains city that’s home to the Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate, the leading attraction of the Great Smoky Mountains, second only to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). Asheville NC was just another small western North Carolina town until 1889 when the venerable George Vanderbilt visited and was impressed […]
Townsend, Tennessee
Townsend, TN bills itself as “The Peaceful Side of the Smoky Mountains”. And true to its name, it does have a much slower and easier pace than its neighboring towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge TN. More important is its close proximity to Cades Cove. Townsend is the closest of the towns bordering the Great […]
Dillsboro, North Carolina
Dillsboro, North Carolina and the adjoining village of Sylva NC sit in a deep mountain valley, and serve as a major entryway to the western North Carolina mountains. Both small towns are the old-fashioned red brick and white clapboard Victorian villages that are common to this area. Both towns are quaint and unspoiled and consist […]
Cherokee, North Carolina
Cherokee, North Carolina, home of the Cherokee Indians, is one of five gateways to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and sits up against the southeastern boundary of the Park. Unlike it’s counterpart Tennessee city, Gatlinburg, it is much quieter. Where Gatlinburg TN—at the northern border of the Park—is very fast-paced with lots of lights, […]
Highlands, North Carolina
Highlands is not only a great place to visit–it’s also a great place to retire. In 1879, developers Samuel Kelsey and Clinton Hutchinson thought Highlands NC would be the ideal location for a vacation Time has proven that Kelsey and Hutchinson were right. And all the things that make it a wonderful place to vacation […]
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Anytime is a good time to visit Gatlinburg TN—each season has its own special characteristics, but spring could be the best. Envision the new bright green foliage, the splash of bright colors found in spring wildflowers, the water up in whitewater streams, exuberantly happy waterfalls, and wildlife emerging from winter dens. American Black bears emerge […]