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Pigeon Forge Snow

Pigeon Forge Snow Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge Snow is America's first indoor snow park, a new attraction in Tennessee that allows you to hit the slopes year-round! Inside the consistently 60-70 degree building your group will be able to enjoy one-of-a-kind snow tubing action with REAL snow daily! Race down the hillside of tubing hills…

5 National Park Road Trips to Take This Year

Student groups, families, and solo travelers alike can all highly benefit from an extended journey through America's national parks, these excursions bringing you closer to nature and closer to America itself. Utilizing local campsites and carpooling/motor coach riding saves you tons of money in the travel world, not causing you to break the bank to…

Alcatraz East

Alcatraz East Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge has a really exciting new attraction that allows guests to ‘explore American history from a different perspective’, one that is already shaping up to be one of the area’s top visited attractions, though it isn’t yet opened. This ‘Big House’ museum is designed half like the original Alcatraz, half…

7 Best National Park Camping Sites for Students

Camping is an incredible experience, especially when you go with friends and family. Getting back to the great outdoors, soaking in the power and vastness of America's wilderness reinvigorates the spirit and energizes you with inspiration, a new outlook, and respect for nature. Check out these top seven national park camping sites and consider a camping…

Smoky Mountain Trout House

Smoky Mountain Trout House Gatlinburg Enrich your Gatlinburg experience with a stop at Smoky Mountain Trout House, the quaint local classic that serves the freshest trout in the region, ice packed and delivered directly to the eatery. This delicious fishery opened in 1975 based on the same desire that the first Smoky Mountain pioneers had toward…

Gatlinburg Mountain Mall

Gatlinburg Mountain Mall Gatlinburg Gatlinburg's premier indoor shopping center offers a great opportunity for some serious retail therapy. The Gatlinburg Mountain Mall, located in downtown Gatlinburg, across from Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, holds a vast variety of shops each with their own unique local theme. Find almost anything you want such as homemade candy,…

Ober Ski Area and Amusement Park

Ober Ski Area and Amusement Park Gatlinburg Ober Amusement Park and Ski Area, a popular Smoky Mountain ski area and outdoor recreation spot, is a "mountaintop of fun, excitement, and beauty high above Gatlinburg." This resort-style area is the perfect way to have some fun up in the mountains. While here at Ober you and…

Ripley’s Odditorium Gatlinburg

Ripley's Odditorium Gatlinburg Gatlinburg There’s nothing like a little bit of odd to add to your fun Gatlinburg trip, especially when it's the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Odditorium. This super fun stop along Parkway Road allows you and your group to see kitschy oddities on display with such things as human shrunken heads and rare…

Gatlinburg SkyLift Park

Gatlinburg SkyLift Park Gatlinburg Prepare yourselves for a ride aboard "the best seat in Gatlinburg," an ascent to the top of Crockett Mountain for a 1,800 foot trip into the sky. This is the city's number one scenic overlook, providing absolutely breath-taking views and a truly exhilarating ride to a mountain top. The sights of…

Gatlinburg Space Needle

Gatlinburg Space Needle [caption id="attachment_31396" align="alignright" width="200"] Observation Tower in Gatlinburg[/caption] Gatlinburg The Gatlinburg Space Needle is the perfect way to see the city. The Seattle mock-up is definitely not a let down as you take in the best views of the city and the Great Smoky Mountains beyond. This 407-foot tall observation tower…

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