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re: Tennessee Football Road Trip- Suggestions Needed
Posted on 6/28/25 at 8:42 am to Billy Blanks
Posted on 6/28/25 at 8:42 am to Billy Blanks
If you like nature and walking, Laurel Falls is located near the National Park Welcome Center. A lot of folks do the hike 1.3 miles to the falls. Uphill there, downhill coming back. Another great waterfall is Mingo Falls in the Qualla Boundary outside Cherokee, NC. Only 0.4 mile to the falls, again uphill going, downhill coming down.
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Posted on 6/28/25 at 8:59 am to Billy Blanks
Better take a therapist, those kids are about to be traumatized. We are going to demoralize Arkansas.
See Rock City.
See Rock City.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 9:04 am to Billy Blanks
You will be 15 mins away from Sevierville where there is a ton of kids activities. Dandrige has a nice quaint coffee shop for the adults.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 9:22 am to Billy Blanks
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Sounds like Branson.
Exactly the same....too many cars, people, and wait time for everything...
Posted on 6/28/25 at 10:15 am to Billy Blanks
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Better to stay in those areas and make the drive in to Knoxville for the game or stay in Knoxville and make a couple trips out there for each day?
Depends on what you want for the trip. If you want a fun kid-centric trip stay in pigeon forge/Gatlinburg and just come up for the game. If you want to go to go to better restaurants/breweries stay in Knoxville and don’t bother going to pigeon forge. It’s a long enough drive that you shouldn’t spend all weekend going back and forth
Posted on 6/28/25 at 10:50 am to IvIerlot
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We are going to demoralize Arkansas.
Without Nico to run out of bounds on the last play of the game, you might in fact break that four game losing streak against the mighty Hogs.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 12:55 pm to Billy Blanks
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Sounds like Branson.
It basically is Branson, except more alcohol. Dollywood even used to be Silver Dollar City.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 1:08 pm to Billy Blanks
Pigeon Forge’s The Island is the new thing that’s building up. I still like the Mill but it’s a couple hours at best. The road behind the island is really growing. Decent younger kid stuff. A different bowling thing, a snow mountain, random things to do and some shops.
Kids will like Gatlinburg. Take the trolley and just walk it. The aquarium is very nice, plenty of things to explore and options to eat.
The Peddler Steakhouse, the Alamo Steakhouse (Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge), Cherokee Grill (owned by Calhouns) or the Burg. Plenty of burger and pizza joints if you don’t want steak.
Pigeon Forge is mostly chains, the Applebarn, the Fat Bear, Bullfish, Cabarinos, most of the breakfast places are really good but overpriced.
Hard Rock isn’t was it was 10 years ago and it was just ok then. The chains are just chains. The local goat is meh, mini golf, mountain coasters, plenty of arcades, trampoline parks, etc.
If you are in pigeon forge, take the road through ware’s valley to Townsend and do Cades Cove. The fall is a great time to see bears and elk. It’s a great afternoon to relax.
Kids will like Gatlinburg. Take the trolley and just walk it. The aquarium is very nice, plenty of things to explore and options to eat.
The Peddler Steakhouse, the Alamo Steakhouse (Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge), Cherokee Grill (owned by Calhouns) or the Burg. Plenty of burger and pizza joints if you don’t want steak.
Pigeon Forge is mostly chains, the Applebarn, the Fat Bear, Bullfish, Cabarinos, most of the breakfast places are really good but overpriced.
Hard Rock isn’t was it was 10 years ago and it was just ok then. The chains are just chains. The local goat is meh, mini golf, mountain coasters, plenty of arcades, trampoline parks, etc.
If you are in pigeon forge, take the road through ware’s valley to Townsend and do Cades Cove. The fall is a great time to see bears and elk. It’s a great afternoon to relax.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 1:10 pm to Billy Blanks
Litton's restaurant in Fountain City (couple miles out of north Knoxville)
burgers, pies, Lord have mercy
ETA: Todd Blackledge featured them on one of his weekly Where to Eat in College Towns segments
burgers, pies, Lord have mercy
ETA: Todd Blackledge featured them on one of his weekly Where to Eat in College Towns segments
This post was edited on 6/28/25 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 6/28/25 at 1:13 pm to Billy Blanks
if you stay in PigeonF or Gatlinburg, go the short drive to Cherokee, North Carolina
don't ask questions, just go
don't ask questions, just go
Posted on 6/28/25 at 1:23 pm to VFL67
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pigeon forge sucks
The only reason to be in Pigeon Forge is to drive through it your way to Gatlinburg. Your suggestion of entering through Townsend is spot on. I also recommend getting a cabin off the bypass.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:17 pm to CaptainCrash
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Without Nico to run out of bounds on the last play of the game, you might in fact break that four game losing streak against the mighty Hogs.
Yep, the table is set for a blow-out.
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