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Cades Cove
Cataloochee Ski Area
Chimney Tops Trail
Clingman's Dome
Elkmont Ghost Town, Great Smoky Mountains
Forbidden Caverns
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Grotto Falls, Great Smoky Mountains
Harrah's Cherokee
Little River Road
Mountain Farm Museum
Noah Bud Ogle Cabin
Ober Gatlinburg
Oconaluftee Indian Village
Ramsey Cascades
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
Seven Islands State Birding Park
Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster
Smoky Mountain Deer Farm and Exotic Petting Zoo
Titanic Museum
Tuckaleechee Caverns
Unto These Hills Cherokee Theatre
Walker Sisters Place
- The Great Smoky Mountains are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, which run down most of the East Coast of the United States.
- They straddle the border between North Carolina and Tennessee and are largely the home of Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
- In this vast region, visitors can enjoy a wealth of activities, from hiking trails up mountains and beneath waterfalls to experiencing the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge.
- It’s a wonderland for nature, featuring beautiful caverns, craggy mountain peaks, and old log cabins and barns tucked away into the wilderness for history buffs.
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