Articles and News about Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains
The Mountain-to-Sea Trail – 1200 Miles of Beauty
Did you know that there is a trail (or series of trails, really) that you can hike that will actually take you from the mountains in Tennessee all the way to the ocean in North Carolina? It’s true! The Mountain-to-Sea Trail is a nearly 1,200 mile foot path that starts...
Gatlinburg Attraction Review – Gatlin’s Mini Golf
Gatlinburg is a mini golf lover's paradise. You don't have to walk very far down the street to find a place where you can swing some clubs (or, you know, lightly tap a ball as the case may be). Tucked away on a hill running parallel to Parkway (where we're located),...
Gatlinburg Attraction Review: Hillbilly Golf
Hillbilly Golf is one of the more unusual mini golf courses you will ever play. It is situated on a steep hill (of course - this is Gatlinburg after all). Being that it is called "hillbilly golf," as you might expect, the theme is hillbilly. Each hole features...
The Ultimate Smoky Mountain Coaster Guide
Mountain coasters have recently exploded onto the scene around the Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge area. The editorial staff at the Historic Gatlinburg Inn created this guide to tell you everything you need to know about them. [video width="1280" height="720"...
Gatlinburg is Coming Back to Life
There is life in Gatlinburg. At the time of this writing, on May 20th, 2020, many businesses have been closed or operating at a reduced level for a couple of months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. But things are changing rapidly. Here is where we stand now. The Great...
Fun Mountain – Gatlinburg’s Lost Theme Park
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the closing of an attraction in Gatlinburg that most of you (except maybe those of you local to the area) probably didn't know existed - Fun Mountain. Fun Mountain is an abandoned theme park that closed in the year 2000....
Meet the Black Bears of the Great Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to the black bear, a medium-sized bear that is widely distributed throughout North America. They are omnivores (meaning they eat both plants and animals) that like to live in heavily forested areas but will approach...
A Walk in the Spring Rain – a Classic Movie Featuring the Historic Gatlinburg Inn
In 1970, Columbia Pictures released a movie titled "A Walk in the Spring Rain." The movie, filmed in 1969, starred Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn, two Hollywood superstars at the time. The plot of the movie involves a couple (college professor Roger Meredith, played...
The State of Gatlinburg in the Midst of the Coronavirus Outbreak
We have been receiving many questions from concerned citizens about what is going on in Gatlinburg, and what we are doing differently, in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Here is where we stand. Local Response The mayors and city managers of Sevier County,...