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Articles and News about Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains

Fall in Gatlinburg 2026: Leaves, Halloween Fun and SkyPark Views from the Historic Gatlinburg Inn

Every fall, somebody checks in at the front desk, sets down their bag, and says some version of the same thing: "I forgot how pretty it is here this time of year." We never get tired of hearing it. The Historic Gatlinburg Inn has...

Three Burgers in Three Days: My GatlinBURGER Week Adventure

For one week each year, restaurants across Gatlinburg create special burgers for GatlinBURGER Week. These are not always ordinary cheeseburgers. Some restaurants pile on everything from bacon and barbecue to pierogies, mashed potatoes, sausage and fried eggs. Visitors...

The Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival Returns to the Historic Gatlinburg Inn

The Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival is almost here! On August 21 and 22, some of Nashville’s best songwriters will gather right here at the Historic Gatlinburg Inn for two days of live music, hit songs, and the stories behind them. The songwriting seminar and...
Meet Room 120

Meet Room 120

The Historic Gatlinburg Inn is not your typical cookie cutter hotel. It is the oldest hotel in Gatlinburg and is FILLED with history. You've read our discussion about the writing of Rocky Top, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. The Inn remains a songwriting...

Cherokee Grill: Gatlinburg Restaurant Review

Cherokee Grill: Gatlinburg Restaurant Review

Cherokee Grill is a fine steak house restaurant in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, right on Parkway downtown. It has a mountain lodge atmosphere, wrapped in stone and brick, filled with granite and walnut. The restaurant is adorned with Native American themed decoration. It is...

Gatlinburg Shop Review: Pepper Palace

Gatlinburg Shop Review: Pepper Palace

So you say you like the sauce? No, not that kind...we're talking about the hot stuff! If you are a hot sauce or barbecue sauce connoisseur, then we know a place you MUST check out the next time you come into Gatlinburg - Pepper Palace! Pepper Palace is a specialty...

2021 Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival

2021 Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival

Gatlinburg, Tennessee is one of the best places in the country for live music. Most weekends you can literally hear world-class bluegrass bands playing right on the street...or at least that was the case until this year when, as you all know, live music performances...

Gatlinburg Restaurant Review: Ruby Sunshine

Gatlinburg Restaurant Review: Ruby Sunshine

Ruby Sunshine is a recently-opened restaurant in Gatlinburg that specializes in New Orleans-inspired brunch and cocktails. It is located right across the street from the Historic Gatlinburg Inn in a little complex of shops and eateries. You will recognize it by the...