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Experience the Heart of Songwriting at the 2025 Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival

On August 15 and 16, 2025, the Historic Gatlinburg Inn will host the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival, an intimate, soul stirring celebration of songcraft in the Great Smoky Mountains. Surrounded by moss clad ridges and postcard perfect mountain views, this boutique...

Barbecue with a View: A Visit to Myron Mixon BBQ in Gatlinburg

Looking for barbecue and a balcony view in downtown Gatlinburg? You don’t have to go far. Just across the Parkway from the Historic Gatlinburg Inn sits Myron Mixon BBQ, a restaurant carrying the name of one of the most well-known figures in the world of competitive...

Blue Moose Burgers & Wings: Gatlinburg’s Newest Must-Try Spot for Burgers, Wings & Good Vibes

If you’ve been walking the Parkway and wondering what that new burger-and-wing joint is next to all the Gatlinburg action, let us save you the suspense: Blue Moose Burgers & Wings is officially open—and it's a winner. This place isn’t just a tourist trap with a...
Gatlinburg Restaurant Review: Puckers Sports Grill

Gatlinburg Restaurant Review: Puckers Sports Grill

Recently I stopped in at Puckers Sports Grill, located at 745 Parkway in Gatlinburg. The astute observer will make note that that is literally right next door to the Historic Gatlinburg Inn parking lot. If you walk out of our front door to Parkway and look to your...

An Abbreviated History of Gatlinburg

An Abbreviated History of Gatlinburg

The city of Gatlinburg, Tennessee has quite an interesting history. Here is an abbreviated discussion of how we got where we are. The Ogle Family The Oglesby family were the first individuals to settle the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. The family moved from South...

A Brief History of Rocky Top

A Brief History of Rocky Top

Whether you are a Tennessee Vols fan, or you love country music, there is an excellent chance you have heard the song Rocky Top. Recorded by countless artists, most notably the Osborne Brothers, Rocky Top is said to be the number one college football fight song of all...

Gatlinburg SkyLift Park Announces Grand Opening

Join us in Gatlinburg May 17, 2019 for the Grand Opening of SkyBridge. Spanning 680 feet in length, the SkyBridge will be the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in North America. After riding the iconic SkyLift to the top of Crockett Mountain, guests may stroll the...

The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage 2019

The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage 2019

The special event calendar for Spring is accelerating quickly with items for the Spring season to coincide with the general lifeforce of the Smoky Mountains returning for most of the remainder of the year and one of them is quite possibly the oldest yearly tradition...

Where To See Elk and Buffalo in the Smokies

Where To See Elk and Buffalo in the Smokies

Smoky Mountain Elk & Buffalo The ecosystem is just one of many reasons why people from all over the world come to visit the Smoky Mountains. Whether in the National Park or in some adjacent hills (or on rare occasions even down in town!), there are loads and loads...

Spas, Massage and Beauty Providers in the Smokies

Spas, Massage and Beauty Providers in the Smokies

Finding the Right Spa Treatment For You In The Smokies Perhaps that it's been a while since you had a girl's weekend out with your besties, or maybe there's a wedding coming up in the Smokies that you need to get ready for, or maybe that wedding is yours, OR there...

Introducing The Gatlinburg Pinball Museum

Introducing The Gatlinburg Pinball Museum

Gatlinburg and the Smokies at large are just as well known for off-the-beaten-path attractions as we are for the rollercoasters, distilleries, candy stores, hiking trails and other mainstream options. If you want to see Goats on a Roof, we've got it in the Smokies. If...