Tennessee

Pros: Gorgeous scenery, friendly people, great food, adventures, arts and crafts
Cons: Can be expensive, hot and humid

As I started writing, it occurred to me this would be a good piece to contribute to Bryan’s New Millennium Write-Off. Why? It doesn’t have anything to do with the New Millennium, or even what I was doing at this moment in time, but it ...

Pros: To experience points of interest in what Nashville has to offer and in surrounding areas.
Cons: A car is strongly recommended for visiting, otherwise, taxi is available along with the fees.

Background

My family and I had such a wonderful first time vacation experience in Tennessee this past November, 2001. I would like to share with you our full 4 night/5 day itinerary in our adventure there that we created...

Pros: Great food, excellent entertainment, and just plain old fun
Cons: none

Have you ever eaten at a dinner theater? FUN,FUN,FUN!!! Entertainment and great food all rolled into one.

The Dixie Stampede,in Pigeon Forge, TN, is a great example of a dinner theater. In may of 1997, my sister and I took our Mother there,...

Pros: Diverse family oriented area
Cons: Some of the older areas are in disrepair

We just spent a week in a diverse vacation land – The Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg, Sevierville, and Pigeon Gorge. Shaconage is Cherokee, the first inhabitants of the Great Smoky Mountains, for Land of the Blue Mist. Living in Kentucky this is just ...

Pros: Scenic mountains, room for solitude
Cons: Commercialism of Gatlinburg

This is a supplement to an overall review of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the nearby town of Gatlinburg. To read the main review, please see An Easy Escape. HIKING IN THE SMOKIES Within the ...

Pros: A one-of-a-kind attraction; visitors from around the world; has the most photographed single feature in Gatlinburg; craftsmanship abounds throughout
Cons: Only in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

If you have ever visited Gatlinburg, Tennessee, then hopefully you were able to take in the attraction, Christus Gardens. This is the only such place of it's kind in the world and receives...

Pros: Beautiful Mountains
Cons: It is Expensive!!!!

I am the original adventure Queen!!!! I am known for doing some really crazy things! No way am I going tell you about most of them! LOL!!! One of the best things about being on vacation is that no one knows you there!! You can really have fun that way!!...

Pros: wide diversity of people, culture, and beauty
Cons: Some areas are very remote and very poor.

Everyone believes their home state is the greatest. That’s normal. We Tennesseans know that all of God’s beautiful places are special. But we know there is a special place called Tennessee. From its ancient habitation by the native American tribes ...

Pros: Great places to eat and many rental places to choose from, amazing scenery and lights.
Cons: I'm sure there are some cons, but I haven't found them.

Each Christmas my entire family(all 11 of us) load up and go to Tennessee. We usually stay in a large house or cabin somewhere in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area. We choose to stay somewhere new each year and usually go to Tennessee in August to visit...

Pros: Find the Fishie! No country music.
Cons: People, people, people everywhere. And I was there on a slow day.

Well, Bubba and Lurleene and I went to the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg because, as Bubba said, "This is the dawning of the age of Aquariums." Bubba has quite a way with words.

According to the brochure there are 1.4 million gallons of fun....

Pros: Scenery, lots to do,
Cons: traffic, crowded

Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge are in southeast Tennessee, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. We recently spent a long weekend in the area.

Getting Around
The traffic is terrible, especially through Gatlinburg. Make sure you...

Pros: Interesting for science, energy, and history.
Cons: None

Overview

Tennessee has much to see: cities, universities, beautiful scenery, and even people who sing and play country music. For me, the single most interesting thing is The American Museum of Science & Energy at Oak Ridge. My wife and...

Pros: beautiful scenery, lots to do, cheap
Cons: mosquitos

The Land Between the Lakes (LBL) is a wonderful place for a family vacation. There are lots of things to do, and not too many people making things crowded. LBL is a national recreation area in Kentucky and Tennessee. There are 170,000 acres set aside for...

Pros: I love Tennessee!  Perfect state for any aspiring musicologist.
Cons: no cons about tennessee

On March 2 - 4, 2007, Tut, Johnnie and I took a business/pleasure trip to Tennessee. For a musicologist, such as myself, it was a very heartwarming experiance. On Friday, Tut and I left his house at 7:00 in the morning. We headed to Johnny's house to ...

Pros: Spectacular views, Great lodging, Lots of beauty, Shopping
Cons: Tourists traps

Our first trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (for both myself and my wife) was our honeymoon. It was early February and there was not much snow. In fact, one day we went horseback riding in short sleeves because it was in the high 60's. It is a good...