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Planning Suggested & Itineraries Easy Day Trips / Excursions
Variety is Pigeon Forge ’ s calling card , and we ’ ve created sample itineraries to help plan your group ’ s next visit . Contact one of our group travel experts at 1-800-285-7557 or groupsales @ mypigeonforge . com for assistance .
INDOOR ATTRACTIONS & MUSEUMS
Alcatraz East Crime Museum Pigeon Forge Snow TITANIC Museum Attraction WonderWorks Pigeon Forge
THEMED ITINERARIES
Amazing Women of the Smokies Black History in East Tennessee Faith-based Music in the Mountains A Smoky Mountain Christmas
GUIDED TOURS
Arts & Crafts Tour Historic Churches of Sevier County The Life of Dolly Tour Mountain Heritage Tour
OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS
Dollywood Dollywood ’ s Splash Country The Island in Pigeon Forge Mountain Mile Old Mill Outdoor Gravity Park Paula Deen ’ s Lumberjack Feud Show & Adventure Park Rafting in the Smokies Rocky Top Mountain Coaster Rowdy Bear Ridge with Laser Coaster & Snow Park Smoky Mountain Pink ® Jeep ® Tours The Track
THEATERS
Biblical Times Dinner Theater Buttonwillow Civil War Theater Comedy Barn Country Tonite Theater Dolly Parton ’ s Stampede Dinner Attraction Dollywood Grand Majestic Theater Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery Dinner Show Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud The Main Event Theater Paula Deen ’ s Lumberjack Feud Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show Red Skelton Tribute Theater
KNOXVILLE / OAK RIDGE / CLINTON
• Knoxville - 35-mile drive from Pigeon Forge - home to the University of Tennessee , Dogwood Arts Festival , Knoxville Zoo , Ijams Nature Center and Women ’ s Basketball Hall of fame and other worthy stops
• Oak Ridge - home to world-changing history - American Museum of Science and Energy , the nation ’ s largest energy museum - Museum of Appalachia in nearby Clinton
CHESTNUT HILL / DANDRIDGE
• Bush Brothers & Company , producers of approximately 80 % of the baked beans consumed in the U . S .
• Bush Brothers General Store , Visitors Center and Bush ’ s Family Café make for a great stop
• Dandridge is the only town in the U . S . named for first lady Martha Dandridge Washington
• Downtown Dandridge is on the National Historic Register
• Part of the Great Stage Route in the 1800s and used by all three U . S . presidents from Tennessee
• Davy Crockett ’ s marriage bond is displayed in the courthouse
• American Revolutionary Cemetery
GREENVILLE / LIMESTONE
• Home to Andrew Johnson Homestead , visitor center and national cemetery
• Taylor Shop is located here .
• Limestone is the home of David Crockett Birthplace State Park & Old Pilot Hill General Store .
JONESBOROUGH
• Tennessee ’ s oldest city was founded in 1779 .
• The town is filled with 18th century buildings that have been restored and converted into shops and restaurants .
ASHEVILLE / CHEROKEE , NORTH CAROLINA / BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
• The 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate is the largest private residence in the U . S . Built in 1895 , Biltmore Estate offers daily tours , breathtaking gardens , the Biltmore Legacy exhibit and more .
• Nearby Cherokee offers the opportunity to experience early Native American life at the Oconaluftee Indian Village including a presentation of “ Unto These Hills ,” the story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears .
• Harrah ’ s Cherokee Casino
• Cherokee , North Carolina to Balsam Point , the highest point along the Blue Ridge Parkway
CHATTANOOGA
• Ride the Incline Railway to the top of Lookout Mountain
• Tour Rock City and Ruby Falls
• Visit Chickamauga , one of the Civil War ’ s most historic battlefields .
• Home to the Tennessee Aquarium
SEVIER COUNTY While Pigeon Forge is the primary destination for our visitors , there are other parts of Sevier County you may find interesting .
The Sevier County Courthouse , on the National Register of Historic Places , showcases a one-of-a-kind sculpture of Dolly Parton . The Harrisburg Covered Bridge and Forbidden Caverns are popular attractions for groups , and sports fans will enjoy a Tennessee Smokies AA baseball game . Just up the road in Gatlinburg , you ’ ll find a variety of activities , including the Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway and Ripley ’ s Aquarium of the Smokies .