Visit the place that Morgan and Parker both went to school! Some things to do: visit Neyland Stadium, VolShop, Ayers Hall on The Hill, the Torchbearer. While you're there, purchase some Big Orange merch from the VolShop! UT will be playing the Saturday after Thanksgiving!

Tuckaleechee Caverns is a short drive from Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Townsend, Cades Cove, Knoxville and Chattanooga. The "Big Room" is the largest cave/cavern room that is open to the public in the eastern United States could almost fit a football stadium. Many stalagmites reach over 24 feet tall with flow-stone formations over hundreds of feet in length and width. Tuckaleechee Caverns is proud to have the tallest underground waterfall in the eastern United States, named "Silver Falls", a 210 foot two-tier waterfall. OPEN - MARCH 1 to NOVEMBER 30. Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

Connect with the spirit and history of Townsend, Cades Cove, and the Great Smoky Mountains at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center. A 501(c)(3) organization located just one mile from the Townsend entrance to the National Park, the Heritage Center offers indoor museum galleries as well as an Appalachian village containing historic structures covering the time period of 1802-1960. On weekends, the Heritage Center also hosts a variety of live concerts that draw attendees from across the region. Admission tickets may be purchased online, by phone, or on a walk-up basis. Suggested duration 1-2 hours.

An 11-mile, one-way loop road circles the cove, offering motorists the opportunity to sightsee at a leisurely pace. Allow at least two to four hours to tour Cades Cove, longer if you walk some of the area's trails. Traffic is heavy during the tourist season in summer and fall and on weekends year-round. While driving the loop road, please be courteous to other visitors and use pullouts when stopping to enjoy the scenery or view wildlife. An inexpensive self-guiding tour booklet available at the entrance to the road provides a map and information about the cove. 9 miles from Townsend.

We are a new home decor and gift shop in beautiful Townsend, Tennessee on "the quiet side of the Smokies." For a long time now, we've been searching for unique inventory to sell and offer many locally made, hand-crafted items. We feature the unusual from large to small, including antique furniture pieces, creative jewelry, home decor the likes of which you haven't seen before, and memorable gifts.