Been a visitor since 1979, at least once drive the Historic Motor Nature Trail. It starts at the end of Airport Rd past the entrance to the Park Vista Motel. It's a beautiful drive high above Gatlinburg. We go down 2-3 times per year and always do the trail!
I have enjoyed many a box of taffy from the Ole Smoky Candy Kitchens as a child and young adult!! So glad this place is still open.i love Gatlinburg and Cherokee
I found this video because of the fire in Gatlinburg this morning, and it looks like this is a place I must add to my bucket list. I pray for those affected by the fire.
Grew up taking church retreat tips to Gatlinburg, take my kids, and now my grandkids. I can't explain exactly why,, but this place has always just soothed my soul. It's just a feeling of contentment and escape from the world and all its troubles. It's magical to me, simple and slow-paced like coming home. LOve it.
If the only Ripley's Aquarium you've been to is the one in Myrtle Beach, give the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies a chance. It is way better than the one in Myrtle Beach.
@@GP-mk5tj I'd give it a try next time. I don't understand the difference in quality between the Gatlinburg and Myrtle Beach aquariums. Sure, the Gatlinburg aquarium isn't as good as the Georgia Aquarium or Tennessee Aquarium, nor is it the value that the Fort Fisher Aquarium is, but it's still a solid aquarium in my opinion.
There pretty similar to me I'm from myrtle beach been there many times been to the Gatlinburg 4 times. My kids always want to go every summer we go to Tennessee so I'll probably be back again soon I actually havnt been in th myrtle beach one in couple years though but I been there so many times I grew up in north myrtle.
I'll try to see a walking trail and water falls called Laural Falls and 2 swimming holes. Get back to nature area. Looks pretty area. I visit and walking area end of July 2022.Cant wait for some FUN!
Found cheap flights from Boston to Knoxville, started doing research on eastern Tennessee. I’ve been 3 times since may and want to squeeze another trip in. I’ve stayed in Knoxville and pigeon forge. Next time I’ll stay in gatlinburg.
Our children live close to Gatlinburg so we are blessed to leave the swamp of Florida and visit Gatlinburg every year.. God's country for sure🙏🇺🇲 Another great video THANK YOU
i go to the smokies often, but gatlinburg rarely. so yes, you can have one without the other. gatlinburg is a great busy little city with plenty to do. but for me, the quieter side, the north carolina side, bryson city, cherokee and maggie valley ARE the smoky mountains. just one persons thoughts.
Just watched this and your PF video...great stuff man! Been to both places a few times but you showed a couple attractions I've never seen! You have a new fan!
You'll love Oakridge... small town feel but close to Turkey Creek where there is plenty of shopping... when you get the time head up the road a piece to the small town of Norris and check out Norris lake.. absolutely beautiful.. look into renting a floating cabin in the summer.. super fun for a unique vacation experience!
@@georgedimele8595 guess who went to Norris Lake today?!? Absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to see it this summer with all the trees in full foliage. We will definitely be spending some time there this summer.
Best place to eat hands down is The Best Italian Restaurant. We have been eating at the location in the plaza nearest to the Park, it’s soooo good! Best pizza ever.
Interesting, I was just in Maggie Valley North Carolina this past weekend for Mini truck Nationals. I live in Pennsylvania and will be going to next years show and after watching your video, Gatlinburg will be on my list. Thanks for posting this video!
Thank you for this! I go up to Tennessee every summer to see family and enjoy mountains , ive been to most of those places but some I’ve never been! I’ll have to check them out when I go this year!
Leaving in two days to spend a week with the family, Gatlinburg is our home base but exploring the surrounding cities looking for a place to move we enjoy. Good video, well rounded, not aimed at one specific group.
Great video sir. Just booked my first ever trip to Tenn. Coming in July and staying in Gatlinburg for the week. Cant wait to experience everything the city has to offer. Hoping that you have a video of best places to stay or could offer some suggestions. Thanks again.
This is so subjective. I've been going since 1997 and have done almost everything. Picking a pancake house is near impossible because everyone's tastes are different. Anakeesta is fairly new while Ober Gatlinburg has been there forever, I think you can do either one, don't have to do both.
I go to Pigeon forge and Gatlinburg often because we don't live but a couple hours away. This is my home away from home! We will be coming next month and I think I've done it all there. I love this place and the people are just amazing. Thank you for the video! ✌🏼
Great information… thanks. I’m planning a family vacation in August and this helped a lot. I would love for you to visit Panama City beach and Destin Florida. We went on a vacation last year and it was great, wife and kids want to go every year now 😆. God bless.
I live in Tennessee and have been going to Galentburge ever since I was little. If you go, you have to do the ghost walk of Galentburge. They take you on a tour and tell you true stories of what has happened in Galentburge. Go eat some wings at Big Daddy's pizzeria. Stay at the Margaritaville Resort in Galentburge. As you walk in you feel relaxed because they have pipes in the walls that pump a coconut smell in the resort. They have a huge pool with a water slide that is fun for everyone and you can order pool side drinks from the bar. It also has an elevated deck with a pool with chairs and tables in the pool, so you can relax in the pool and drink or sun tan. You can get a pool view or a street view and either one is a great view. The pool view has a view of a parrot made out of tiles on the pool floor and the street view, views Anakesta. If you slide down the pool slide at night you can see at the top the lights from the sky bridge. I hope y'all have a fun trip to Galentburge and it will be fun for the whole family.
I'm a local here in Gatlinburg and this was a great vid! I just started a channel to help people who can't make it so I'm looking for subs if you have any tips..lol. Great job
I was there in Gatlinburg last year in June and also in 2020 in June as well. We fell in love with it and the great Smoky Mountains. We will be there again next week.
Please Make Sure That If You Choose A Cabin(Expensive or Reasonably) That They Test n Treat For Bed Bugs)….My Family n I Have Been Vaccinationing In Sevierville Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg For 25 years with no complaints However This Year We Brought Alone A Senior Citizen Married Couple and the Cabin We Rented Was Invested With Bed Bugs😤😢😭 and they were so uncomfortable
Fantastic! This was sooooo helpful. We are visiting for two weeks in the fall after being away for about 15 years. You showed me things I never saw anywhere else.
The nearest regional airport to Gatlinburg is McGhee-Tyson in Knoxville. I’ve made the 9 hour drive from FL many times over the years, but now usually fly. I would much rather fly into Knoxville and make the hour drive to the mountains. So much easier on the nerves to not drive through Atlanta.
Is it worth visiting in the fall? Thinking about a family vacation in mid October. I am a northerner so excuse the ignorance if the answer is obvious. 😎
I’ve been to like three weeks ago and it is so beautiful I really really really miss it so if you have the opportunity to go to there please because it’s just so pretty and beautiful and do you have a amazing animal hair book a trip to Margaritaville in Gatlinburg because it’s just amazing so please go!😄
"Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July And I just hit town and my throat was dry Thought I'd stop and have myself a brew At an old saloon on a street of mud There at a table, dealing stud Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me Sue".................................
We were just in Gatlinburg on vacation and we were discussing a few places. We went to the sky lift, the Smoky mountain petting zoo, Cades cove, and Alcatraz East. Since we made it our home base now we plan to go back and see the Titanic and the Anastasia. There is so much to do in the three connecting towns. Maybe we will go to the water park, the island, and Dollywood next year.
I suggest everywhere except The Melting Pot restaurant because of food contamination, all meats are cooked in the same oil. Anakeesta also because I saw one of the servers crying to another one that the kitchen manager was racist to her at there smokehouse restaurant.
Be prepared to lose most of your time stuck in traffic ,watch you tube channels Everything Autos for parking safety ,Vacation Station for short cuts,Smoky mtn family for dining reviews.
@@ChadGallivanter 1st time I'd seen your channel ,good video .I'm at GSMNP 3-5x year ,just hard to find a good wknd there anymore ,so crowded,but always gorgeous 🙂✌
I loved the park and everything it has to offer but I found Gatlinburg way over rated. To damn crowded. Not enough of about heritage more like an amusement park.
Unfortunately Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge is all about the all mighty $$$! I fear that Townsend, the peaceful side of the Smokys will follow that trend.
Gatlinburg‘s ok, if you like a lot of tourists and cheesy shops! i’ll be honest with you. I wasn’t impressed with Tennessee and straight up…..Nashville sucks! as far as the food goes, there is a lot of good food, but I didn’t find any great food the Greenbrier was the best steakhouse in town, and a taste of Italy is the best Italian in town. Don’t waste your time with Anakeesta that was total waste of money. oh, and by the way everybody California sucks too so please just stay away. Do yourself a favor do not come to California it’s terrible here especially if you’re from Tennessee. That definitely won’t work out well for you. Just sayin
If you like hiking and nature and quiet walks, avoid Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge like the plague. What a bunch of rude tourists there are there. Way way way too many people
Gorgeous. I cannot imagine anyone visiting Gatlinburg and not falling in love with it. Cheers
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So beautiful I’m from Florida but this is my magical place..
Been a visitor since 1979, at least once drive the Historic Motor Nature Trail. It starts at the end of Airport Rd past the entrance to the Park Vista Motel. It's a beautiful drive high above Gatlinburg. We go down 2-3 times per year and always do the trail!
Skylift Park and the Skybridge are my fav attractions...
I have enjoyed many a box of taffy from the Ole Smoky Candy Kitchens as a child and young adult!! So glad this place is still open.i love Gatlinburg and Cherokee
What a great job on the area. Thank you
We are heading there in less than a month on motorcycles from Canada…can’t wait!
Since April i have been to Gatlinburg 3 times!! I love it
I found this video because of the fire in Gatlinburg this morning, and it looks like this is a place I must add to my bucket list. I pray for those affected by the fire.
Grew up taking church retreat tips to Gatlinburg, take my kids, and now my grandkids. I can't explain exactly why,, but this place has always just soothed my soul. It's just a feeling of contentment and escape from the world and all its troubles. It's magical to me, simple and slow-paced like coming home. LOve it.
Gatlinburg is so fun!
If the only Ripley's Aquarium you've been to is the one in Myrtle Beach, give the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies a chance. It is way better than the one in Myrtle Beach.
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We were just vacationing in Gatlinburg and I avoided that because I visited the one in Myrtle Beach.
@@GP-mk5tj I'd give it a try next time. I don't understand the difference in quality between the Gatlinburg and Myrtle Beach aquariums. Sure, the Gatlinburg aquarium isn't as good as the Georgia Aquarium or Tennessee Aquarium, nor is it the value that the Fort Fisher Aquarium is, but it's still a solid aquarium in my opinion.
There pretty similar to me I'm from myrtle beach been there many times been to the Gatlinburg 4 times. My kids always want to go every summer we go to Tennessee so I'll probably be back again soon I actually havnt been in th myrtle beach one in couple years though but I been there so many times I grew up in north myrtle.
@@ashleypauley7588 Hey I am from Briarcliffe Acres !!
I love this! Went to all these places last year, 2021. It was an amazing experience.
I love Gatlinburg, dad and I went there back in 2019 we had so much fun
It sure has changed a lot since the late 70s which was my first time there
Love the Great Smoky Mountains.Been going there for over 30 years.
I live about 2 hours away from Gatlinburg I have been going there for about 30 years I love going there's always something to do or something new
Me and my girlfriend are planning on taking a trip here for Spring break!
I can’t wait to go!
i get to go ther in early march! so excited!
I'll try to see a walking trail and water falls called Laural Falls and 2 swimming holes. Get back to nature area. Looks pretty area. I visit and walking area end of July 2022.Cant wait for some FUN!
You have the right idea
Where are the swimming holes you recommend?
Found cheap flights from Boston to Knoxville, started doing research on eastern Tennessee. I’ve been 3 times since may and want to squeeze another trip in. I’ve stayed in Knoxville and pigeon forge. Next time I’ll stay in gatlinburg.
Thanks for sharing. Headed that way in a few weeks, very helpful information!
Thanks Dionne. Have a good trip!
Thanks for the tips! We are going there in April.. Looks like there is a lot to do.. Can't wait!
I wish I had watched this before I went the first time, I still loved Gaitlinburg, but I missed out on so much.
Lots to do there for sure
Great video! Felt like I was watching the travel channel!
Didn't know there was that much to do....we will add Gatlinburg to our bucket list!
Just subscribed. What an awesome channel!
Loved the video. Very well made. Thank you.
Thank u Hilda!
Thanks for sharing video, you have done a great job. We are heading there in Aug 2022 with family.
Have fun!
Looks refreshing
Thanks for the tips, going in July during the week, hopefully it isn't too crowded
Thx! Have a good trip!!
Our children live close to Gatlinburg so we are blessed to leave the swamp of Florida and visit Gatlinburg every year..
God's country for sure🙏🇺🇲
Another great video THANK YOU
Thanks George!
Another great video Chad! The Smokies has become one of our summers destinations, we love it! Your Top 10 was spot on!
Thanks Billy!
i go to the smokies often, but gatlinburg rarely. so yes, you can have one without the other. gatlinburg is a great busy little city with plenty to do. but for me, the quieter side, the north carolina side, bryson city, cherokee and maggie valley ARE the smoky mountains. just one persons thoughts.
Just watched this and your PF video...great stuff man! Been to both places a few times but you showed a couple attractions I've never seen! You have a new fan!
Thank you!
Beautiful
As always Chad, great video. We are moving to Oak Ridge, TN in about a week and a half from Nebraska. We can’t wait to be in the Smoky Mountains!
You'll love Oakridge... small town feel but close to Turkey Creek where there is plenty of shopping... when you get the time head up the road a piece to the small town of Norris and check out Norris lake.. absolutely beautiful.. look into renting a floating cabin in the summer.. super fun for a unique vacation experience!
@@georgedimele8595 thanks, will do!
Thank you. Spent a lot of time in Oak Ridge. Beautiful community!
@@georgedimele8595 guess who went to Norris Lake today?!? Absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to see it this summer with all the trees in full foliage. We will definitely be spending some time there this summer.
@@georgedimele8595 I've heard stories from co-workers about the MONSTER Striped Bass in Lake Norris...I got to see for myself some day.....
Great video Chad and Abby !
Thanks Sally!
Best place to eat hands down is The Best Italian Restaurant. We have been eating at the location in the plaza nearest to the Park, it’s soooo good! Best pizza ever.
Interesting, I was just in Maggie Valley North Carolina this past weekend for Mini truck Nationals. I live in Pennsylvania and will be going to next years show and after watching your video, Gatlinburg will be on my list. Thanks for posting this video!
You’re welcome Matt. Maggie Valley is a beautiful part of the Smokies.
The Las Vegas of the Appalachian, minus the casinos of course.
Casinos aren't far away, though.
Thank you for this! I go up to Tennessee every summer to see family and enjoy mountains , ive been to most of those places but some I’ve never been! I’ll have to check them out when I go this year!
That’s great. Thank u for watching!
I loved parrot mountain in Pigeon Forge
Leaving in two days to spend a week with the family, Gatlinburg is our home base but exploring the surrounding cities looking for a place to move we enjoy. Good video, well rounded, not aimed at one specific group.
Thanks!
We just made Gatlinburg our home base and will be planning to make more trips there.
Dollywood was the nicest old school amusement park I ever visited 15 years ago, and very peaceful. Nice people - no rat race
I’m so glad to hear this we are planning a trip
Great video sir. Just booked my first ever trip to Tenn. Coming in July and staying in Gatlinburg for the week. Cant wait to experience everything the city has to offer. Hoping that you have a video of best places to stay or could offer some suggestions. Thanks again.
This is so subjective. I've been going since 1997 and have done almost everything. Picking a pancake house is near impossible because everyone's tastes are different. Anakeesta is fairly new while Ober Gatlinburg has been there forever, I think you can do either one, don't have to do both.
Are there not pancake houses all around the country in every major city? What am I missing here?
We went to Ober June 2022. Lots of things out of order. Not working.
Beautiful, professional videos and very informative!!! More people need to know about this channel!!
Thank u!
I go to Pigeon forge and Gatlinburg often because we don't live but a couple hours away. This is my home away from home! We will be coming next month and I think I've done it all there. I love this place and the people are just amazing. Thank you for the video! ✌🏼
I fly from Boston and it’s become a second home. Have flown to TN 5 times this year.
Great information… thanks. I’m planning a family vacation in August and this helped a lot. I would love for you to visit Panama City beach and Destin Florida. We went on a vacation last year and it was great, wife and kids want to go every year now 😆.
God bless.
I drive a taxi based at McGhee Tyson Airport. I had a passenger say to me 2 things you must do in Gatlinburg is eat pancakes and buy fudge.
Very true
I live in Tennessee and have been going to Galentburge ever since I was little. If you go, you have to do the ghost walk of Galentburge. They take you on a tour and tell you true stories of what has happened in Galentburge. Go eat some wings at Big Daddy's pizzeria. Stay at the Margaritaville Resort in Galentburge. As you walk in you feel relaxed because they have pipes in the walls that pump a coconut smell in the resort. They have a huge pool with a water slide that is fun for everyone and you can order pool side drinks from the bar. It also has an elevated deck with a pool with chairs and tables in the pool, so you can relax in the pool and drink or sun tan. You can get a pool view or a street view and either one is a great view. The pool view has a view of a parrot made out of tiles on the pool floor and the street view, views Anakesta. If you slide down the pool slide at night you can see at the top the lights from the sky bridge. I hope y'all have a fun trip to Galentburge and it will be fun for the whole family.
I'm a local here in Gatlinburg and this was a great vid! I just started a channel to help people who can't make it so I'm looking for subs if you have any tips..lol. Great job
I was there in Gatlinburg last year in June and also in 2020 in June as well. We fell in love with it and the great Smoky Mountains. We will be there again next week.
#1 thing you must do when visiting Gatlinburg:
Visit Greenbriar Cove.
Waddya know, i live there 😀
Hello from Gatlinburg Tennessee again...I'm on TH-cam The Gatlinburg Hussey if you'd like to come over and see from a local perspective... Great job
Why is this in my feed a week after I left Gatlinburg?
Please Make Sure That If You Choose A Cabin(Expensive or Reasonably) That They Test n Treat For Bed Bugs)….My Family n I Have Been Vaccinationing In Sevierville Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg For 25 years with no complaints However This Year We Brought Alone A Senior Citizen Married Couple and the Cabin We Rented Was Invested With Bed Bugs😤😢😭 and they were so uncomfortable
By the way we are still affected by the bug bites two days later at home
Fantastic! This was sooooo helpful. We are visiting for two weeks in the fall after being away for about 15 years. You showed me things I never saw anywhere else.
Thanks Colleen!
I’m sorry about you losing your dad so early in life,
Thank you
I love your videos! I live in Florida. What do you think would be better to go to Gatlinburg by car or by plane?
The nearest regional airport to Gatlinburg is McGhee-Tyson in Knoxville. I’ve made the 9 hour drive from FL many times over the years, but now usually fly. I would much rather fly into Knoxville and make the hour drive to the mountains. So much easier on the nerves to not drive through Atlanta.
@@ChadGallivanter Thank you so much!
Car just got home from a trip where we flew and it was awful.
I’m gonna be proposing soon. We’re taking our first vacation together to Gatlinburg. Where should I pop the question?
At the top of a mountain
Is it worth visiting in the fall? Thinking about a family vacation in mid October. I am a northerner so excuse the ignorance if the answer is obvious. 😎
Yes, most would say autumn is the BEST time to visit, especially if you time it right with the changing leaves.
We are going mid October. Very excited. We have had an extremely hot summer in Virginia. Tired of the beaches.
@@ChadGallivanter Do you think most of the fall foliage will be gone by the end of november? We will be going for thanksgiving 😅
You now show me this when I leave?
I’ve been to like three weeks ago and it is so beautiful I really really really miss it so if you have the opportunity to go to there please because it’s just so pretty and beautiful and do you have a amazing animal hair book a trip to Margaritaville in Gatlinburg because it’s just amazing so please go!😄
You skipped over the fact you can ride bumper cars on ice at Ober Gatlinburg!!
Even in the summertime?
"Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
And I just hit town and my throat was dry
Thought I'd stop and have myself a brew
At an old saloon on a street of mud
There at a table, dealing stud
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me Sue".................................
Smokey mountain national park
The place where Ronnie Milsap's girl friend gone to
We were just in Gatlinburg on vacation and we were discussing a few places. We went to the sky lift, the Smoky mountain petting zoo, Cades cove, and Alcatraz East. Since we made it our home base now we plan to go back and see the Titanic and the Anastasia. There is so much to do in the three connecting towns. Maybe we will go to the water park, the island, and Dollywood next year.
I suggest everywhere except The Melting Pot restaurant because of food contamination, all meats are cooked in the same oil. Anakeesta also because I saw one of the servers crying to another one that the kitchen manager was racist to her at there smokehouse restaurant.
Be prepared to lose most of your time stuck in traffic ,watch you tube channels Everything Autos for parking safety ,Vacation Station for short cuts,Smoky mtn family for dining reviews.
All good channels for Smoky Mountain content!
@@ChadGallivanter 1st time I'd seen your channel ,good video .I'm at GSMNP 3-5x year ,just hard to find a good wknd there anymore ,so crowded,but always gorgeous 🙂✌
@@W1Fqutube Thanks. You sound like me. I like the Gatlinburg and PF I remember from the late 70s and most of the 80s. Way too many chains there now.
I loved the park and everything it has to offer but I found Gatlinburg way over rated. To damn crowded. Not enough of about heritage more like an amusement park.
Unfortunately Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge is all about the all mighty $$$! I fear that Townsend, the peaceful side of the Smokys will follow that trend.
Too expensive. Way to expensive.!!! Not worth the money
Gatlinburg‘s ok, if you like a lot of tourists and cheesy shops! i’ll be honest with you. I wasn’t impressed with Tennessee and straight up…..Nashville sucks! as far as the food goes, there is a lot of good food, but I didn’t find any great food the Greenbrier was the best steakhouse in town, and a taste of Italy is the best Italian in town. Don’t waste your time with Anakeesta that was total waste of money. oh, and by the way everybody California sucks too so please just stay away. Do yourself a favor do not come to California it’s terrible here especially if you’re from Tennessee. That definitely won’t work out well for you. Just sayin
If you like hiking and nature and quiet walks, avoid Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge like the plague. What a bunch of rude tourists there are there. Way way way too many people
You can go on nature walks 2minutes outside your hotel. Then have fun at night. People are not rude. Favorite place since 1970.
@@byronwhitman5203 your opinion.... hopefully I can have mine. Best Regards.