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Silver Dollar City Part 2
Last week we introduced you to Silver Dollar City, undoubtedly one of the best theme parks found in the country. Like its sister park Dollywood, you’re transported to a world of world-class shows, food, entertainment, and thrill rides. We finally made our first trip to Branson over the summer and were so impressed with the […]
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Silver Dollar City
Dollywood is a favorite topic of ours here at Appalachian Wanderers. Dolly’s theme park at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains is probably one of our favorite places to visit. We’ve been pass holders for years and have excitedly watched as it has doubled in size over the last decade. Now a national destination, […]
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Great Pumpkin Luminights
Theme parks are magical worlds. They’re fun places where memories of laughter and the smell of funnel cakes linger in the mind for years to come. They offer a chance for children, families, or thrill seekers to escape the pressures of everyday life. Here the biggest worry is the sight of that rollercoaster towering above […]
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Abrams Falls
Who hasn’t been on a trip to Cades Cove? The peaceful mountain valley, filled with historic cabins, astounding mountain views, and what seems to be an ever-growing population of bear and deer, is by far the most popular attraction within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With an average of four million visitors per year, about […]
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Fall Hiking Tips
Now that fall is right around the corner and the days seem to be getting shorter, many people take to the mountains and trails to get a glimpse of the bright reds, the deep orange and vibrant yellows that will begin popping up all over East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. No, we’re not talking about […]
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Dollywood’s Newest Attraction: Wildwood Grove
For those who have been with us since the beginning, you know there are two places which we love to visit more than anywhere else: our beautiful national and state parks as well as the myriad of theme parks which dot the Eastern half of the United States. Luckily for us, East Tennessee is home […]
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Wet and Wild Summer
Ah, summer in East Tennessee. For many of us, the next couple of months hold some of our dearest memories throughout the year. Churning homemade walnut ice-cream on the front porch, attending neighborhood barbecues, blasting off fireworks as the kids watch with sparklers in hand, hiking to waterfalls, and lazy mornings spent fishing on the […]
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Clingmans Dome
It rises into the air at 6,643 feet. The base covered with thousands of spruce, turning into a forest of fir as you near the peak. Hundreds and hundreds of hikers cross it every year, but long before these intrepid park visitors, it was crossed by the hunters and tribes of Cherokee. This is the […]
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Dogwood Arts Festival
American Dogwood (Cornus florida) is perhaps one of the most loved and well-known trees in the U.S. Originally native to a majority of the eastern seaboard and stretching into the Midwest, the diminutive tree has expanded its range tremendously due to its popularity in garden landscapes. This is in large part to the large bracts […]
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William Howard Taft National Historic Site
For this week’s article, we want to venture high atop one of Cincinnati’s most prominent hilltops and check out the two-story Greek Revival house that sits there and is a reminder of the elegant era when wealthier people here could escape the dirt, heat, smoke and crowded conditions of the lower city. This house […]
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Springtime Hiking Safety
Yes, you read that correctly, springtime hiking is here! We know it doesn’t seem like it is already time to start hitting the trails for those longer and even overnight hikes, but it is that time again. We have given you hiking safety tips on fall and winter hiking, so with this edition of hiking […]
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A New Dollywood Season
Queen of Country Music, Dolly Parton herself recently kicked off the new season at Dollywood with surprise appearances and two parades through the Pigeon Forge theme park. It seems we were just enjoying the light displays and hot chocolate at Smoky Mountain Christmas, and here it is already, a brand new season, filled to overflowing […]
