We would like to visit East Tennessee later this year and are looking for suggestions. We are not city specific but would like to be a 30 to 45 minute drive in to Sevierville, Gatlinburg, etc.. We...
A new section of the Foothills Parkway between Townsend and Wears Valley was opened last November (it been under construction for years). Great views of the Smokies. Also, as has been mentioned, Townsend is close to the Cades Cove area in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - - and must see if you are in the area (there is a GSMNP visitor center in Townsend on US 321 that will have lots of information about the Park).
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