GatlinburgGateway to the national park — the downtown strip, SkyBridge, Anakeesta and the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail all start here.
Pigeon ForgeDollywood, The Island, dinner shows and the Old Mill — family attractions stacked along the Parkway.
Wears ValleyThe scenic back way into the park — Foothills Parkway views, farm stands and ridge lines without the crowds.
TownsendThe "peaceful side of the Smokies" — tubing at the Townsend Y and the back road into Cades Cove.
Cades CoveThe park’s most-loved valley: an 11-mile loop of historic homesteads, churches and near-guaranteed wildlife.