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Metcalf Bottoms Rest Area

Metcalf Bottoms Rest Area

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This picnic area offers 122 sites and a reservable pavilion.

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Oconaluftee Visitor Center

Near Cherokee, North Carolina, the Oconaluftee Visitor Center is an...

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Clingman's Dome

This dome is the highest point in the park, sitting...

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Newfound Gap Overlook

Sitting at 5046 ft in elevation, this stunning overlook offers...

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Ben Morton Overlook

Offering panoramic views of the surrounding park, this gorgeous overlook...

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Alum Cave Trail

The Alum Cave Bluffs are 2.3 miles from the trailhead....

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Chimney Tops Overlook

From this gorgeous overlook, get a view of the Chimney...

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Sugarland Valley Nature Trail

Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail is a short half-mile loop, which...

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Sugarlands Visitor Center

Near Gatlinburg, TN, Sugarlands Visitor Center is an excellent starting...

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Maloney Point

Maloney Point Overlook is absolutely worth it to visit. Offering...

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Elkmont Little River Trail

This short 0.8 mile loop is an easy trail to...

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Laurel Falls Trail

Laurel Falls Trail leads to the 80-foot high Laurel Falls,...

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Primitive Baptist Church

This historic building, built around 1832, was one of the...

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Missionary Baptist Church

Formed due to a split in the Primitive Baptist Church,...

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The Sinks

Likely the most picturesque place in the Great Smoky Mountains,...

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The John Oliver Cabin

John Oliver & his wife, Lucretia, the original builders of...

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Elijah Oliver Cabin

The main cabin is a dog trot style cabin, and...

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Cable Grist Mill

The Cable Mill which was built by John Cable in...

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Dan Lawson Cabin

Originally constructed in 1856, this cabin features both sawn lumber...

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The Tipton Place

The Tipton Place homestead was initially settled by Revolutionary War...

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Carter Shields Cabin

When Will Sparks built this cabin around 1880 he had...

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Gatlinburg, TN

This city is the middle of everything - it offers...

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Cherokee, NC

A culture, a people, and a place that's actually a...

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