I'm back with part 2 of our second day in Tennessee. We had just gotten to the hotel in Pigeon Forge and checked in. We were ready to explor so we dropped our bags and went!
The hotel store in the lobby had a great selfie mirror!
First we went to
The Island In Pigeon Forge. It was on the list of things we wanted to see. There are shops, restaurants, rides and other attractions spanning 23 acres.
We walked around and found a place for lunch. We picked the
Timeberwood Grill. It was nice to sit down in a cool restaurant. I had the salmon & avocado salad.
We explored the Island and decided to ride SlyFly based on some recommendations.
It's similar to Disney's Soarin' but much longer.
We thought it was cool! We walked around some more. It was HOT!.
We watched the fountain dinosaur show and then we were ready to move on.
We drove to downtown Gatlinburg to check it out.
We did a wine tasting but didn't love the wine.
The area felt super touristy.
We wanted to sit for a bit and have a nice glass of wine so we stopped in Jason Aldean's Rooftop Bar. They didn't have much of a wine list but we found a white wine blend that was pretty good.
Somehow we had the energy to go to Dollywood next. We had a 2 day pass and knew we wanted to get to the nighttime event-Great Pumpkin LumiNights.
We got there later in the afternoon and were greeted by some really incredible pumpkin displays.
We enjoyed just walking around the park.
We were also looking for this Grist Mill.
We had to try the famous Cinnamon Bread. It was amazing!
We took the train ride around the park and that was a lot of fun(and informative).
By then it was starting to get dark and we walked around to see the pumpkin displays.
What a hoot!
It was the first night of the event but not too crowded.
There were sounds and lights and fog. Oh my!
There was some special entertainment and we watched the dance party for a bit.
We most enjoyed looking at all of the pumpkin displays.
Frog pumpkins!
Of course I had to get a photo of the cat pumpkins as we were leaving.
Phew! What a long day and we racked up over 20K steps! Back to the hotel for us and our tired feet.
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What a fun, full day! Gatlinburg is super touristy and a pain to drive through. It was bumper to bumper the last time we were there and finding a place to park was not fun or easy either. I didn't know about the place in Pigeon Forge that you went to (but I know there's lots to do there). How fun to be in Dollywood in the evening to see the pumpkins all lit up. We had football to back to a TV for (#priorities!) so we didn't stay in the park into the twilight hours. You got some great pictures. The bread lived up to the hype :).
That sounds like such a fun day! We thought Gatlinburg was quite touristy and so unbelievably crowded when we went. But we loved Dollywood. The pumpkin displays look amazing.
Wow, what a day! Love all the pumpkins, and that train ride would have been on my list of things to do, too!
I can't believe that was all one day! The train look super fun and the pumpkins look are amazing. Love those little frogs!
Heather, what a day of sightseeing and you both did so much! I can't believe how many steps you got in one day. I love the cute pumpkin displays. I cant wait to hear more about the trip.
And that all in one day! Looks great! Pumpkin gallore.
Looks like fun
I think the winery you went to is one I visited a few years ago. I bought their Huckleberry wine because it was so unique and made from huckleberries from Montana. Gatlingburg is touristy, but it is such a cute area. Dollywood in the fall is so festive and I loved seeing all of these decorations when I visited 2 years ago. Such a fun trip!
looks like fun trip! my sister and BIL have lived there for 29 years . i love the easy airport 😊
I love the owl.
The frogs.
And of course the cats. :-)
You guys had so much fun. Your photos are very joyful. I'd love to go to Dollywood. Thanks for linking at #TuesdayTwirl!
@Gail thank you so much! Dollywood was definitely a treat!
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