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Gatlinburg

A road-trip stop through Tennessee.

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Things to do in Gatlinburg

Sugarlands Visitor Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Newfound Gap Road Scenic Drive (US-441 into the park)

Buc-ee's in Leeds, AL (exit 144 off I-20)

Lookout Mountain Overlook, Chattanooga, TN (brief stop)

Alum Cave Trail

Chimney Tops Picnic Area

Abrams Falls Trail, Cades Cove

Tuckaleechee Caverns, Townsend, TN

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Where travelers stay

Lodging 1

Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg (or comparable mountain lodge — book via Trip.com)

Lodging 2

Gatlinburg Cabin via Expedia

Lodging 3

Same cabin — night 2

Lodging 4

Same cabin — night 3

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Other cities in Tennessee

Nashville

54 trips

Memphis

26 trips

Knoxville

10 trips

Chattanooga

9 trips

Gatlinburg / Great Smoky Mountains

3 trips

Gatlinburg / Cades Cove

2 trips

Ocoee River / Ducktown

2 trips

Franklin / Columbia

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