We loved our sunset rooftop bar tour ! Not only beautiful views and a memorable experience, but we…read morelearned so much about Asheville and its history from our fantastic guide, Melissa. Highly recommend!

This was an amazing tour! Our tour guide , Tom, is a retired teacher and very knowledgeable about…read moreAsheville history. We learned so much and it was fun walking around downtown Asheville and seeing the city from atop three bars. If you love Asheville, history , and architecture, this is the tour for you! I hope you get Tom as a tour guide.

Super cool! I just went around an hour ago and the museum is creative and the free samples were…read moredelicious. Not ashamed to say we spent over $60 in the gift shop

March 23rd, 2026. Came to have lunch. Then went to visitors…read morecenter museum. It's more for kids It was ok. I'd prefer to visit the factory itself . There's a giftshop with tons of trinkets and little Buschs items.

Oconaluftee Visitor Center is a must-stop during your roadtrip through the beautiful Great Smoky…read moreMountains. There's plenty of parking, clean restrooms, an indoor museum with a gift shop, the Mountain Farm Museum, hiking trails, and a large pasture where you might have the opportunity to see elk. We had a quick stop over so we didn't get to explore too much of the area, especially because we had our dog with us and it was quite a hot day. The indoor museum was curated well and was informative on the life in the Appalachians. The gift shop was nice, well stocked, and had plenty of options. I always buy something from National Park centers as a donation. I bought a sticker, a patch, and a magnet. They also have stamps for your National Park Passports, too!

Coming from Cherokee, this is the first Visitor's Center you will find as you drive into the Great…read moreSmoky Mountains. You may see elk, there's a lot of signage mentioning them. You may see bears, so drive slowly and be prepared to stop (carefully!) for wildlife! The farm here was so peaceful and next to the stream, and there's a museum on site as well. There were baby birds screaming from a nest above the bathroom, too, which was bonus wildlife since I saw a bear slightly further in, but no elk this time!

Fun stop to view the caverns it is a walking guided tour that takes about an hour. Knowledgeable…read moretour guide. Caverns were amazing, 58 degrees so many formations. Narrow areas and low overhanging so lots of ducking. Hand rails in some areas.

We recently visited Forbidden Caverns and thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Our tour guide "C J" was…read moreabsolutely wonderful. He made the experience informative and exciting with a good amount of humor thrown in the mix. The Caverns are amazing with many secrets that only an awesome tour guide can present. We highly recommend visiting this attraction and if you are lucky, you will get led by the same guide.

Ramsey House was built in 1797 by Knoxville's first builder, Thomas Hope, for Francis Alexander…read moreRamsey. The home is constructed of Tennessee pink marble and blue limestone. It was known at that time as the finest home in Tennessee. The structure is significant for its original interior and exterior architectural features and its period decorative art collection. The home is said to be haunted, and I feel quite drawn to it, and did feel a presence, will have to keep coming back. It sat empty for many years, and was refurbished in 1952. The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities took it over. It is a historic treasure, you step back in time. They have tours go on their website, blacksmith class, music events, haunted tours, etc...

This is a great spot to learn a little more about the founding families of East Tennessee!…read moreFun fact, the Ramsey House has the first attached kitchen to a home in East TN because the stone house was less likely to burn down. They have great events all year long. Love the free vintage baseball games in the summer where they dress up all old timey and play without gloves. The candlelight tours around Halloween and Christmas are beautiful and actually different from the tours they give normally during the year so you can learn even more. Also love the Christmas marketplace and spring marketplace to shop local with a great variety of vendors. Staff is so nice and it's a great stop on a series of tours if you're interested in historic homes in the area.

This is our first stop on the way home from Gatlinburg. Restrooms are clean, with paper towels, as…read morewell as a blow dryer. There are benches to sit on when you exit, and a lovely gift store next-door. There are still recycling receptacles in the parking lot, and complimentary poop bags for cleaning up after your dog. Past the parking area are places to eat under shaded alcoves.

This Visitor's Center is beautiful and clean, and is in a great location…read more The lady at the counter was helpful, and offered a map and brochure to assist us in finding our chosen activities. There is a room full of informative They have coffee and bottled water available at a charge.

Very limited hours, but if you get there when they are open, ask for the tour. Clive Valentine…read morebuilt the place from the ground up. Very interesting history and old time mill. I am new to Tennessee and I talked with Clive for several hours and came away understanding how a flour mill from the early 20th century served the community. I will be back in the Summer to partake in some of the fresh made items.

This "Tennessee Christmas" candle hand poured by my new friend Megan of Valentine Mills is so…read moreamazing! We got a few fun things at their shop that I'm so excited about! We bought the Tennessee Christmas jam, honeysuckle jam, blueberry syrup, and their pancake mix which they milled. We were privileged to have a personal tour of the mill which was a wonderful, informative lesson of history, hard work, and love. The Valentine family is rooted in a deep heritage and is blessing their community and town with their hard work. I highly recommend going to their store and supporting their family while getting you and yours something lovely.

Been driving through this part of Tennessee for the last 10 years or so and have been wanting to…read morevisit here that whole time. Finally made it. I've have visited 3 other shuttered prisons over the years and they all are pretty neat. This one was physically the smallest but was very impressive. We did like most folks and did the self guided tour. Took us about 2 hours and I think we visited everything that was open. They claimed that former staff or guides would be around to answer questions- sadly I never seen anyone. Now reasoning for my rating was based on not seeing staff for questions as well as the price. I know it's a neat historic place but $25 a person was a bit high. They did offer a small discount for military but again a self guided tour for $25 was a bit much. So I do recommend this historic place. But be aware of the cost and that your questions might not be answered.

What a cool stop!! Soooo much to see! The Jail, the offices, a dog rescue building and all the…read moregrounds with the original items. Not too far off the beaten path for driving and a beautiful area!