America's Most Visited National Park! - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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USA's Most Visited National Park! - Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Tennessee & North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. It is the most visited national park in the United States.[3] Attractions and Activities The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a major tourist attraction in the region. Over 9 million tourists and 11 million non-recreational visitors traveled to the park in 2010, more than twice as many visitors as the Grand Canyon, the second most visited national park.[15] Surrounding towns, notably Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, and Townsend, Tennessee, and Cherokee, Sylva, Maggie Valley, and Bryson City, North Carolina receive a significant portion of their income from tourism associated with the park. The two main visitors' centers inside the park are Sugarlands Visitors' Center near the Gatlinburg entrance to the park and Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee, North Carolina at the eastern entrance to the park. These ranger stations provide exhibits on wildlife, geology, and the history of the park. They also sell books, maps, and souvenirs. Unlike most other national parks, there is no entry fee to the park.[16] The park has a number of historical attractions. The most well-preserved of these (and most popular) is Cades Cove, a valley with a number of preserved historic buildings including log cabins, barns, and churches. Cades Cove is the single most frequented destination in the national park. Self-guided automobile and bicycle tours offer the many sightseers a glimpse into the way of life of old-time southern Appalachia. Other historical areas within the park include Roaring Fork, Cataloochee, Elkmont, and the Mountain Farm Museum and Mingus Mill at Oconaluftee. Historic districts • Cades Cove Historic District • Elkmont Historic District • Oconaluftee Archaeological District • Noah Ogle Place • Roaring Fork Historic District Individual listings Hannah Cabin in Little Cataloochee, was built in the mid-1800s by John Jackson Hannah, the son of early pioneer Evan Hannah. The cabin's brick chimney is one of only three in theSmoky Mountains. • Alex Cole Cabin • Clingmans Dome Observation Tower • Hall Cabin (in Hazel Creek area) • John Messer Barn • John Ownby Cabin • Oconaluftee Baptist Church (also called Smokemont Baptist Church) • Tyson McCarter Place • Mayna Treanor Avent Studio • Little Greenbrier School • Walker Sisters Place http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park Gatlinburg is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,944 at the 2010 Census, and 4,047 according to the 2012 Census estimate. The city is a popular vacation resort, as it rests on the border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park along U.S. Route 441, which connects Gatlinburg to Cherokee, North Carolina through the national park.. Tourism Gatlinburg is an important tourism destination in Tennessee, with many man-made attractions, and it borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ober Gatlinburg[38] is the onlyski resort in Tennessee. It has eight ski trails, three chair lifts, a wildlife encounter area, and is accessible via roads and a gondola from the city strip. The Gatlinburg Trolley, a privately funded public transit system, caters to area tourists.[39] Another popular attraction is Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies which also features special exhibits covering subjects such as the Titanic, pirates and more recently the planet Mars.Dollywood and Dollywood's Splash Country, which are both named for Dolly Parton, are amusement parks located in nearby Pigeon Forge. During the Christmas season the entire downtown area is decorated with lights for the Winterfest Celebration. This celebration takes place from November thru February. [41] Visitors during the Winterfest Celebration can also take a Trolly Ride of the Lights from Nov 12, 2014 to Jan 25, 2015 for only $5.00. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatlinburg,_Tennessee Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ in Cherokee language) /ˈtʃɛrɵkiː/ [1] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swain and Jackson counties in western North Carolina, United States, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. It is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley around the intersection of U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 441. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 2,138. Harrah's Cherokee Casino opened in 1995 and dramatically "changed everything from jobs to education to health care" for Cherokee tribe members. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee,_North_Carolina
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Your videos are excellent ,thank you so much
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i just went! It is so beautiful
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What a beautiful place! Where is this?
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this is nothing compared to Yosemite national park in California!!
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Love the smokies, thanks for sharing! For more smoky mountain fun https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pXG1rCEikcKJdgVHoPIJA
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Very enjoyable video to watch.
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My wife and I will be visiting Gatlinburg and the Smokies in about 4 weeks.
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This is my familys favorite vacation getaway, we live in KY so only about a 5 hr drive, we go there every chance we can nut the scenic ride through Cades Cove is my favorite. We have never been disappointed, The mountains free your soul and mind from all the terrible things we are faced with everyday, Will be going this fall,,,,cant wait!
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This must have been taped at the crack of dawn. Empty streets and stores still locked down.
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I was there today! Freakin Awesome! I wish Florida had mountains and curvy roads!!! ...YO!
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Went there when I was little, quite a scenic drive
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Thank you for uploading this wonderful video of a great place! :)
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love the trips we never got to take and are to old to take now. Thank you
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If it would be interesting for you just made a video about one of the
most beautiful and biggest coins about this park minted by US mint -https://youtu.be/6zN_RliODXs
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I visited there In the 80's & also went to the "world fare" that year!
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watching this in the morning and smoking Cuban cigar and drink Starbucks Coffee, very enjoyable and beautiful
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thank you so much, it was a wonderful trip I just took this morning. This is my favorite place in the whole world and I certainly enjoyed the ride. I will be going there in 6 weeks but this was my fix to get me through; thanis againl
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Great video! question, are you entering the park from the North or South. What town is that at the begging? This one is on my list for 2019. My family and I are currently on 25 parks with 7 scheduled for this year alone. Ill be hitting the east in 2019. Check out my National park videos on my channel.Nice camera! takes good smooth video. I usually use a Sony action cam, a new Sony handy cam i just got, Go-pro, among others. Good job..Wow..thats alot of veiws!
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