re: Gatlinburg, TN recommendations

Cant miss
gatlinburg
-pancake pantry
-ole smokey moonshine
-hillbilly golf
-aquarium
-ober gatlinburg if you wana ice skate
-roaring fork motor trail

pigeon forge
-dixie stampede
-dollywood
-old mill resturant
-apple barn "eat a fried apple pie at the cider mill" they also have a nice resturant
-the christmas place "must see anytime of year"

yes cades cove is a must, also plenty trails
to hike. If you want short ones, long ones, ones with waterfalls. Stop at sugarlands visitors center soon as you leave gburg to head to cades cove, they wil have maps and park rangers to show you anything you need.

also wears valley rd that comes into pigeon forge has a place called goats on the roof thats pretty funny, and alpine slides.

pigeon forge has huge outlet malls and plenty of dinner shows like lumberjack fud and hatfields and mccoys that are both good, among others.

smokey mountain knife works is awesome if your into that