Hop on and hop off tour buses are a popular way for visitors to experience and see a lot of a city, as well as to get to know it. They are big in major tourist destinations around the world – London, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco and Toronto to name a few – and now one is operating in Franklin, TN. A quaint town just south of Nashville, Franklin is home to many of … [Read more...]
Knoxville Adds Walking Tour To World’s Fair Site
Fresh off a 40th anniversary celebration for the 1982 World's Fair, there is now a visually-aided walking tour of the downtown World's Fair Site. The City of Knoxville and the Knoxville History Project has installed eight markers throughout the park to provide locals and visitors information about the historic event. The markers showcase a few of the many stories of places … [Read more...]
Pigeon Forge Winterfest One Of The Many Holiday Events For The Season
It is not difficult to get into the holiday spirit in Pigeon Forge, TN, a vibrant entertainment town just down the road from Gatlinburg as well as the Great Smoky Mountains. As well as Sevierville, the hometown of Dolly Parton. Be sure and get a selfie at her statue in front of the courthouse. One of the reasons is Pigeon Forge Winterfest, which has the whole area … [Read more...]
Tennessee’s Best Kept Secrets
Tennessee is one of the top states to live in. It is known for its charm, quality of life, and friendly people. It has a booming population and an expanding economy with a low cost of living. Tennessee is home to many different things such as music, art, and sports. There are plenty of outdoor activities like hiking and cycling that make Tennessee a great place to visit year … [Read more...]
Brad Paisley’s ‘City of Music’ Song Helps To Promote Tennessee Tourism
As Live Music Returns, 10,000 Airline Vouchers Are Available To Volunteer State Visitors Country music superstar Brad Paisley has a new song out and it's helping to launch a new campaign to help promote tourism to Tennessee that includes airline vouchers to the Volunteer State. The song, "City of Music," is part of"Tennessee on Me," a nationwide campaign to … [Read more...]
It’s a Dog (Lovers) Day At The Alcatraz East Crime Museum In Pigeon Forge, TN
Attraction Hosting A K9 Meet-&-Greet With Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation's Canine Unit The Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, TN, is having a day for dog lovers. On April 1, it is hosting a meet-and-greet with "representatives" of its newest exhibit. These are not your average friendly Fidos, tho; they are highly trained police dogs that … [Read more...]
Lynchburg Music Fest In Tennessee Is An Event You Can Attend In Person
Country Music Festival Features Headliner Kip Moore By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Music Blogger Remember the good 'ol days when you could attend an event in person, put down a blanket or chairs, grab a beer, do some tailgating or listen to bands perform on a stage? Well you can do that again, for the the Lynchburg Music Fest in the "Jack Daniels town" in … [Read more...]
The Craft Beer Scene Is Thriving In Knoxville, TN
An Ale Trail, Knox Brew Tours And Some 20 Breweries Are Rocking The New Rocky Top By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beer Blogger (And Knoxville Native) In the land of Rocky Top, where Jack and Coke is the preferred beverage at UT football games and the area's signature song says people "get their corn from a jar," another beverage is scoring big points with locals: craft … [Read more...]
Gatlinburg SkyBridge Review: This Top Tourist Attraction Is A Scenic Bargain
The Sky's The Limit At One Of The Top Things To Do In The Smoky Mountains By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The Gatlinburg Sky Bridge is one of the most popular tourist attractions in a town full of them. And for good reason. First of all, it's one of the best bargains in the entire Smoky Mountains and one of the best of any travel destination … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: In Knoxville Tennessee For The Christmas Holidays
Always A Warm Reception In A Cold Climate </center By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel BloggerI'm back in my hometown for the holidays. While I live in California now, I was raised Knoxville, a mid-sized city in East Tennessee, home of the Tennessee Valley Authority (where my dad worked) and the University of Tennessee (where I did not attend). It's … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Visiting Nashville, My Home State’s Capitol City
Inside The Honky Tonks & More Fun In Music City By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I'm originally from Tennessee – Knoxville to be precise – but I had never really spent any time in our state's capitol city. So one time, on my way back home to visit my family from where I now live in Los Angeles, I decided to stop in Music City. American … [Read more...]
Solar Eclipse In Tennessee Cities: Nashville & Knoxville Hosting Numerous Events
Monroe And Loudon Also Two Of Best Places To See The Great American Eclipse Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State but on Monday, Aug 21, it will be the Eclipse State. That's because a large part of it lies right in the path of what some are calling "The Great American Eclipse," the first total eclipse in the USA in 99 years. Total darkness takes place early … [Read more...]
Tennessee Distillery Hosting Party For The Great American Eclipse
Old Glory Distilling Company In Clarksville To Have Craft Cocktails, Beer & Food Trucks One of the most highly-anticipated events of the year in the USA is taking place this summer and small towns across America are bracing to be the epicenter of activity for it. The Great American Eclipse, the total eclipse of the sun, takes place on Monday, Aug. 21. Its path cuts … [Read more...]
New Tennessee Whiskey Trail Features 30 Volunteer State Distilleries
Tennessee Distillers Guild Launches Website & App To Feature The State's Spirited History & Culture In recognition of a part of its cultural heritage, the state of Tennessee has launched a tourist activity featuring its most spirited product. The Tennessee Whiskey Trail is a union of 30 whiskey distilleries across the Volunteer State brought together by … [Read more...]
Cool Places To See And Top Things To Do In Knoxville, Tennessee
UT & The Volunteer Navy, Concord Park & Great Cheese Awaits Visitors To K-Town By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger & Knoxville native I saw a question posted on Quora inquiring about places a tourist should visit in Knoxville, TN, and figured as a native of this fine city it was my moral if not professional obligation as a travel blogger to … [Read more...]
Tourists Flocking Back To Gatlinburg After Smoky Mountain Fires
Tourism Thriving From Pigeon Forge To This East Tennessee Tourist Town By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger & East Tennessee Native Where there was once flames, there are now feet. Where there was once smoke, there is now stamping herds of tourists. In November, the Great Smoky Mountains were covered in a blanket of not its famous smoky fog, but … [Read more...]
It’s A Crime If You Don’t Visit Alcatraz East In Pigeon Forge TN
Museum A Smoky Mountains Tourist Attraction By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I was behind bars! But then I escaped from my prison cell, tried to dodge lasers tracking me and hijacked a police motorcycle. It's all part of the fun I had at the Alcatraz East attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Unlike its original namesake in San Francisco, Alcatraz East … [Read more...]
Dolly Parton & Gatlinburg Chamber Establish Relief Funds For Wildfire Victims
Smoky Mountains Fires Burn East Tennessee Tourist Destinations The wildfires that ran through the drought-stricken Great Smoky Mountains and caused home and business losses in the tourist town of Gatlinburg, has brought out the helping hands of the friendly East Tennesseans. The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation has established the Gatlinburg Relief Fund which … [Read more...]
Burt Reynolds To Film ‘Dog Years’ Movie In Knoxville, TN
Producers Seeking Locals For Acting Roles & Locations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger While there is great anticipation as to what might be happening in Neyland Stadium this fall, Knoxville, Tennessee is also buzzing with the news that Burt Reynolds will be filming a movie in the city. The Visit Knoxville Film Office, along with the Tennessee Entertainment … [Read more...]
Tennessee Wine Tasting Festivals: Upper Cumberland 2016 Details
Granville #WneLovers Festival Also Includes An Antique Car Show Not far from Nashville, in the Cumberland Plateau region of the Volunteer state, there's a taste of Tennessee that many folks may not know exists. It's a wine tasting festival. Yes, a wine tasting festival in Tennessee. This one takes place in the historic town of Granville. It's the Upper Cumberland … [Read more...]
Gatlinburg Wine Festival 2016 Date & Tasting Information
Smoky Mountain Wine Fest Is For #WineLovers In Tennessee When it comes to the Smoky Mountains, moonshine is the best-known beverage in the area. But there's wine, as well. And on Saturday, April 9, there's an event for wine lovers, the Gatlinburg Smoky Mountain Wine Fest featuring wineries from all over Tennessee. And yes, there are wineries in Tennessee. Sanctioned by … [Read more...]
Jack Daniels Distillery Tour Information Guide & Review
Touring The Tennessee Whiskey Location In Lynchburg, A Dry County Southeast of Nashville is a fun and free tourist attraction – the Jack Daniel's Distillery. The legendary sippin' Tennessee whiskey is made in Lynchburg, where a mineral-free creek runs through a limestone cave, providing the perfect water for Old No. 7 and other products. The distillery is in a beautiful … [Read more...]
Visiting The Dolly Parton Statue In Pigeon Forge, TN
A Free & Little Visited Attraction In The Great Smoky Mountains Dolly Parton's presence in Pigeon Forge, TN, is best marked by her entertainment complex, a kind of Universal Studios of the Smoky Mountains, Dollywood. But there is another monument to this native of nearby Sevierville. It's literally a monument, a statue to the country music singer with a local … [Read more...]
Pigeon Forge Margaritaville Review By A Parrothead
An Island Escape In The Great Smoky Mountains By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger & Parrothead There's a bit of tropical paradise in the Smoky Mountains. It's Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville in Pigeon Forge, TN. Normally a place for bluegrass and blue haze over the rolling hills of East Tennessee, as well as dozens of entertainment venues that make it the … [Read more...]
Dolly Parton’s Christmas At Dixie Enhanced For 2015 Holidays
Dinner Show Features Live Nativity Scene In Pigeon Forge, TN The holiday season has arrived in East Tennessee, and one of Dolly Parton's attractions has gotten into the spirit. The Christmas at Dixie show at the Dixie Stampede in Pigeon Forge opened Nov. 3 and runs through Saturday, Jan. 2. It's an enhanced version from previous years with a $2.5 million renovation. … [Read more...]
Tennessee Votes Down Wine In Grocery Stores By One Vote
A Rocky Failure For Rocky Top's Arcane State Liquor Laws My first reaction when I learned that Tennessee – my home state – had failed by one vote a provision that could have allowed wine to be sold in grocery stores was "why are they still living in the 1800s!?" Then I saw that the one vote that was expected to have put it over the top came from a representative from … [Read more...]
Giving The Ole Smoky Moonshine The ‘Ol Taste Test
It's Down the Hatch With The Tennessee Hootch By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One friend approached cautiously, as if it were a pretty girl he wanted to meet, while another dived right in as if it were a swimming pool on a hot August day in Knoxville. Me? I took a shot. We were tasting moonshine. Hootch. Good 'ol Mountain Dew. None of us … [Read more...]
This Rocky Top Moonshine Still Is Open to the Public
Ole Smoky Moonshine Opens Tasting Room in Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains Once two strangers climbed 'ol Rocky Top, Lookin' for a moonshine still. Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top, Reckon they never will. That lyric from the unofficial theme song of East Tennessee and the University of Tennessee is meant to imply that a couple of unwelcome intruders … [Read more...]