Chattanooga is a city in Tennessee along the Tennessee river close to the border with Georgia. Things to do Point Park at Lookout Mountain( Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park ) A military park overlooking the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Ruby Falls On our drive to Chattanooga we keep seeing ads of Ruby Falls all along […]
Stopping at Stone River National Battlefield to learn about one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War, the battle of stones river. Kids did the junior ranger program which included a scavenger hunt at the stones river cemetery. Return to Southern states road trip summary
We only had half a day in Nashville and this was day 6 of our 9 day trip everyone was a little bit tired and once we were in the nice fancy resort no one wanted to leave. So we didn’t get to actually see this city this time. We will be back. Nashville Gaylord […]
Gatlinburg in Tennessee is a great base for visiting Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The town itself is a mountain/tourist town with many hotels, restaurants and shops. Things to do Skylift and skybridge The Gatlinburg SkyBridge is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in North America. The ticket is good for the whole day. We went […]
Info/Tips Since we travelled from Atlanta (south) we stayed 1 night in the south by Cherokee, NC and drove the Newfound gap Road from South to North. And stayed in Gatlinburg for 3 nights as our base for the visiting the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Things to do Our favorites where the Clingmans Dome, […]
Road trip across 6 southern states from Atlanta, GA covering Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Mammoth Cave National Park and many smaller NPS sites in between. Click here to view Picture book of our 2020 trip – link will open a new tab on shutterfly site. Trip Highlights 6 states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, […]