Photos taken on Weekend Jaunts & trips from Nashville that cover everything from Bed & Breakfast Photos and Trips to the Smokey Mountains to trips to visit Santa Claus.
Lincoln State Park was established in 1932 as a memorial to Nancy Hanks. It's bounderies span 1,747 acres and the park offers camping and hiking along with many other outdoor activities. It is home to the Little Pigeon Cemetery as well as the stunning Lincoln Amphitheatre.
Abraham Lincoln and his family lived here from 1816 to 1830 and the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial offers an insight into their pioneer community and lifestyle. The Memorial, located right across the street from the Lincoln State Park entry, offers a working pioneer homestead, a grand collection of Lincoln history, a scenic walking trail and a quaint chapel that's even open for weddings.
Just down the road from Lincoln, in Rockport, is the Lincoln Pioneer Village which boosts fourteen replica log cabins, public buildings, schools, and churches as they once would've stood during the Lincoln era and well as an impressive little museum which holds plenty of Lincoln and Lincoln Era Memorabilia.
Folks have been visiting Marengo Cave since the late 1800's and today people are still awe over the magnificent views it offers. Along with the numerous tours offered, you can also partake in special cave explorations, camping & cabins, as well as plenty of other great family and school activities.
Guests of the Leavenworth Inn can expect an enjoyable and ever so comfortable stay. The owners of Leavenworth have taken care of every little detail right down to the aromatic & continuing wisp of wild honeysuckles growing alongside the property. They are impeccable at catering to their guests and offer several different styles of accommodations including rooms in the main house to nearby…
What began as a humble grocery store 50 years ago, situated atop of an old chicken hatchery, has been transformed into a scenic restaurant that overlooks the Ohio River. The Overlook is open year-round and offers a country style dining experience that includes everything from fresh baked pies to southern favorite, chicken livers. As an added bonus, the Overlook Restaurant is located just a stones…
Butterfly Hollow Bed & Breakfast Photogallery with images of one of the most tranquil envrionments that you could find. Check out the scenery or better yet, make a visit to this wonderful Bed & Breakfast and experience it for yourself.
The Holiday World & Splashin' Safari theme park is family owned and operated, but we found that it's much much more to the owners - it's a very intricate part of their daily life and it shows! It's truly all about Family - Everyone's Family. Holiday World is one of the most family orientated places I've ever been too and a visit will, no doubt, make you feel right at home right down to their hosp…
One can see why the Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort was named RV Park of the year - It's incredible and very family friendly to say the least. Lake Rudolph will inspire all of us hotel dwellers to joyfully toss out the room service & the concierge to go take a place along the nightly campfires. The only thing anyone needs to bring for an RV stay is food, clothes, and linens.
Literally built into the side of a mountain with a spectacular view of Sevierville and Pigeon Forge, the cabins of the Preserve Resort sets the standard for luxury Smoky Mountain vacations.
Is Santa Claus real? You betcha and the Santa Claus Museum has plenty of documentation and history to prove it. This quaint little museum is situated, next to the Famous Santa Claus Post Office, in downtown Santa Claus and offers a very educational look into the local history of the city and highlights many of the grand days and local businesses of yesteryear.
OK I'll admit it, I thought I was going to visit a cheesy tourist stop but to my disbelief and wondering eyes what I found was an incredible piece of history. I was totally enthralled with Santa's Candy Castle, it's history and revival. This is a must see and do stop for everyone! The kid's will love the interactive North Pole Network, the adults will love the nostalgia and EVERYONE will LOVE the…
Santa's Lodge is just about the only place to stay in town other than Lake Rudolph, and I recommend it for the die hard hotel dwellers. This hotel offers 170 rooms and offers two places for diners; the St. Nick's Restaurant (buffet only) and, right next door, Frosty's Fun Center, a miniature golf & arcade that offers a simple dining area and some decent pizza too.
