We had a free airline ticket, so we decided to visit the Great Smoky Mountains and Dollywood in Tennessee in August 2017.  We stayed in a mountain cabin that was quite cozy and pretty central to the sites.  We saw some of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, where Dolly Parton grew up.  In the Great Smoky Mountains, we saw a mama bear and her cubs.  At Dollywood we saw Dolly Parton in a parade.  And while in Pigeon Forge, we toured a Titanic Museum.