Guidebook for Townsend

Gary And Connie
Gary And Connie
Guidebook for Townsend

Sightseeing

A very impressive cavern, good guides, not overly commercialized.
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Tuckaleechee Caverns
825 Cavern Rd
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A very impressive cavern, good guides, not overly commercialized.
A wonderful museum showing this areas making, from Indian tribes to present. Music, lectures special events. A must see stop.
10 locals raden deze aan
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
9275 Tremont Rd
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A wonderful museum showing this areas making, from Indian tribes to present. Music, lectures special events. A must see stop.
Gorgeous 11 mile loop in the National Park. Another must see. Bring your camera.
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Cades Cove
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Gorgeous 11 mile loop in the National Park. Another must see. Bring your camera.
Townsend used to be a lumber town until the National Park came along. Intriguing machines and practices. Well worth stopping by.
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Little River Railroad/Lumber Museum
7747 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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Townsend used to be a lumber town until the National Park came along. Intriguing machines and practices. Well worth stopping by.
Out a ways, walk the gardens, watch for special events. Nice place to spend some time.
The Lily Barn
1116 Carrs Creek Rd
Out a ways, walk the gardens, watch for special events. Nice place to spend some time.
A part of the National Park, great vistas. Great drive along the ridge ending at Chilhowee Lake.
Foothills Parkway
Foothills Parkway
A part of the National Park, great vistas. Great drive along the ridge ending at Chilhowee Lake.
Another fine place for horse riding. Goes, among other places, to a waterfall.
Cades Cove Stables
Another fine place for horse riding. Goes, among other places, to a waterfall.

Shopping

Local dulcimer builder Mike Clemmer not only create fine mountain dulcimers, he and his better half Connie, have created a unique and attractive store.
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Wood-N-Strings Dulcimer Shop
7645 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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Local dulcimer builder Mike Clemmer not only create fine mountain dulcimers, he and his better half Connie, have created a unique and attractive store.
Very good place for fly fishing folk. Knowledgeable, well stocked. Good people.
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Little River Outfitters
106 Town Square Dr
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Very good place for fly fishing folk. Knowledgeable, well stocked. Good people.
Several shops and a good cafe.
Apple Valley Way
Apple Valley Way
Several shops and a good cafe.
Winery, a growing reputation for quality is developing quickly.
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Cades Cove Cellars
7126 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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Winery, a growing reputation for quality is developing quickly.
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Townsend
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Arts & Culture

There are many artists who have chosen to locate in Townsend because of the aesthetic of this beautiful area. Opened in October 2015, a good number of those artists are displayed under one roof.
Townsend Artisan Gallery
There are many artists who have chosen to locate in Townsend because of the aesthetic of this beautiful area. Opened in October 2015, a good number of those artists are displayed under one roof.
One of several fine riding stables in the area.
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Davy Crockett Riding Stables
505 Old Cades Cove Rd
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One of several fine riding stables in the area.

Essentials

A fine full service grocery store.
30 locals raden deze aan
Townsend IGA
7945 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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A fine full service grocery store.
Townsend icon. Groceries, gas, hardware, cast iron, Case Knives, and a smattering of most anything you may need.
Townsend Shopping Center
7609 W Old Hwy 73
Townsend icon. Groceries, gas, hardware, cast iron, Case Knives, and a smattering of most anything you may need.

Food Scene

Good eats, good prices, good people in a small, clean and inviting cafe.
22 locals raden deze aan
Black Bear Cafe
7621 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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Good eats, good prices, good people in a small, clean and inviting cafe.
There is coffee, then there is Artistic Bean Coffee. Well done!
31 locals raden deze aan
The Artistic Bean
8027 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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There is coffee, then there is Artistic Bean Coffee. Well done!
Coffee, chocolate, what more do you need.
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The Chocolate B'ar of Townsend
7807 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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Coffee, chocolate, what more do you need.
Very good BBQ, sit down dining. Good variety of choices.
12 locals raden deze aan
Smokin Joes
7753 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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Very good BBQ, sit down dining. Good variety of choices.
Good food.
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Riverstone Family Restaurant
8503 TN-73
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Good food.
Need a great steak or perhaps some trout. This is the place.
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Trailhead Steakhouse
7839 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
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Need a great steak or perhaps some trout. This is the place.
When we closed Wild Mountain Rose Bakery this is one of the places offering good pizza. Not really in Townsend, but worth a drive of a few miles.
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Geppettos Italian Restaurant
3250 Wears Valley Rd
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When we closed Wild Mountain Rose Bakery this is one of the places offering good pizza. Not really in Townsend, but worth a drive of a few miles.
Breakfast served here for years and years. There must be a reason.
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Carriage House Restaurant
8310 TN-73 Scenic
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Breakfast served here for years and years. There must be a reason.

Everything Else

Best Cabins in town.
Wild Mountain Rose Log Cabins
929 Cavern Rd
Best Cabins in town.
Special events venue.
Barn Event Center of the Smokies
7264 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Special events venue.

Entertainment & Activities

Horseback riding, hiking, zip lines.
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Next to Heaven Ranch
1239 Wears Valley Rd
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Horseback riding, hiking, zip lines.
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Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
123 Cromwell Dr
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