101 TRAVEL BITS

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on quiet walkways - a park feature not many visitors know about. " Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to 14 quiet walkways. These short trails—with some longer exceptions, they are approximately ¼ to ½ mile (0.4 km to 0.8 km) long—are easy hiking trails that are meant to quickly take visitors to a scenic location. The quiet walkways are

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on cemeteries - an unusual feature of the park that preserves its history. " Great Smoky Mountains National Park preserves many historical remnants of the men and women who lived in this part of the world before it became a national park. From homes to school buildings to churches, these historical places help preserve and teach the history of th

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on Clingman's Dome - the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. " Clingmans Dome, at 6,643 feet (2,025 m) tall, is the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the third tallest mountain in the United States east of the Mississippi River. At the peak of the mountain, visitors will find an observation tower, where on