While in eastern TN we drove up into the Smoky Mountains.  To get their from Sevierville you drive through Pigeon Forge which appears to be one long amusement center.  Several museums like Ripleys, Titanic, and a Wax Museum. Several water and bumper car parks as well as tons of motels and restaurants.

Past that it gets much prettier.  We went up to about 5,000 ft and then down a bit to Cherokee, NC.  From there we turned north to come back a different route.

We didn’t take too many pictures as a lot of the road is narrow and you have to find viewpoints to get off the road. 

Here are some pictures: