Smoky Mountains news

Puy du Fou is set to enter the US attractions market with its iconic, immersive themed visitor experience, after securing a partnership with the Eastern ... More

Herschend Enterprises has acquired Vancouver Aquarium from the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, adding the attraction to the group's growing portfolio of properties. The aquarium has ... More

Tennessee’s Blackberry Mountain Resort is offering a storytelling retreat in the Great Smoky Mountains, from 5-8 March 2020. Called ‘Your life as a story’, the ... More

BarberMcMurry Architects, a Tennessee-based architecture practice, has released three concept designs for the upcoming Knoxville Science Museum, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The US$100m (€90.2m, £75.9m) museum, ... More

Country singer Dolly Parton's latest vision at her Dollywood theme park has been brought to life, with Wildwood Grove opening to the public at the ... More

American architecture studio DKLEVY have announced plans to design Ancient Lore Village at Boyd's Hollow – a 40-acre resort inspired by the high fantasy fiction ... More

Country singer Dolly Parton has announced plans for the US$37m (€32m, £28.5m) expansion of her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. To feature new ... More

As a new year approaches, the editors of Spa Opportunities bring you a list of 18 of the most anticipated spa openings for 2018. 1. ... More

For the first time in 40 years, US wellness resort Blackberry Farm is launching a new property, Blackberry Mountain, set to open in late 2018 ... More

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation has pledged US$1,000 a month for the next six months to “all of those families who lost their homes” in the ... More

UPDATE: Gatlinburg officials say the Ripley's Aquarium is intact and generator power was used to keep the animals safe during the fire Wildfires in Tennessee ... More

A sprawling lifestyle resort in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains is due to bring hotels, restaurants, retail, sports and other elements of leisure ... More

The 307-bedroom Dollywood DreamMore Resort has opened next to Dollywood theme park and Dollywood’s Splash Country in Tennessee, US, and it includes an 1,861sq ft ... More

Blackberry Farm – the 62-bedroom chateau property in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee – will unveil its new wellness spa centre on 1 ... More

The Firechaser Express roller coaster is the newest ride to open at Dollywood after its launch on 21 March at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, ... More

Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, US, has announced the first new projects which will form part of a US$300m (£192m, €225m), 10-year expansion. The first ... More

Image: Grove Park Inn's subterranean spa KSL Capital Partners has completed the purchase of the historic Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa - located between ... More

Dollywood theme park in Tennessee, US, will add to its collection of roller coasters this spring when the new Wild Eagle opens in March. Wild ... More

Dollywood - the Tennessee, US theme park part-owned by entertainer Dolly Parton - is to unveil its US$20m (£12.5m, EUR14.2m) Wild Eagle steel wing coaster ... More