The country icon owns numerous businesses around her hometown resort, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.

Pigeon Forge’s neighbor, Gatlinburg, as viewed from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Photo by David Dickstein) Looking at the two most vibrant family-friendly vacation destinations in ...

July is the hottest month in Gatlinburg, according to the National Weather Service. Though Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are only a few miles apart, their average climate in the summer is surprisingly ...