Gatlingburg (Known as the "Honeymoon Capital of the South")

Starting the day off with the curious ... ha.

Visit the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum in Winery Square, home to 20,000 sets of salt and pepper shakes from around the world. Follow time, dating back from the early 1500s up to modern times through the designs, shapes and sizes of the shakers.

Notice in the background of this picture the Sky Lift; I was going to ride this but parking was not to be had!  Gatlinburg was so crowded that I was afraid a pedestrian would fall off the sidewalk in front of my car.  It reminded me a little of Main Street at closing.  I don't know if the crowds were people on vacation, visiting relatives, or early Christmas shopping ... I thought with the foliage being past it's prime, the crowds would have thinned out. I didn't take into account the holiday week.




Although close in proximity/mileage, Gatlinburg has a very different feel to it than Pigeon Forge.  Pigeon Forge is more of carnival/arcade atmosphere, whereas Gatlinburg has a more old town/quaint/main street feel.   They are both just a commercialized with non-stop shopping and places to eat ....

This is where I ate - They start you out with fresh, hot apple fritters and homemade apple butter and an apple julep while you place your order and wait for your food.