We did a few tourist things, like catching a dinner show at Hatfield & McCoy and Dollywood Splash Country water park. But the rest were a bit off the beaten path.
Literally...
This was a stretch of the Appalachian Trail. It was difficult to find, and we were the only ones on there. Eric got tired of me taking so many pictures...goofball.
We then found an Egyptian escape room, although it's not the like most escape places. It had neat special effects although not near as difficult.
Having just watched the first 3 episodes of Indiana Jones the days leading up to this vacation, we just pretended we were on our own quest to open King Tut's tomb.
Our next day took us to Tuckaleechee Caverns. This cave system was discovered by two boys ages 6 & 8 when they were playing outside back in the 1920's. It was permanently opened to the public in 1953 and was determined to be formed over 25 million years ago.
Eric was back smiling for my pictures. It was a cool 58 degrees inside.
We even had our guide take a family photo.
This was a wishing well inside, so the Little One flipped in a coin.
Their "great room". Although it's not as large of a great room as what I saw in Carlsbad, it's still pretty impressive.
Near the hotel was a park that provided a nice opportunity to burn off some energy.
One unexpected but glorious find was Bush's Beans factory. Yes, we had to stop.
Ashlyn can eat her weight in beans. She absolutely loves them! They have a nice museum and tour inside their building.
There's even tour guides pointing out all the interactive displays along with the gift shop.
This must be the largest can of beans I've ever seen.
We sampled their bean of the day - honey chipotle. Quite tasty!
