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Scenic roads, pullouts, and the conditions to check before setting off.
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Photo: NPS Photo / Warren Bielenberg. Original · Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph · Resized for this site; some views are cropped.
The Smokies · Drives · History
Give Cades Cove a full morning: our approach to the 11-mile loop leaves room for its meadows, old buildings and a walk along the way.
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Photo: NPS Photo. Original · Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph · Resized for this site; some views are cropped.
The Smokies · Drives · Hikes & walks
Kuwohi draws us for the ridgelines and the walk to the tower. Plan the seasonal drive and steep half-mile climb to the Smokies’ highest point.
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Photo: NPS Photo. Original · Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph · Resized for this site; some views are cropped.
The Smokies · Drives · Day trips
We’d leave time between Gatlinburg and Cherokee for Newfound Gap, an overlook and a short walk. Plan a park crossing with room to stop.
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Photo: Jakub T. Jankiewicz. Original · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized for this site; some views are cropped.
Poland · Day trips · Drives
Let one place lead the day: Książ Castle, a Church of Peace or a Karkonosze trail. Our approach to exploring Lower Silesia from Wrocław.
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