Neilia Sherman would have disappointed if she had gone all the way to Chattanooga and not seen the famed "Choo Choo Train", but was surprised and pleased to find a number of other attractions as well.
Taking Care of Business September 21, 2001 “For reasons I can’t understand there’s some part of me that wants to go to Graceland.” – Paul Simon One of the things that is both a blessing and a curse in America is that everything here is oversized. American houses are big, American cars are big, and [...]
Day Two – The Adventure Continues 1:15pm: Lunch at Atrium Pancakes and On To Mountain Mall We slept in Friday morning and then had a breakfast of Pop Tarts, orange juice, and coffee. I then spent the next four hours creating my Day One travelogue, while Anna alternately read, watched TV, and napped, never once [...]
Day Three – Above Gatlinburg 10:00am: Breakfast at the Copper Kettle Pancake House We started our third day with breakfast at the Copper Kettle Pancake House, one of approximately a thousand restaurants in Gatlinburg with the word “pancake” in its name. We both had the Mountain Breakfast, which includes eggs any way you like them [...]
Day One – The Adventure Begins A Little Background on Gatlinburg Gatlinburg, Tennessee is a veritable Mecca for tourist attraction aficionados like me; I’ve been dying to come here for a couple of years now. How could I resist the pull of a place that can boast such disparate sites as the Ripley’s Believe It [...]
May 27, 2000 – A One Day Visit 10:30am: Rock City Gardens Rock City Gardens is one of my favorite tourist attractions in the world. In fact, I had visited Rock City about five times in the last two years before our Memorial Day weekend visit; as you can imagine, I’m pretty familiar with the [...]
Neilia Sherman would have disappointed if she had gone all the way to Chattanooga and not seen the famed "Choo Choo Train", but was surprised and pleased to find a number of other attractions as well. 
Memphis, Elvis's hometown, is the perfect over-the-top American experience. Jessica is now a fan of the fried peanut butter and banana sandwich. 
Day Two – The Adventure Continues 1:15pm: Lunch at Atrium Pancakes and On To Mountain Mall We slept in Friday morning and then had a breakfast of Pop Tarts, orange juice, and coffee. I then spent the next four hours creating my Day One travelogue, while Anna alternately read, watched TV, and napped, never once [...] 
Day Three – Above Gatlinburg 10:00am: Breakfast at the Copper Kettle Pancake House We started our third day with breakfast at the Copper Kettle Pancake House, one of approximately a thousand restaurants in Gatlinburg with the word “pancake” in its name. We both had the Mountain Breakfast, which includes eggs any way you like them [...] 
Day One – The Adventure Begins A Little Background on Gatlinburg Gatlinburg, Tennessee is a veritable Mecca for tourist attraction aficionados like me; I’ve been dying to come here for a couple of years now. How could I resist the pull of a place that can boast such disparate sites as the Ripley’s Believe It [...] 
May 27, 2000 – A One Day Visit 10:30am: Rock City Gardens Rock City Gardens is one of my favorite tourist attractions in the world. In fact, I had visited Rock City about five times in the last two years before our Memorial Day weekend visit; as you can imagine, I’m pretty familiar with the [...] 