{"id":256,"date":"2018-05-01T15:21:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T19:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploretownsend.com\/wordpress\/?p=256"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:52:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T21:52:29","slug":"townsend-ten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploretownsend.com\/townsend-ten\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Things To Do In Townsend Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
1<\/span> Go Tubing<\/a><\/strong><\/span> 2<\/span> Swim at “the Y”<\/a><\/strong><\/span> 3<\/span> Explore Tuckaleechee Caverns<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Known as the “Greatest Site Under the Smokies” this underground marvel ranks as the highest rated cavern in the Eastern United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4<\/span> Visit Apple Valley Store & Cafe<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 50,000 fried apple pies are sold from Apple Valley each year. Enough said…<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5<\/span> Taste Some Amazing Wine<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cades Cove Wine Cellars proudly offers free tastings of their Smoky Mountain inspired vintages almost every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6<\/span> Rent A Cabin<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Up every road, and around every corner are breathtaking homes you can own for a night, a week or for as long as you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7<\/span> Experience Dancing Bear Lodge<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Internationally recognized for the finest food and hospitality available anywhere in the Southeastern United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8<\/span> Explore Cades Cove<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This 11 mile loop can be walked, hiked or driven. Scattered along the loop road are three churches, a working grist mill, barns, log houses, and many other faithfully restored eighteenth and nineteenth century structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The unique ecology of the Great Smoky Mountains has blessed Townsend with a smooth, gentle stream which runs through the most picturesque parts of our town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cTownsend Y\u201d swimming hole is a great place to shed the summer heat. Find a place to park and take a dip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n