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When visiting the Great Smoky Mountains area of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Sevierville (Severe ville) is the ideal lodging destination. The birthplace of Dolly Parton, Sevierville is entertaining by nature. Attractions range from museums featuring muscle cars and "warbird" aircraft to outlet shopping, NASCAR themed go-kart tracks, underground cave tours, petting zoos and even interactive mini-golf courses. Sevierville is proud to sponsor some of the best festivals in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Four shows fill Sevierville’s two music theaters offering fun, family-friendly shows throughout the day and into the evening. For even more fun, Sevierville’s sister cities, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, offer attractions like Dollywood and Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies.

Sevierville is near beautiful Douglas Lake with excellent bass and crappie fishing - boat rentals available. Many fishing areas in the national park are full of trout and smallmouth bass. Also nearby, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the country. There are 12 major hiking trails and nine self-guided trails.

Happy couples have long known that the Great Smoky Mountains are one of the most romantic spots anywhere. From the quiet picnics for two along a babbling brook to dramatic vistas in the nearby Smokies, Sevierville offers a variety of romantic things to do and places to stay. Romantic cabins, hotels and condos are perfect for newlyweds and the wedding party can enjoy the shopping, golfing, theme parks and more that Sevierville has to offer.

Sevierville spas cater to groups and many can host a private spa event for girlfriend getaways or full wedding parties. Located in the heart of the best outlet, antique and craft shopping in the country, Sevierville is a shopper's paradise. From designer clothes and outlet stores to mountain crafts and flea markets, shoppers find a variety of treasures in Sevierville.

A statue of Dolly Parton, sculpted by local artist Jim Gray, decorates the lawn of Sevierville's courthouse, and the country music icon herself unveiled the statue in 1987. In 1986, she opened her Dollywood entertainment park in neighboring Pigeon Forge. She comes home each April for the park's seasonal Grand Opening and makes several other appearances in the area during the year. Many of Dolly's family members still live in the Sevierville area, and several of them, including brother Randy, perform regularly at Dollywood.

Sevierville is home to a selection of excellent golf courses and is conveniently located near other top rated courses in the Great Smoky Mountains. Sevierville’s newest course, a resort golf course at Eagle’s Landing is set to open in spring 2008 alongside the award-winning championship course which has been there since 1994.

Sevierville offers a wide variety of lodging. Guests can snuggle into a cozy Sevierville cabin, enjoy the excitement of the Parkway at a convenient hotel or condo or splash down at one of Sevierville’s new water park hotels.

Sevierville and the Great Smoky Mountains are within a day’s drive of over half the nation’s population. Now driving there is even easier with new roads to the Smokies. The City of Sevierville has now officially opened two new roads and added a new lane on SR 66 and the Parkway through downtown Sevierville to ease traffic congestion for visitors coming to Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains.

In Sevierville, dining experiences range from down home cooking to international cuisine and leisurely dining experiences to grabbing food on the go. While Sevierville has a wide variety of nationally known chain and franchise restaurants, visitors can enjoy authentic mountain cooking – and lots of it.

A brand new, environmentally friendly trolley service is now running through Sevierville, making it easier for visitors to move from place to place. Sevierville’s new fleet of electric-propane hybrid trolleys move guests from nearby Pigeon Forge to Sevierville with stops at popular destinations such as Tanger Five Oaks Outlet Center, The Apple Barn, NASCAR SpeedPark and the Governor’s Crossing Complex with numerous shops, restaurants and attractions. The trolleys even take guests into historic downtown Sevierville for fine dining and boutique shopping. As an added convenience, trolley stops, which are currently under construction, will be outfitted with video screens and GPS tracking software in order to show waiting riders exactly where the next trolley is located and give an accurate trolley arrival time. Trolley fare is $0.50 per person and the service is available Mar. – Dec. 8:30am-Midnight seven days per week.

Sevierville is named for John Sevier, one of the leading figures in the history of Tennessee. Sevier was a frontiersman, soldier, war hero and politician who served under George Washington in the American Revolution and distinguished himself at the battle of King’s Mountain. When the State of Tennessee was formed in 1796, Sevier became its first governor.

Sevierville has something every member of the family will want to enjoy. Visitors run out of time before running out of things to do.