Dollywood!
Until country diva Dolly Parton bought a large tract of line in Pigeon Forge, TN, nobody had every heard of the place. Now people come from as far away as Japan and Australia, to visit this country and western theme park dedicated to the music and celebrity of Dolly Parton, who is known as much for her well endowed chest as she is for her well endowed vocal chords. The place is like most tourist trap amusement parks, in that it has an abundance of places within it to take children on rides like you might see at a carnival, it has plenty of ways for you to part with money buying cheap and tacky looking souvenirs and memorabilia, and it has lots of ways to eat – everything from cotton candy to chocolate fudge, and foot long hotdogs and chicken fried steak.
The Dollywood destination is a place for people of all ages, and whether or not you like country music, you are bound to be somewhat enthralled by everything this place has to offer. It is part Coney Island, part Grand Ole Opry, and everyone from newlyweds on their honeymoons to punk rockers looking for roots music ends up crossing paths inside the gigantic complex, which is situated near the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. So come one, come all, and be sure to bring a really comfortable pair of walking shoes, because you will walk yourself silly within the confines of Dollywood.