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A visit to Gatlinburg Tennessee—gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer

Published June 6, 2017 at 2:10 AM PDT

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Sugarlands Winery in downtown Gatlinburg

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Side street surprises await in the heart of Gatlingburg

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Downtown Gatlingburg shops

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Marci Claud with the Gatlinburg CVB at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Marci Claud shows the way in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the outskirts of Gatlinburg, Tennessee

An overview of cool things to do and see in and around Gatlinburg, Tennessee--the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Marci Claud, Public Relations Manager at Gatlinburg CVB. We’ll also stop in at the legendary Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts for a visit with Arrrowmont volunteer, Nelson Ziegler.

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Tom Wilmer

Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.

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