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For a secluded experience that doesn’t skimp on Williamsburg’s rich history, rent a kayak and explore the marshes around nearby Jamestown Island, paddling through waterways that Captain John Smith navigated back in the day. Returning to Williamsburg, explore the William & Mary woods trails, and be sure to visit the gorgeous grounds of Colonial Williamsburg Arboretum, which features no less than 25 species of oak trees and more than 30 historic gardens. Yes, even Williamsburg’s gardens are historical.
The Mexican Caribbean, which includes Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Isla Mujeres, and Cozumel, offers a range of outdoorsy options. If your home base is Cancún, it’s hard to leave your Hotel Zone property without catching a glimpse of the natural beauty of Nichupté Lagoon, where you can kayak, fish, and, of course, enjoy world-class scuba diving. Farther afield, explore the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá or Tulum, the latter of which is home to the aptly named Playa Paraíso.
Beyond the Strip, the show venues, and the amusement parks, Branson boasts an array of entertaining outdoor activities. A stone’s throw from Branson, just west of the city, is the Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area’s Lake Taneycomo Trail, a prime hiking spot, which features the Grotto, a large rock cutout, and Old Soldier’s Cave, a Civil War refuge shelter. And pristine Table Rock Lake, with its 800 miles of shoreline, offers boating, fishing, and paddleboarding opportunities. It’s so gorgeous, you won’t believe it’s man-made.
Branson, Missouri
Downtown social distancing? Why not? Explore Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row Arts District — with its colorful murals and galleries — and the funky Grand Avenue neighborhood. For jaw-dropping views — and a decent workout — climb Camelback Mountain or Piestewa Peak. And, perfectly suited for this moment, you can drive through the Phoenix Zoo for ZooLights, featuring animal sculptures and real-deal polar bears and peacocks.
Phoenix, Arizona
Escape the theme park crowds and head north to Wekiwa Springs, a 7,000-acre state park in Apopka, just 16 miles from downtown Orlando. With emerald springs, lush tropical hammocks, and scenic sandhill uplands, this peaceful paradise is the perfect place for observing abundant wildlife and swimming in crystal-clear spring water that’s a refreshing 72°F year-round. Much better than a log flume.
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Skip the crowded casinos and clubs, and find respite at nearby Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, a quick 15-mile drive west of Vegas, in the Mojave Desert. Take in the towering red sandstone cliffs on Scenic Drive. Or better yet, bike the 13-mile, one-way route. Red Rock Canyon offers 26 hiking trails as well, notably Calico Hills. If it’s hot, cool off with a swim in Lake Mead, southeast of the city. See? Vegas is much more than bright lights, big city.
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Nature buffs will want to start their quest at the national park itself. There, you’ll find more than 800 miles of trails, including many that feature waterfalls, scenic views, old-growth forests, and historic buildings. One of the more popular trails leads to Alum Cave Bluff (10-mile round-trip), an overhang, instead of a true cave, where Tennesseans mined alum for ammunition during the Civil War. This trail also takes you through Arch Rock, a large natural arch made of slate, via an impressive stone stairway. Another popular trail is the Trillium Gap Trail to Grotto Falls (2.6-mile round-trip), where you can actually walk behind the waterfall. Continuing past these destinations on either trail will eventually take you to the summit of Mount Le Conte, one of the highest peaks in the park. Wildflower admirers who visit during spring will appreciate the Cove Hardwood Trail (three-quarters of a mile round-trip), a self-guided nature path with numbered stops. Be sure to note the trees here; some are more than 100 feet tall and over 150 years old. The best wildlife viewing is at Cades Cove, a 6,800-acre valley you can explore on an 11-mile, one-way, single-lane loop road. Early morning or late afternoon are the best times to spot deer, black bear, and other critters that live here, so if that’s your goal, plan accordingly. On your way around the loop, you’ll pass many old log cabin homes, barns, and churches that were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. They’ve all been preserved and are open for exploration so you can see what life was like here in the time of the early settlers. Right on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, the 5,046-foot Newfound Gap is the classic spot for admiring the haze-enshrouded layers of rounded mountain peaks that the Smokies are so famous for. The stone patio here was built in 1940 for the park’s dedication by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Look for the Appalachian Trail, which passes right in front of the patio before disappearing into the woods behind it.
Whether your idea of bliss is being surrounded by the serenity of the great outdoors or diving headfirst into a dizzying array of attractions, restaurants, and shops, the Smokies make for a truly memorable vacation adventure. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, is the most visited in the nation (being within a day’s drive of between one-third and one-half of the U.S. population). And even as one of the few national parks in the country without an entrance fee, this is a place where you can easily find several relatively secluded areas. The park’s popularity also means its gateway communities offer plenty to do. The bustling towns of Gatlinburg (alongside the park) and Pigeon Forge (just down the road) are truly action-packed, followed closely by Sevierville. While the smaller, sleepier hamlet of Townsend bills itself as “the peaceful side of the Smokies,” it offers plenty charms of its own. The bottom line is that no matter what type of vacation you’re after, the Smoky Mountains have you covered.
While most dining in the Smokies is fairly casual, The Peddler Steakhouse in Gatlinburg is a high-end favorite known for its custom-cut steaks and prime rib. Also on the menu are chicken, shrimp, and fish, including local rainbow trout. The most popular tables are along a wall of picture windows that overlook the Little Pigeon River. Along the same wall, the bar is cleverly cantilevered over the river. The heart of this restaurant is a log cabin built by one of the first families to settle in Gatlinburg. Its structure was expanded in 1958, using logs from four other Smoky Mountain homesteads to create the building in use today. Gatlinburg’s Pancake Pantry has been a staple in town since 1960. Two dozen types of flapjacks grace the menu here, including Swiss chocolate chip pancakes, cornmeal pancakes, wild blueberry pancakes, and Austrian apple-walnut crepes. Take your pick of syrups, including maple, cinnamon cream, orange, and even pineapple. Tennessee is known for its barbecue, and Tony Gore’s Smoky Mountain BBQ & Grill in Sevierville is an excellent place to get your fill. You may know Gore as a Southern gospel star, but he’s also a chef. His pulled pork and ribs are classics, and you’ll also be tempted by the smoked bologna sandwich and beef brisket. Gore sings live a few days each month and often makes rounds to greet diners. Of course, moonshine is yet another Tennessee mainstay. With four locations in the Volunteer State — two in Gatlinburg — Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery’s The Holler distillery is the oldest in the state and is still one of the best, cooking up its ’shine from a 100-year-old family recipe. Ask about their moonshine cherries, which come soaked in brew (two cherries deliver the equivalent of one shot). For a more refined adult tasting experience, stop by Sugarland Cellars, a stone’s throw from the national park entrance in Gatlinburg. This winery specializes in Scandinavian-style wines made with high-altitude grapes.
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Its enviable position near the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park makes Gatlinburg peak travel throughout the year. Top-notch barbecue, a thriving crafts community, and a range of family-fun opportunities put the eastern Tennessee town over the top.
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 495 miles | 8:00 • Washington, D.C. 490 miles | 7:50 • Memphis, Tennessee 430 miles | 6:45 • Columbus, Ohio 400 miles | 6:15 • Indianapolis, Indiana 400 miles | 6:15 • Raleigh, North Carolina 325 miles | 5:30 • Louisville, Kentucky 285 miles | 4:50 • Nashville, Tennessee 220 miles | 3:45 • Atlanta, Georgia 200 miles | 4:10 • Charlotte, North Carolina 195 miles | 3:45
Here are the monthly average temperatures in Gatlinburg for winter and spring.
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December High: 51ºF | Low: 28ºF January High: 48ºF | Low: 25ºF February High: 53ºF | Low: 28ºF March High: 61ºF | Low: 33ºF April High: 70ºF | Low: 41ºF May High: 77ºF | Low: 50ºF
Adjacent to the national park, Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Spa is the ideal base for a Smoky Mountains vacation. Accommodations range from cozy studios to five-bedroom villas, many of which feature a mountain view, fully equipped kitchen, whirlpool tub, fireplace, and washer/dryer. For more on this property and all of the Gatlinburg-area resorts in Interval’s network, go to the Resort Directory.
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On the outskirts of Gatlinburg, the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community is home to more than 100 workshops and studios belonging to knitters, basket weavers, broom makers, painters, potters, candlemakers, quilters, silversmiths, leather workers, sculptors, and other craftspeople. Established in 1937, the community is the largest group of independent artisans in North America. You can explore it along a marked 8-mile loop drive. One shop you’ll find there is The Jim Gray Gallery, housed in a 130-year-old building that was once a church. While Gray died in 2019, his Smokies-themed art is iconic and his family preserves his legacy by continuing to operate his gallery. Gray was best known for his painting, although he also created bronze statues, including one of a young Dolly Parton that sits in front of the Sevier County Courthouse. Pigeon Forge’s The Old Mill Square contains a collection of several different boutiques, most notably Pigeon River Pottery. This studio occupies a building that used to house Pigeon Forge Pottery, opened in 1946 by Douglas Ferguson, one of Pigeon Forge’s original potters. Ferguson discovered that the region’s red clay was perfect for ceramics, and he kicked off what became a popular local industry. When he died in 2000, his family officially closed the business but immediately set up shop with a new name in the same place. Wander to the back of the store if you want to watch potters at work on their wheels. Wood-N-Strings in Townsend specializes in handmade mountain dulcimers, a type of old-fashioned string instrument (similar to a zither) that first became popular in Appalachian mountain communities more than a century ago. Shop owner Mike Clemmer is known around the world for his work. He’s also the originator of an instrument he’s dubbed the ban-jammer — a dulcimer that sounds like a banjo.
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The king (make that queen) of attractions in the Smoky Mountains area is Dollywood, the 150-acre Pigeon Forge amusement park themed on entertainer Dolly Parton’s Appalachian heritage. Rollercoasters and other scream-inducing thrill rides abound, but the park also offers several different music theaters with live shows, an American eagle sanctuary, and Craftsman’s Valley, where a wide variety of artisans demonstrate their skills and sell their creations. The Ripley’s-owned Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg is home to some 10,000 aquatic creatures representing more than 350 species. At Shark Lagoon, the toothsome residents of the million-gallon tank swim around and above you as you wind through an underwater tunnel on a 340-foot moving sidewalk. Penguin Playhouse, an indoor-outdoor habitat for African black-footed penguins, lets you view the adorable waddlers from both above and below the water. At Touch-A-Ray Bay, you can actually pet the stingrays — or don a wetsuit to climb in the water with them. To find the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, just look for a gigantic King Kong clinging to the Empire State Building, right next to a re-creation of Mount Rushmore that features John Wayne, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, and Charlie Chaplin. Inside, you can hob nob and take selfies with stunning likenesses of Lucille Ball, Brad Pitt, Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Tom Hanks, and George Clooney, among many others. Just down the street, the interactive science museum known as WonderWorks also makes a striking impression from the outside, appearing to be a mansion torn from its foundation and dropped upside down. And its interior is equally impressive. Your kids can (safely) lay on a bed of 3,500 sharp nails, experience a simulated 5.3-magnitude earthquake, and brace themselves against 74-mph hurricane winds. You’ll also find a glow-in-the-dark ropes course and laser tag.
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Katy Koontz is a travel writer living in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is the author of Family Fun in the Smokies: A Family Friendly Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Gatlinburg’s closest commercial airport is McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) in Knoxville, Tennessee, just an hour-and-15-minute drive away. Here are some major airports from which you can fly directly to TYS.
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• Atlanta, Georgia: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) • Charlotte, North Carolina: Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) • Chicago, Illinois: O’Hare International Airport (ORD) • Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) • Denver, Colorado: Denver International Airport (DEN) • Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) • Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) • Houston, Texas: George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) • Las Vegas, Nevada: McCarran International Airport (LAS) • Miami, Florida: Miami International Airport (MIA) • New York, New York: LaGuardia Airport (LGA) • Orlando, Florida: Orlando International Airport (MCO) • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) • St. Petersburg, Florida: St. Pete– Clearwater International Airport (PIE) • Washington, D.C. Area: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Dulles International Airport (IAD)
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina The Carolina Opry Christmas Special, The Carolina Opry Theater | Through 1.6.2021
Poconos, Pennsylvania Main Street Farmers Market at The Cooperage | Select Saturdays through 3.20.2021
Park City, Utah Antarctic Dinosaurs, Natural History Museum of Utah | Through 4.4.2021
Orlando, Florida Drawn to Life, Disney Springs | 2.10 – 3.31.2021
St. Maarten St. Maarten Carnival | 4.14 – 5.3.2021
Also known as The Christmas Show of the South, this is a big production, featuring 35 Christmas trees, 75 wreaths, and miles and miles of tree lighting. Oh, and then there’s the brass section, the orchestra, and, of course, the exquisite vocalists. The Christmas Special is a hot ticket, so make your reservations as soon as you read this.
The Pocono Mountains region is quaint, charming, and breathtakingly scenic — the kind of place where farmers markets are practically required. The Cooperage’s market, in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, is accessible from Interval resorts in the Poconos and New York’s Catskills region, and is an excellent ingredient source for your next in-unit meal.
Antarctic Dinosaurs takes you back 200 million years, long before the continent was a frozen tundra populated by adorable (so adorable!) penguins and scientists subsisting on freeze-dried food. The best part of this exhibition? You don’t have to brave inhumane temperatures to experience Antarctica. You just have to drive 40 minutes from Park City to Salt Lake City.
Cirque du Soleil brings Disney animation to life as only Cirque du Soleil can — with acrobatics, stunning choreography, and an original Disney-inspired score.
The 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19, so revelers will likely be ready to party extra hard in 2021. Expect calypso and soca music, dancing, over-the-top costumes, and some of the Caribbean’s best food.
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Vacation ownership accommodations often include a full kitchen, which is especially important when so many of you want to stay safe and connect with family over a home-cooked meal. But it can be difficult to know just how stocked your kitchen will be. Don’t worry; your fellow members (and a few Interval staffers) have you covered with these must-pack items — as overheard on Community.
Waffle iron so we can make a large breakfast buffet and allow everyone to get ready in the morning before heading out.
Nonstick pan and wine bottle opener
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Swiss Army knife
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Waffle iron
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Clothes pins
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Soft-sided cooler bag
Baggies
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We bring a variety of sizes for picnics, ice packs, and nonfood uses.
For outdoor grilling.
LED flashlight
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Grilling tongs
— Maria Garcia-Aguilar senior graphic designer
Full kitchen units have essential tools, but if you like to grill, don't forget your BBQ tongs!
Thermos
— Elida Ebro assistant traffic manager
To have portable hot coffee at my disposal as I explore the resort.
A week’s supply, flattened and stored in a baggie.
Coffee filters
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Sanitizing wipes
— Melissa Rodriguez traffic manager
To wipe every countertop, refrigerator handle, etc.
Keurig and K-Cups
Little vials of olive oil and canola oil
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— TheGipper
Believe it or not, units rarely have them.
Salt and pepper shakers
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Instead of bringing several pieces of cutlery, a Swiss Army knife meets most needs.