Have you experienced the Great Smoky Mountains for yourself yet? Drawing more than 13 million recreational visitors in 2023, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is renowned to be the most visited national park in the country (per USA Today), and its popularity comes with little surprise as to why. A dreamy landscape awash with mysterious mountains that like to hide in “smoke,” visitors can explore countless cascading waterfalls, mystical valleys, and extraordinary panoramic vistas that are difficult to un-glue your eyes from while driving the winding highways. From famous landmarks like Clingman’s Dome (recently renamed Kuwohi, the original Cherokee name for the mountain) to year-round wildflower fields and lush forests, the Great Smoky Mountains are hard not to love. Hiking, camping, ziplining, river rafting, wildlife spotting, leaf-peeping in the fall, and stargazing are just some of the many adventures you could partake in!