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16 best things to do in Dollywood that
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in the first years after Dolly Parton
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invested in Silver Dollar City to change
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it to Dollywood there weren't many rides
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in the park other than Blazing Fury but
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over the ensuing decades the Dollywood
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team has orchestrated a massive and
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impressive sea of change somehow while
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maintaining the charms of the old
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Dollywood theme park they've built one
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of the more impressive amusement parks
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in the country what can you do at
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Dollywood in Tennessee your Dollywood
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tickets buy you a lot you get the rides
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of course but you also get experiences
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for instance you get shows and you get
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festivals you get the various little
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trips through time to the 40s 50s or 60s
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and you get museums and restaurants and
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shopping too so one of the best things
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to do at Dollywood that aren't rides
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let's rank them number 16 visit the
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Calico Falls Schoolhouse you can step
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back in time in this one room Log Cabin
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Schoolhouse reflective of life in East
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Tennessee in the 1890s number 15 see
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Dolly Parton's Tennessee Mountain Home
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this is a great stop while visiting
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Dollywood of course the real thing is
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located it a few miles away but they
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keep that one safely guarded from the
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public number 14 watch the wings of
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America bird show this is a good bird
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show but this show which is entertaining
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comes in second an avian Dollywood
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attractions number 13. ride the
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Dollywood Express although this may
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technically be considered a ride guests
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of all ages can appreciate this Scenic
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training Excursion the Dollywood train
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is actually operated by two steam
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engines named Cinderella and Klondike
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Katie number 12. visit the Eagle
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Mountain Sanctuary this 30 000 square
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foot Aviary houses the country's largest
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presentation of non-releasable bald
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eagles here you can get a rare glimpse
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of some of Nature's most impressive
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Birds of Prey in this beautiful mountain
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setting number 11 check out the
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playgrounds kids have a lot of energy
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and sometimes parents or grandparents
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need a break Dollywood has several play
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areas including Firehouse funyard the
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little Pilots playground Granny's Garden
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or Hidden Hollow in Wildwood Grove
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number 10 visit craft Valley the valley
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is filled with interesting shops and
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Exhibits this area is a fun place to
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explore and shop for homemade Goods
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number nine make your own knife speaking
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of Craftsman's Valley did you know that
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Dollywood has its own knife making
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experience at the Valley Forge
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blacksmith you can watch as they make
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knives or even make your own number
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eight visit the Robert F Thomas Chapel
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if you visit on Sunday you can attend a
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church service when you need a moment of
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quiet reflection away from the craziness
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of the rest of the park you can find it
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in the little Church by the creek number
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seven look for Easter eggs the Dollywood
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theme park is full of Easter eggs for
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example pay attention to the signage
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throughout the park Dollywood honors its
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long-term employees with signs
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throughout the park that are worked into
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the theming number six play carnival
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games Dollywood has dozens of carnival
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style games to play while you visit the
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park many of them are in the county fair
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area and the Craftsman's Valley area
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located behind the Tennessee tornado
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number five see a show Dollywood has
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dozens of great shows from Smoky
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Mountain String Band To The Kingdom
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Heirs and Beyond number four enjoy the
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seasonal festivals the Dollywood years
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essentially split into four major
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festivals Smoky Mountain Christmas at
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the end of the year the flower and food
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festival in the spring the Smoky
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Mountain summer celebration and the
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Harvest Festival in Autumn number three
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go to the Grist Mill and eat cinnamon
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bread look we're not here to tell you
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the Grist Mill is the most exciting
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thing you're going to see at Dollywood
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but we find it soothing and this is
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where they make the world famous
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Dollywood cinnamon bread right on the
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spot in other words this is a holy place
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number two go shopping Dollywood is full
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of diverting shops selling everything
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from Mountain Treasures to various
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knickknacks food items and souvenirs
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number one get something to eat
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Dollywood is full of restaurants
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offering a wide variety of options from
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ham and beans to barbecue and more
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what's your favorite non-ride thing to
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do at Dollywood when you're on a Pigeon
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