G O L F :
Public and Semi-Private  golf courses within a fifteen – twenty-five minute drive include Egwani Farms (Rockford), Royal Oaks (Maryville) and Laurel Valley ( Townsend.)

T H E   G R E E N B E L T   T R A I L :
This picturesque eight-mile paved trail offers a safe method of travel between the neighborhoods, schools, businesses and retail areas in Maryville and Alcoa.  The trail is dotted with benches and historical markers and follows a route around frequent rock outcroppings and across wooden footbridges over Pistol Creek.  This trail often winds beside the river and is a great place to walk, jog and ride bikes.

F O O T H I L L S   F A L L   F E S T I V A L
(October 12 – 14, 2007)
This annual festival offers three days of concerts, arts & crafts and family fun with a fantastic children’s play area and more.  www.foothillsfallfestival.com

F O O T H I L L S   M A L L :
Located within walking distance to the hotel, this mall offers a great variety of retail shops and restaurants.  A liquor store and movie theater are located next door to the mall.

M A R Y V I L L E   C O L L E G E :
American Classic Suites is the closest hotel to Maryville college and is within a five minute drive.  Founded nearly 200 years ago, Maryville College consistently ranks among the 10 best colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report.

M O U N T A I N   C H A L L E N G E  :
 Located at Maryville College, this organization provides group initiatives in climbing, low ropes, canoeing, hiking and a number of other outdoor activities.  Mountain Challenge strives to “provide high-quality, safe outdoor experiences designed to change the world for the better, one person at a time.”

  

 

T O W N S E N D :
The Peaceful Side of the Smokies, 18 miles via Hwy 321 S.
The Townsend Visitors Center: (800)525-6834
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882

A R T S   &   C R A F T S   D E M O N S T R A T I O N S:
Year-round, Townsend Visitors Center

Visit with water color artists, basket weavers, driftwood artists and other skilled craftspeople. Take home a hand-carved toy, a piece of pottery, or a painting of the Smokies landscape.

A N N U A L   S P R I N G   F E S T I V A L
&   O L D   T I M E R S   D A Y :
(Last week of April – Beginning of May)

Townsend Visitors Center, Enjoy bluegrass music, Appalachian demonstrations, antique cars, arts &  crafts and wildflower walks.  865.448.6134

F A L L   H E R I T A G E   F E S T I V A L :
This annual festival celebrates mountain culture, including bluegrass music, Appalachian arts and crafts demonstrations an antique tractor and engine show, storytelling, children’s activities, and demonstrations of a variety of traditional skills including basketry, spinning, sorghum molasses, lye soap, beekeeping, and blacksmithing.  The activities are free and take place on the grounds of the Townsend Visitors Center.

G R E A T   S M O K Y   M O U N T A I N S   H E R I T A G E   C E N T E R :

The mission of the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center is to preserve, protect and promote the unique history and rich culture of the residents and Native Americans who inhabited the East Tennessee mountain communities that were incorporated into the Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park and its surroundings. The Heritage Center is located on a five acre site along state highway 73 in Townsend and  provides a wealth of artifacts & history along with plays and music throughout the year.  www.gsmheritagecenter.org

P I G E O N   F O R G E :
Pigeon Forge is located within a forty-five minute drive, just fifteen miles from Townsend via Wears Valley Road.  In addition to a variety of restaurants and retail shops, Pigeon Forge has fantastic outlet shopping (Tanger Outlet is our favorite) and is also the home of Dollywood Theme Park.

 

D O L L Y W O O D   T H E M E   P A R K :

A unique Smoky Mountain adventure offering fun for the whole family including amusement parkrides, centuries old crafts, music, entertainment and five of the South’s largest festivals. 865.428.9488  www.dollywood.com  

G A T L I N B U R G :

This mountain community is located within a one-hour drive from the hotel and is home to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, numerous museums, candy shops, retail outlets, wedding chapels and restaurants. 

K N O X V I L L E :

Downtown Knoxville is located within a thirty minute drive from Maryville  and offers numerous restaurants including the Old City Historic District and Market Square offering unique shops and restaurants.  Historic Gay Street, offers the beautifully restored Tennessee Theater, the Bijou Theater & Bistro, the new Mast General Store and a new Regal Cinemas movie complex scheduled to open in summer, 2007.  Along the river, enjoy the Three Rivers Rambler train ride, trips along the Star of Knoxville Riverboat, the Vol Navy and riverfront dining.  The Knoxville Visitors Center located on the corner of Gay Street and Summit Hill Avenue offers live music daily during lunch.  For more information on the Knoxville area visit www.knoxville.org

U N I V E R S I T Y   O F   T E N N E S S E E :

Located in the heart of downtown Knoxville, UT is amon the natin’s 40 top public universities and is the site of Neyland Stadium (UT Football), home of the Volunteers, Thompson Boling Arena and nuerous educational and athletic facilities.  UT is within a twenty minute drive of American Classic Suites.