Another +1 for Pigeon Forge. I've taken my family there 3 times and stayed in the 'official Dollywood' cabins. We really had a great time.
Yes, tourist trap. Easy enough not to fall into it, though.
Can't say enough good things about Dollywood and Splash Country, if that's your thing. Really clean, nice places.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is right down the road, and offers a metric S-Ton of stuff to do, if that's your thing. Both in car and on foot, easily days worth of stuff to explore if you're looking for more natural experiences.
Plenty of rafting places, ATV tours and zip line tours around the immediate area as well. Hell, there are 3 helicopter ride places coming in on the main road! ($10!!!)
Several decent places to eat on the main drag in PF as well.
Oh, and a little cigar shop called Stogies in the Smokies! Its a hole-in-the-wall little place, but the woman who works in there has been very nice to me every time I've stopped in. Gotta take a picture sitting in front of it smoking a stick...
Of course, just like cigars, its all a matter of taste so take this with a grain of salt and remember what you paid for it!
