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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most-visited national park in the United States, known for its misty beauty and natural attractions.

Every year more than 12 million tourists make their way to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, making it the most-visited national park in the United States. The second-most-visited park is Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, clocking a tidy 3.8 million visitors, which is still eons below the east Tennessee behemoth. Learn a little bit more about the famed Great Smoky Mountains and their misty, legendary beauty below. There’s something to them, these ancient mountains shrouded in fog. Maybe it’s a little magic.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for the beauty of its ancient mountain range, as well as the expansive diversity of both wildlife and plant life throughout the park

The sprawling National Park remains the most visited in the United States, and it straddles both North Carolina and Tennessee. Most people know the park as a partial home to the famed Appalachian Trail

Hiking routes stripe the park, offering views of sprawling meadows, ancient forests, and blooming wildflowers throughout the year. The highest point in the park is Clingmans Dome, and Cades Cove offers a myriad of historic buildings and educational opportunities regarding early settlers to the area.

There’s no lack of things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Some of the most popular attractions include fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and waterfall peeking. Visitors bring their mountain bikes for a bit of adventure along the rocky trails, and there’s a series of ranger-led programs for folks of all ages. The park itself stretches over half a million acres across east Tennessee and western North Carolina.