One of ZB's resident travel experts, Megan Singleton, has been taking in the sights of the US - and this week, she's opening up about her experience with Dollywood.
Dollywood ppened in 1986 in Pigeon Forge on the site of former attractions dating back to the 1960s, and it's a must see for fans of Dolly Parton, or even fans of the old west.
Megan Singleton detailed her experience - and revealed why she also recommends taking in the Smoky Mountains.
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Saw Little Travel Now and coming to us live from Dollywood.
One of Meghan Singleton's happiest places on Earth is Meghan Singleton,
how are you?
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I am just absolutely wired.
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Honestly, I didn't really know what to expect, and I've
done quite a lot of googling, you know, But so
it's so I flew to Knoxville. Knoxville is the airport
you need to come to because Dollywood is in Pigeon Forge.
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That's about an hour's drive away.
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So you will probably want to get a car if
you're going to come to Dollywood. Dollywood is on the
site of a former like goes right back with sort
of theme parks to the sixties.
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But she's had it with a family.
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She owns fifty percent of it since nineteen eighty six,
and it turns forty years old this year, and it's
spread over sixty five hectares.
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You walk and walk and walk. I think I did
seventeen thousand steps, but it's not that she well, it
kind of is that. You walk in and it's very.
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Huntry, oldie worldy, like wooden sort of buildings and stuff.
But they've put some extreme rollercoasters in there, like it's
one of the top theme parks in America, and people come.
They have an annual pass, like we went yesterday to
be honest, and it was much nice.
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So that was Friday.
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Today being Saturday, the traffic was backed up for miles
and it's hot. It's over thirty degrees in there today
and people will be staying right through till the fire
works and I Will Always Love You, which happens from
nine forty to ten pm, and a drone show and
the drones form Dolly's face as well as other very
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clever thing.
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Gosh, okay, have I described it enough?
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I hate you love? Is it great?
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Is it fabulous?
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It is fabulous. I probably I would come again. I
would bring people, I think next time on a tour.
There's so many so there's lots of shopping and I
did buy a Dolly shirt, yes, And there's Dolly mugs,
and there's Dolly everything.
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There's also her costumes and there's also some videos about
the people.
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Who have worked for her for twenty thirty years just
styling her. There's one of her tour buses that she
used to travel the country in and sleep in, so
you got all that.
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There's live theater. We watched stunt dogs running across the stage,
catching frisbees and doing funsie.
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There's funsy things for kids, and then there's these stream
rides as well.
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See it all.
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Has it cost you a today?
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It has possibly, But stand right now.
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I'm in a little tiny town called Sevierville, and I'm
probably one of the best restaurants in Tennessee called The Appellation.
I just want to give it a shout out because
I hope there's no vegans listening. But I've just had
the bone marrow on their charred bread and it's the
best taste I think I've ever had, so amazing, So
put that on your list.
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I will have a blog post up.
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I just haven't got to it yet, but I've put
a bunch of pictures on my Facebook page.
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Oh wonderful, Meghan. Thank you so much for talking us
through that. Travel safe. We'll talk to you next week,
and as Meghan said, she will be getting everything up
on her blog at blog at large dot com. Thank
you for your texts. I have one here saying, oh
my god, had to go to the odders in Japan
last month with my eighteen and twenty one year old grandsons,
so surprised, not sure it's my thing, and another one
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here reads I think Kwei's math felt more disappointed with
Pete leaving if the races were held in New Zealand,
but being overseas, I think they've we have less of
a connection. So good on your peak that was from day.
Thank you very much for your feedback. You can text
anytime ninety two ninety two it's twelve to twelve.
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