thanks!
yeah, you should do it! i recommend you do at least 4 nights bc theres tons to do.... that and you'll find that if theres a detour in the mountains, its a HUGE deal! we had 2 major detours that cost us at least an hr each. so, if you have plenty of time, those wont piss you off as much if your not on a schedule. as far as places to visit, once we got there, all the touristy stuff in gatlinburg and pigeon forge looked cheesy so we just drove around and explored in the smoky national forest, in and around the cherokee reservation and over by lake fontana, including fontana dam and we happened to stumble upon tail of the dragon and did that which was fun as hell.