From one of many Tennessee vacation rentals in the eastern segment of the Volunteer State, you will be able to see many of the sights of the state, including state and national parks, historic museums and even musical events. Eastern Tennessee and the I-75 corridor that runs between Chattanooga and Knoxville has a great deal to offer in terms of a unforgettable family vacation and backpacking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is just one of them.

Eastern Tennessee is a region booming in urban areas, natural beauty and attractions. Leisurely walk through the Smoky Mountains or hike a section of the Appalachian Trail. Urban areas in eastern Tennessee include Knoxville, Chattanooga, Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City. East Tennessee is home to the Chattanooga Choo Choo,  Dollywood, Rock City, Ruby Falls, the Lost Sea, the International Storytelling Center, Ripley's Aquarium, the Knoxville Zoo, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the American Museum of Science & Energy, the birthplace of country music and NASCAR's home.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, located in Knoxville Tennessee, has outstanding guest artists and megastar entertainers with the KSO musicians for masterworks, chamber classics and pop concerts September through May of 2010.  For further information concerning this year’s venue, call (865) 291-3310.  They can mail you a schedule of entertainers as well as propose vacation rentals near by. 

Eastern Tennessee vacation rental choices reach from vacation homes, Tennessee B&Bs, RV camping, to hotels and motels.  Pigeon Forge is the core of the Great Smoky Mountains, and Twin Cabins offers a number of very reasonable cabin rentals in this area, with rates starting as low as $85 a night. For individuals with their private RV, there are a number of tidy, up-to-date campgrounds and RV parks existing at low off-season rates. Of course, there are also several hotels and motels ranging from full-service luxurious resorts to less expensive economy lodgings; at this time, there are 10,000 rooms available in the community.

One of the major surprises in Pigeon Forge is scheduled to open in mid-2010. Since James Cameron's blockbuster 1999 film, tourists have been fascinated by the chronicle of the doomed ship RMS Titanic. Visitors this spring will be amongst the first to witness the new Titanic Museum.  At hand are a lot of Pigeon Forge rentals to reserve rooms at as well.

If you missed Graceland in Memphis, you can take pleasure in an exhibit of The King's individual items at the Elvis Presley Museum, located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Started by Mike Moon, Mike has collected what is thought to be the leading personal compilation of Elvis memorabilia outside of Graceland.  Elvis himself personally donated items to Mike, as did Elvis’s staff throughout the years.  The museum is currently run and operated by Mike’s daughter, her husband and their children.  For further information about this museum, please call 865-428-2001. 

Eastern Tennessee has plentiful activities for the whole family ranging from outdoor hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to entertaining musical artists, to historical sites and  fine dining and dancing.  For information about this wonderful state, please go to see the Tennessee Vacation web site.