64Corvette

We are planning a trip to the Corvette Museum and Plant during April. We also plan to go over to the Tail of the Dragon. Any suggestions of places to stay, visit, and eat would be appreciated especially around the Tail of the Dragon. Wife also wants to drop down and tour the Gand Ole Opry. Thanks in advance.

utfan356

Visit Maggie Valley, NC and stop in at the Wheels Through Time motorcycle museum.

Vetteman Jack

Sounds like a fun trip. In Nashville, there are plenty of places to eat in the downtown area (Broadway Street).

Not4spd

Link to my thread:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...reen-trip.html

Great trip. Enjoy. Make sure and get a bite to eat at the cafe in the museum.

nsogiba

Thanks for posting! I am planning a trip with my wife in my new to me 00 FRC and we want to hit the museum, explore downtown Nashville, and hit the Dragon.

Anything fun to do in Knoxville?

Fast Cop

Next door to the NCM is Art's Corvette's. Go check out some of the cars he has for sale, lots of muscle cars. Also if you are going to be in the area all day try this. My brother and I did the 1st GM factory tour in the morning followed by the NCM. After the NCM we went back to do another tour of the GM factory. It was the last tour of the day and no one else was their. So after the tour guide found out we had taken the morning tour and the fact that it was just my brother and I for the last tour of the day he took us to places "off" the normal tour route and we got to see things that are not on the "normal" tour. Even got to the meet the plant manager on the last tour. We also did the Dragon on the way up. Have fun.

popshumphrey

Did this trip a couple years ago. Great trip. There are lots of hotels and places to stay. If you go to the tail make sure you drive the Cherohala Skyway as well. The moonshiner 68 is great. Deals Gap at the end of the tail is fun as well.

nsogiba

Did you mean Moonshiner 28? by the way 55mph speed limit, yeehaw!

I found some links to add to my trip planning spreadsheet

http://moonshiner28.com/

http://www.cherohala.com/

popshumphrey

Yeah, the 28! For some reason when I type on this forum, things come out wrong, or crazy. If you find the "68" let me know. I have never done that.

RVETTE42

I would also recommend Mammoth cave. Only 30 min from Bowling Green.

Pappy11

If in Nashville....
http://www.lovelesscafe.com/

C.Lunn

In Bowling Green food wise Mariah's is pretty good. The plant, museum, and track are all right there. You could do it all in a day.

Nashville has tons of good food.
Loveless Cafe
Five Points pizza
Arnold's
Mas Taco's
The Pharmacy
Hattie B's or Pepperfire if you want Nashville hot chicken.
If you need more I can come back.

BADBIRDCAGE

If you are going to the dragon also do the Hellbender 28. Runs the south contour of Fontana Lake created by Fontana Dam. You can take a lake cruise or tour the dam itself. Then go to Nantahala Brewing Co 25 miles east in Bryson City.

02z06dave

Go to the race track as well, it's super fun

Jeff T.

In BG try Aviation Heritage Park. It's outside, it's free. I stumbled upon it one day!

http://aviationheritagepark.com/