The emphasis of sites listed in this category is on activities, events and points of interest in Townsend, Tennessee.
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Christy Fest is an annual festival held in Townsend, Tennessee to celebrate Christy, the novel by Catherine Marshall, as well as the television series and movies, featuring cast members, producers, writers, directors and crew from both productions. A schedule is posted, with online registration, and a message board.
http://www.christyfest.org/
Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Situated on a five-acre site along State Highway 73 in Townsend, Tennessee, the Center was formed as a non-profit organization charged with preserving and presenting the heritage of the East Tennessee region. Information is available on school field trips to the facility, facility rentals, events, and volunteer opportunities.
http://www.gsmheritagecenter.org/
Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum
An overview of the museum in Townsend, Tennessee is offered, including details on touring the facility, along with its programs, projects, and memberships.
http://www.littleriverrailroad.org/
Based along the banks of the Little River, at the entrance to the Smoky Mountains National Park, in Townsend, Tennessee, the company has established three separate locations, each offering private river access. Available activities are featured, with rates, photographs, and online reservations.
http://www.riverragetubing.com/
Offering Little River tubing and Pigeon River white water rafting combination packages, the recreation company is based in Townsend, Tennessee. Its combo packages, tubing, white water rafting, and other activities are featured, with directions to the facility, rates, and online reservations.
http://www.smokymtnriverrat.com/
Promotes a second generation tubing outfitter in Townsend, Tennessee, offering heavy gauge, multi-colored tubes with handles. Its location, products, rates, and photographs are featured.
http://www.tubejunction.com/
Estimated to be from twenty to thirty million years old, the caverns plunge two hundred feet from an upper room. Located in Townsend, Tennessee, the natural formations may be toured, according to a schedule that is put forward here, along with its history and information about its development and formations.
http://www.tuckaleecheecaverns.com/
