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Your Guide to the Best Ice Cream Shops in the Smoky Mountains
"Photo Credit @amandastrav. Recently relocated to Knoxville's Old City, OliBea is flooded with natural light, eclectic decor and delicious food prepared with local and regional ingredients. Begin your day with breakfast tacos or burritos, eggs Benedict, pancakes or the savory chicken biscuit."
"Bring a bottle of champagne and order a glass of OJ with your meal. DIY mimosas have never been so easy!"
"Photo Credit Andrew Saucier. You can't go to Knoxville and not stop in at Sweet P's BBQ & Soul House and Sweet P's Downtown Dive. The two locations serve up incredible, mouthwatering barbecue and sides like cole slaw, green beans, mac n' cheese and banana pudding."
"Photo Credit Greta Hollar. After a morning of exploring and walking around Knoxville, you're bound to work up an appetite. We stopped in Sweet P's Downtown Dive and, boy, did it hit the spot."
"This Parkway parlor in one of the coolest places to eat in Pigeon Forge for everyone’s favorite dessert — ice cream, of course!. There is a great selection of ice cream flavors at Sweet Sensations Ice Cream available in waffle cones that are simply better when coated in chocolate. They are known to be quite generous with their servings, so we hope you’re hungry enough for the challenge of finishing these fan favorites."
"601 James Agee StUnderrepresented in many “Best of Knoxville” lists, it seems that only university students and Fort Sanders residents frequent this overlooked gem. While known for sushi, soups, Thai tea, and a BYOB policy (right next door there’s a convenience store living up to its designation), Chaiyo does perhaps its best work with the pad Thai. It’s sunk in a red-orange sauce and can be prepared, like much of the menu, to varying levels of spiciness."
"World’s Fair Park was the venue of the World’s Fair in 1982 and is now, all these years on, still one of the most loved attractions in Knoxville. The park is made up of grassy knolls, fountains, and paved walking trails, and if you want to come here in the summer months then you are in for a treat. When the weather heats up, you can cool down in the quirky fountains and geysers that are set up here or you can just catch some of the live music events that take place here over holiday periods."
"Smack dab in the middle of downtown, it lends itself to entire day of activities beyond your typical park. The Knoxville Museum of Art is just across the street, and every kid should experience a visit to the top of the Sunsphere while growing up in Knoxville. It’s also not too much trouble to settle your kids into their strollers and wander up to Market Square for a snack and a stroll through Krutch Park too!"
"World’s Fair Park is another fun destination to take a stroll through. The park surrounding the Sunsphere holds the Tennessee Amphitheater (the only other surviving structure in Knoxville from the 1982 World’s Fair), a lake, a sizable splash-pad fountain, and lots of lush green lawn perfect for hosting festivals and events."
"Next to Heaven Ranch offers unguided trail rides, so the duration varies. For children under the age of 5, the single-rider price is halved. If the scenic views that you get on horseback aren’t enough, you can check out its zip-lining operation too."
"Froyo has been exploding in popularity, due in large part to it being touted as a healthier alternative to ice cream without a big difference in taste. Sweet Frog is one of the places to eat in Pigeon Forge that’s definitely found a following. Founded in 2009, they have a superb selection of your favorite sweets in frozen yogurt form — but without much of the guilt that comes from the treats they taste like."
"Looking for an alternative to ice cream that is just as delicious?. sweetFrog offers one of the best frozen yogurt experiences around. Choose from dozens of flavors of soft-serve premium frozen yogurt then pile on your choice of toppings."
"If you struggle to resist the urge to lick the spoon when baking, you can safely indulge your love of cookie dough at this wonderful destination. Perfectly named, this shop easily inspires a sense of bliss in cookie dough lovers, who appreciate its vast selection of flavors. Whether you favor chocolate chip, peanut butter, or snickerdoodle cookies, you can find a dough-based version that will combine perfectly with vanilla or chocolate ice cream."