Having grown up in Tennessee, I’ve been to (really through) Pigeon Forge many times. Trust me, you don’t want to go. There are several shows, but mainly bad ones, and lots of tourist businesses, but again mostly bad ones. The one redeeming quality is they have a “trolley” system that rides from Sevierville to Pigeon Forge to Gatlinburg. If you decide to go, visit Gatlinburg instead because it’s situated in the Smoky Mountains and, although as cheesy now as Pigeon Forge, has some quaint and kitschy German-inspired architecture. However, the main attraction to any of these tourist towns should be the Smoky Mountains National Park – lots of beautiful trails and flora.