8 great East Tennessee staycations to help your pockets

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – AAA is reporting extra Tennessee households are selecting one-day getaways amid excessive fuel, resort and meals costs.

“Your journey is turning into dearer for lodging to easily simply going out and seeing issues,” Tennessee AAA spokesperson Megan Cooper stated.

East Tennesseans can go to the Ijams Nature Heart in Knoxville, go kayaking on Milton Lake in Oak Ridge, discover a handful of free arboretums, Museum of East Tennessee Historical past or Gatlinburg points of interest.

In case you’re desirous to hit the highway, locations like Black Mountain in North Carolina, dozens of artwork galleries in Asheville and Blue Ridge Mountains are all lower than three hours away and, in some circumstances, are a one fuel tank journey.

“So we’ve seen this downward pattern, actually over the past three weeks and if market situations keep the identical, we’re anticipating that to proceed within the brief time period, which is even higher information for these which can be planning on touring by automotive this summer time,” Cooper stated.

Cooper stated vacationers ought to find out about potential low cost choices for Tennessee residents.

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