Smokey Mountains Trip

- Stay in Gatlinburg. Lot of fun things to do such as Sky rides, Gondola Rides (nice experience), Ripley's Aquarium, Ripley's Believe it or not and lots of shopping
- Don't go to Guinness book of world records show as that is utter waste of money (30$ per head)
- Hotels are very expensive in Summer & Fall
- Drive thru smokey mountains and take pics at viewpoints. There are some nice waterfalls within 1-5 mile hikes. Wear comfortable shoes if you plan to go for hiking to see the falls. If you are lucky, you might find some bears too.
- And go to Cherokee, Indian trial etc. if you are a first-time visitor. It's good to see how Native Americans lived in early days.
- If you go as a group of friends, it's fun to stay in the huge cabins in the woods. It's so much fun. You have to carry all the groceries and cook there.

Atlanta Trip

Important places to visit in Atlanta

- Georgia Aquarium
- CNN center - expensive. only funny thing was to know how weather news works
- Coke Museum - u can drink lots of samples and worth visiting it once
- Swami Narayan Temple - wonderful lighting and architecture inside. Must see
- Global Mall for all Indian shopping, Beauticians, Food etc.
- Balaji Temple if interested
- Lenox mall for all branded shopping if interested
- Lot of Indian restaurants. Some of them we visited were, Saravana Bhavan, Woodlands, Gokul Sweets, Indian palace, Bombay Chef, Shri Krishna etc.
- For gold shopping, we go to Malani Jewelers. Good collection. Make sure to bargain as per Indian rates here. 
- And definitely visit Patel Brothers for their snacks and all kinds of Indian groceries as they are much cheaper when compared to other cities in US
- If you still have time, go to Chattanooga, a nice hill station 2 hrs from Atlanta