tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712144.post-1112407262990773352005-04-01T20:48:00.000-05:002005-04-01T21:02:55.540-05:00Beyond the spectacular natural environment, one of the more popular "man-made" attractions within the grounds of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park itself is a one of a kind collection of farm buildings known as the Mountain Farm Museum. These unique and historic buildings are located throughout the Park. <br /><br />Tennessee tourists can explore the numerous log structures that make up the museum; including- a barn, an apple house, a farmhouse, a springhouse, and a functioning blacksmith shop. An exploration through these buildings will take you back in time and provide you with a sense of lifestyle for those who populated these Smoky Mountains in the 19th century.<br /><br />One of the real highlights of the museum is the Davis House- which is constructed of a very rare type of wood- Chestnut Wood. Chestnut wood trees were largely wiped out by the Chestnut blight in the middle 20th century. Other highlights of the museum buildings include: fee admission, farm animals, fully costumed old-time dramatizations, and the Mountain Life Festival- which takes place every year in the middle of September.Big Black Bearnoreply@blogger.com0