Here's an easy to miss spot on the way to Gatlinburg. It's a historic Indian Mound with business built around it. The small preserved and landscaped area is along the main road (US441) between a motel (Landmark Inn) and a Shoneys.
From the historic marker:
This Mississippian substructure,16 ft. high and 240 ft.in circumference, built during the Dallas phase (1200-1500), was first excavated in 1881, with artifacts being sent to the Smithsonian. Later excavations exposed nearby villages of the Woodland Indian dating from 200 A.D. to the Cherokee who roamed this valley when pioneers settled in the late 1700s.
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