Movies that have been filmed there: Being There Richie Rich Hannibal Forest Gump (a few of the running cross country scenes) Some movie with Michael Caine (forgot the title) and lots and lots of car commercials...
I've heard of the Vanderbilts, of course, but I wasn't especially aware they had a famous building like that . . .
Gonna be near there on vacation in a month. Not stopping by for a visit, as tours cost upwards of $35/person!
Smoky Mountains. Renting a "cabin" somewhere between Gatlinburg and Pidgeon Forge. So not exactly right next to Asheville, but only an hour or so away, on the other side of the mountains. "Nearby", considering it'll take 1.5 days to drive there from St. Louis.
Definitely! My dad's father has ancestors who lived there. Get to see a bunch of old :bd: w/ my family name on them! I'm even an official member of the "First Families of Franklin"! Oooooookay...why's that? Snakes on the plain or somethin'?