Reviews of John Oliver Place (Tourist Attraction)

Mireya Alt

Beautiful place!!! Extremely peaceful. If you've ever wondered what the original settlers homes looked like, this is an amazing place to experience history. You are transported back in time as you become one with nature. Deer and wild turkeys are visible all along the trail. Picture a safari with people pulling over to take pictures. You can go into the old Appalachian homes and see close up, the craftsmanship of each building. Happy Trails!

Pavel Reshetnik

The first "must see" in Cades Cove. Great place to make the first stop after a long drive and have a stroll to well-preserved log cabin. It's hard to imagine how John and his big family had enough room there. Spotted deers there one day. Parking is small however people typically don't spend a lot of time there so most likely you will find a spot. But of course general recommendation is to come earlier.

Ashley Noriz

Love this place! We have been a few times but this time there was a guide with helpful information about the place and answered questions about it for us. Going here definitely takes you back to a more simple time and the views and scenery around is amazing. We went in the winter because we just moved back after being away for years. Can't wait to go back when it gets a bit warmer.

Gang Shu

The loop is worth the 3 hour slow drive.

Jose Sosa

Nice little hike

Dan B

Historically cool

Rita Hornsby

Loved visiting this place

Patrick Henry

Very scenic

Stephen McGill

Always worth the stop especially close to Sunset

James Beach

My family and I spent the day here in Cade's Cove. This home was a 1.4 mile hike to get to, but it is worth it.

Craig Bolyard

Cades Cove is possibly my favorite part of our visit to the Smokey Mountains. Beautiful views. History. Offers the opportunity to step back in time.

Rex Hicks

Lots of history here. Check it out.

Wayne Croley

Nice little hike. May see some black bear so be careful.

Maninder Kapoor

good place...

Harriett Justus

It's a beautiful place to visit

James Clary

It was wonderful historical place!!

J.E. Stone

The Cade Cove Loop was great. Even if it did rain thru half the loop.

Mel Johnson

Love Cades Cove

Angel Troncoso Garcia

Great views and such a neat place that connects you with the story and history of American past

Amanda Forbes

Cases cove is a wonderful place to explore! There are tons of trails (*although take care, as there are various amounts of wildlife including: deer, bear, & elk), places to stop to take beautiful pictures & homes/churches scattered throughout to explore. Everything is clearly marked. There is also a campground, cades cove visitors center & clean restrooms. The restrooms and visitors center is wheelchair accessible; however, the paths to all of the homes and churches are rutted, dirt paths and best suited for an all-terrain wheelchair.

Jerry Suiter

Nice short hike to cabin. Great example of a house from the 1800's built based on what was around at the time.

Woody McKay

Best scenic views in this old community. Well worth the visit.

Johnny D.

Old ways

Shelly Bensch

A part of history. Amazing how they built stuff then

Dan J

Scenery was beautiful but traffic could be bad at times

Reggie Crosson

GREAT

Michelle Mitchell

So interesting to see history and a buck walked by us not even 10 feet away (I didn't want to move to get my camera out)! Kids loved it!!!

Brandon Brown

Great glimpse into simple living not so long ago. Great volunteer guide and beautiful area.

Brandon Williams

Nice little hike to this beautiful cabin. If you’re doing the Cade Cove loop this is a def stop and one of my favorite stops along the way. Highly recommend going !!

Fritz Guth

The first cabin in the cove. Worth the walk from the road

trish nicole

The views are phenomenal

Karen Kiser

Was such a beautiful place. Just amazing

mary Flores

Very,very nice place to go with family and friends. If you love nature, this is the place where you need to go.

Chris Hurst

The trail was great it beautiful

John Welch

Amazing seeing a house still standing from that period awesome

Tjnoska12 Noska

Love the country and historical artifacts

Michael Utley

Love the Cades Cove loop

Ian Winston Taylor

Rich is history of the early settlers.

Jonathan Maki

Another great location in the Smokies. Great field out front for family pictures

That white Guy

Mmm...well it was just a cool little cabin with plenty of flowers and critters around it. I went on a nice rainy day so it wouldn't be too crowded and I got some really good pictures. It's worth checking out for sure and if you're a local you already know it's worth checking out several times a year because a each time is a different experience. Hitting up cades cove is always a good way to spend a day.

Christy Prince

Neat stop in cases cove

westoftime

Love History

Tony Witherspoon

Great

Jonathan Wilder

Love this beautiful place and can't wait to come back

Jamie Paulley

This was very neat to see how they lived so long ago. We did get to see a momma bear and her 3 Cubs there too!!! It makes you realize what they had to endure back then.

Cory Hatton

Loved visiting Cades Cove

Lara Schrimpshire

The history of this place is nice to see and the drive to get there is beautiful. A must see if in the area

Mano W

Nice little hike to see some history.

Janet Allmon

Beautiful

Ashley Chamberlain

Beautiful scenery and worth the trip. If you love the outdoors and the quiet of the mountains you need to visit.

Carol Holloway

Very cool

Rob Glen

Beautiful!

Brent Barnard

Somehow this structure has been standing for almost 200 years! It consists of a single room on the first floor and an attic above it. We read in the guidebook that the married adults and children slept below, and the young, single men slept above. It's a relatively small structure, so I'm sure most of the inhabitants spent their days off in the fields working. It's fun to stand at the hearth and imagine all the work which took place there.

Brian Brickham

First time in the Smokey’s. So much history to see and feel.

Nathan Wiehe

Historic location of an old homestead with a small River running nearby. The home has seen better days as it is over 200 years old but mostly because it has received a lot of graffiti over the years. It is so worth the stop to go take a look at the size of an old homestead house and imagine how they would have lived here two hundred years ago.

Amber Davis

Something special here.

Jenn Hoover

History!

Alan Thederahn

A step back in time

Kathryn Friedlund

First stop on the cades cove scenic loop.... Beautiful house and property!! Parents, daughters, infants slept on first floor and the sons slept in the loft. The stairs to the loft are accessible so you can see upstairs. The guide book ($1 at the information station at the beginning) explains how the log homes were built and with mud mortar in between the logs. Get the guide book, the info is great! We were there on a Sunday and only saw half the loop. Traffic was heavy on the one way loop. Take lots of water and use the restroom before you start, as there is only a restroom at building 11, the historic mill.

jim catalfamo

the first stop in the cove and i must of spent 90 minutes or more here. really nice place. i would of loved being in the cove at it prime

Joshua Thurman

Wish i could have lived here!

Donut Queen

A beautifully kept up, clean, and interesting piece of history. Very amazing to walk through knowkng how old it is. It's a great feeling to be walking through a hojse that was built from this mans own hands. Very humbling and a beautiful land. The Ranger had so much information as well It was beautiful.

Teresa Peer

Well kept and nice stop on the Cades Cove drive. It was a little bit of walk (not much) but we did see a deer as we were walking.

Chris Rollins

The attention to detail John Oliver put into his cabin is truly amazing considering the tools he had on hand.

Nick I

Great historical site within Cades cove

sai ram

Good. Decent.

Improved Productions

Fantastic place to visit.

Jason Robertson

Great scenery and a great example of what it was like to live in that time period. It's a slight up hill walk on uneven ground from the parking area, so those with kids may want to avoid strollers. You can walk inside and go up the stairs and look at what the second floor of a house from that period was like.

Jerry Knox

Great place to visit with your children

Dan Daniel

Historic cabin in extremely scenic Smoky Mountains. Great history there. Been a couple of times and it's always great to show the kids and enjoy the views.

kevin graff

Very nice tour and information from the ranger

lol ahhh

Antique memories lol

Brendon Lombardi

A must see

Ajay Veer Singh Chandel

Historic place with amazing views.

nick barber

Awesome history

Stan

A short walk to a very old homestead.

Todd Browning

Very cool