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1),e.jsx("p",{className:"mb-4 leading-relaxed text-foreground/80",children:"On August 25, 2026, we lost Dolly Parton at 80. And if you've felt a little untethered since — like the world got quieter in a way you can't quite explain — you're not imagining it. She wasn't just a singer. For a lot of us, she was the permission slip. The proof that you could come from nothing, wear exactly what you wanted, build the whole thing yourself, and never once apologize for taking up space."}),e.jsxs("p",{className:"mb-4 leading-relaxed text-foreground/80",children:["So no, this isn't a sad trip. Dolly would be ",e.jsx("em",{children:"horrified"})," by a sad trip. This is a pilgrimage — a road trip through the two Tennessees that made her. The neon Nashville where a barefoot girl from the mountains walked in with a suitcase of songs, and the green-folded Smokies she never stopped calling home. You'll stand where she sang, see the statue she said humbled her more than any award, and eat about four pounds of biscuits along the way."]}),e.jsx("p",{className:"leading-relaxed text-foreground/80",children:`Give it four to five days. Two ends of the state, one extraordinary woman, and a group of your favorite people in the car singing "9 to 5" at a volume that would concern a doctor. Let's go.`})]}),e.jsxs("section",{children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"mb-4 font-serif text-3xl font-bold",children:"Getting to Tennessee"}),e.jsxs("p",{className:"mb-6 leading-relaxed text-foreground/80",children:["Fly into ",e.jsx("strong",{children:"Nashville International (BNA)"})," — it's the front door to the whole trip. From there you'll do a couple of glittering days in Music City, then point the car east on I-40 for the roughly 3.5-hour drive to Sevierville and the Smokies. Rent the car in Nashville; you'll want it for the mountains, and honestly for the singing."]}),e.jsx(a,{href:v,testId:"link-expedia-nashville-flights",children:"Compare flights to Nashville"})]}),e.jsxs("section",{children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"mb-4 font-serif text-3xl font-bold",children:"Where to Stay in Nashville and the Smokies for a Dolly Trip"}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"space-y-7",children:[e.jsxs("div",{children:[e.jsxs("p",{className:"mb-3 leading-relaxed text-foreground/80",children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"The Hermitage Hotel — the Nashville splurge."})," Nashville's grand dame since 1910, and Dolly herself was known to love its old-world glamour. Marble, a little hush, and a lobby bar worth dressing for."]}),e.jsx(a,{href:n("The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, TN"),testId:"link-expedia-hermitage",children:"Check rates at The Hermitage Hotel"})]}),e.jsxs("div",{children:[e.jsxs("p",{className:"mb-3 leading-relaxed text-foreground/80",children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"Graduate by Hilton Nashville — the Dolly pick, obviously."}),` This Midtown hotel is drenched in pink, rhinestones and Dolly-inspired design. There's even a gloriously over-the-top "9 to 5" suite. Don't skip `,e.jsx(s,{query:"White Limozeen Nashville TN",children:"White Limozeen"}),", its pink rooftop restaurant and bar with skyline views."]}),e.jsx(a,{href:n("Graduate by Hilton Nashville, Nashville, TN"),testId:"link-expedia-graduate",children:"Check rates at Graduate by Hilton Nashville"})]}),e.jsxs("div",{children:[e.jsxs("p",{className:"mb-3 leading-relaxed text-foreground/80",children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"The Appalachian — the Sevierville splurge."})," A polished boutique hotel in Dolly's hometown, minutes from the statue and a straight shot to Dollywood, with rooftop views toward the Smokies."]}),e.jsx(a,{href:n("The Appalachian, Sevierville, TN"),testId:"link-expedia-appalachian",children:"Check rates at The Appalachian"})]}),e.jsxs("div",{children:[e.jsxs("p",{className:"mb-3 leading-relaxed text-foreground/80",children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"A Pigeon Forge cabin — the do-it-right pick."})," Coffee at sunrise with mist lifting from the ridges is the closest you'll get to understanding where all those songs came from."]}),e.jsx(a,{href:n("Smoky Mountain cabins, Pigeon Forge, TN"),testId:"link-expedia-cabins",children:"Browse Pigeon Forge cabin stays"})]})]})]}),e.jsxs("section",{children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"mb-5 font-serif text-3xl font-bold",children:"Your Dolly Parton Pilgrimage Itinerary"}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"space-y-8",children:[e.jsxs("div",{children:[e.jsx("h3",{className:"mb-3 font-serif text-2xl font-bold",children:"Friday Evening — Nashville Lights Up"}

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