If you’ve been to the Elkmont Historic District of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you’ve probably come across a gathering of vacant buildings — many with wide porches, stone chimneys, and wooden ...

The National Parks Service began restoring the ghost town in 2009, and now it's open to the public. I visited the town, called Elkmont, and toured the insides of cabins built more than 100 years ago.

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