21 Small Towns You Should Visit on Your Next American Road Trip

Nicknamed "the Little Town With the Big Backyard," Tellico Plains, TN, is a small mountain town in East Tennessee, near the Cherohala Skyway and the Cherokee National Forest. The Smoky Mountains are absolutely picturesque, and the beautiful surrounding rolling farmlands will make your nature-loving heart leap. Something else to note: the Tellico Plains region provides a natural habitat for more than 20,000 species of plants and animals.