
Autumn Special Events In Sevier County: October 2025 Events
September 14, 2025Would you have guessed East Tennessee is home to the nationwide favorite brand of baked beans? Yep; our region didn’t just give birth to Dolly Parton, we created the best tasting side dish for barbecues all around the US with Bush’s Baked Beans’ Visitor’s Center on US Highway 411 in Dandridge between Sevierville and Newport, TN.

From their website:
“THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BEAN MUSEUM IS OPEN!
Our museum is filled with incredibly tasteful exhibits. They’ll feed your bean curiosity with 110 years of our Beautiful Bean story. Just set your BPS (Bean Positioning System) for Chestnut Hill, Tennessee that’s located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains for a bean-tastic good time. Visit us Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
COME FOR THE HISTORY, STAY FOR THE FOOD
Enjoy some home cookin’ and Southern specialties at the Bush’s® Family Cafe, but be sure to save room for a slice or three of our famous Pinto Bean Pie.“
Cafe Menu Items Include:
- Bush’s® Chili Pot
- Beans and Cornbread
- Bush’s® Chili Pie
- Barbecue Platter
- Chicken Tenders
- Bush’s® Chili Cheese Fries
- Chestnut Hill Hot Dog
- Crunchy Chicken Salad Sandwich
- Catfish
- Country-Fried Steak
- Hearty Half-Pound Hamburger
- Southern-Fried Bologna
- Toasted BLT
- Bush’s® Pinto Bean Pecan Pie
- Smoky Mountain Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae

See Bush’s Baked Beans’ Visitor’s Center at https://www.bushbeans.com/en_US/about-us/visitor-center.