A trip to the Great Smoky Mountains usually ends with a long drive home and a bag of gift shop souvenirs in the back seat. Most of it gets put away by the next trip.
Here's what's worth keeping instead, and why it can wait until you're home. Everything below is in our Tennessee gifts collection.
What we make, and what we don't
We don't make a design for a specific park town, trail or attraction. What we make is a Volunteer State design that puts the Smoky Mountains inside the state outline, along with a guitar and a riverboat, plus "The Volunteer State" and EST. 1796. It covers a mountain trip and the rest of Tennessee too.
These pieces also aren't made in Tennessee. We keep plain blanks in stock in our workshop in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and engrave the design after you order. If you want something made in Tennessee, a local shop or maker is the place for it.
Order it after the drive
Each piece is engraved after you order and ships within 1 to 5 business days. The back seat can stay full of hiking boots, and you can decide once you're unpacked.
Souvenirs worth keeping
Slate coasters
The Volunteer State slate coaster set comes as a single coaster or a set of 4, 6 or 8, in natural slate, 4 inches across and a quarter inch thick, round or square. The edges are hand chiseled, so each coaster has its own profile, and four foam pads on the back protect the table. For a cabin, the cork version is lighter and takes a hot mug of coffee as well as a cold glass.
A water bottle for the next hike
The Volunteer State water bottle is 32 oz insulated stainless steel, in black or white, with a flip top and a built-in straw. It's the souvenir that comes back up the trail next time. Hand wash only.
A wall sign
The Volunteer State wall sign is 10 by 10 inch leatherette with a sawtooth hanger. Brown engraves close to black and suits a cabin wall. Blue engraves in a light silver grey.
An ornament
An ornament is the smallest way to keep a trip around, and it comes back out every December. The Volunteer State wood ornament is light wood with the design engraved dark and a twine hanger already tied. It also comes in slate and leatherette.
If the trip included a city
If the drive went through Nashville or Memphis, a skyline marks that part. We make Nashville and Memphis slate ornaments, plus wall signs and cutting boards for both.
For the people back home
For the neighbor who watched the house, a coaster set is an easy thank-you. The Tennessee slate coaster set comes in our 16 Tennessee state designs, like Classic Outline or Tennessee Script, and every coaster in a set carries the same design.
Packaging
Coasters ship in a white gift box; boards and wall art ship in a plain box. If a souvenir is going to someone else, have it sent to you first and wrap it. Add carrier time on top of the 1 to 5 business day turnaround.
See every Tennessee piece on the Tennessee collection page.
