Earthshine Mountain Lodge

This is the most intriguing resort on our list. All-inclusive, Earthshine Mountain Lodge introduces kids and parents to an entirely new range of experiences. In Pioneer Village, you can apprentice in a blacksmith shop, spin wool, mine for gems, press apple cider and make candles. On Cherokee Times days, you can learn the traditional ways of that tribe, including making beads and small clay pots, grinding corn and throwing tomahawks. The Rabbit Hole provides free babysitting for kids five and under, and High Adventure focuses on kids ten and up and adults — a high ropes course and treetop zip line course by moonlight. Dinner is followed by walks up the mountaintop for stories around the campfire, mountain music and dancing. Many rooms in the hand-built cedar lodge come with Little House on the Prairie Lofts for kids, and the Sunrise Cottage comprises family suites. Hammocks, hiking trails and secluded picnic sites provide quiet respites between activities.