Hidden deep within the Great Smoky Mountains, Elkmont was once a thriving logging camp and summer resort before being abandoned in the 1990s. Dozens of decaying cabins remain, their interiors frozen in time with furniture, toys, and personal items left behind. Rangers and hikers report flickering lantern lights through the trees, laughter echoing from the empty Appalachian Clubhouse, and piano music drifting from boarded porches.