Briarwood Safari Ranch, White Pine, TN

One afternoon while driving on I-40 around White Pine, TN we noticed a billboard for the Briarwood Safari Ranch http://www.briarwoodsafari.com/. We were amazed that we had a safari ranch so close to our home. Since Shirl always wants to go on a road less traveled, we decided to take the next exit and check it out. Upon arriving we had an option of riding a tractor pulled wagon or driving our own car. We chose to drive our own car and follow the wagon because they had buckets of food to feed the animals for our enjoyment. Some of the animals included deer, bisons, llamas, elk, emu, osterich, zebras and too many others to mention. We enjoyed seeing the animals up close and personal. We actually had to keep our windows rolled up as they were curious about us also. We noticed a lot of the animals ate direct from the hands of the people in the wagon, however since we didn't have any food, we thought better of offering our own hands. One bit of caution if you elect to drive thru in your own car you can get some damage from the animals. We got a small dent by a Bison because he was trying to get food from under our car. Finding this safari ranch was a pleasant surprise. For all you grandparents this is a great trip for those grandchildren also.