A Walk in the Woods is a guide service that has led hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park since 1998. Its trips are led by…

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New in 2026: Anakeesta’s Crystal Express gondola system replaced the park’s original chair lift, and the Firefly Experience opened in June 2026 along the newly expanded…

Arcadia is a 30,000-square-foot family fun center in Gatlinburg that bills itself as the largest in the region.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a nonprofit arts center on the Parkway in Gatlinburg that has been teaching arts and crafts for more than 100 years.

Breakout Games Gatlinburg is an escape room venue on the Parkway where groups get 60 minutes to search for clues, solve puzzles and complete a mission…

CLIMB Works Smoky Mountains runs a guided zipline tour on a mountaintop just outside Gatlinburg, across the street from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which surrounds…

Fannie Farkle’s is a long-running family arcade and food stop in the heart of downtown Gatlinburg. For more than 40 years it has been a first…

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Gatlinburg Adventure Mining lets visitors sift for real gemstones, fossils and crystals inside a lifelike indoor gem mine. It sits in The Escape Game building across…

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The Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community is an eight-mile loop of studios, galleries and shops just east of downtown Gatlinburg, along Glades Road, Buckhorn Road…

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Gatlinburg GhostWalks, presented by Appalachian GhostWalks, is a lantern-led walking tour that mixes local history with ghost stories as guests stroll the darkened streets of downtown Gatlinburg.

Play with a collection of pinball machines dating back to the 1960s.

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A 407-foot tall observation tower offering panoramic views of the Great Smoky Mountains.

The Gatlinburg Welcome Center is one of the first stops for many visitors heading into town. It sits on U.S. 441 (the Spur) between Pigeon Forge…

Gatlinburg Winter Magic is the city’s long-running winter lights celebration. For more than 30 years, Gatlinburg has decorated its streets with millions of twinkling lights and…

Interactive games and exhibits based on the famous record book.

Hillbilly Golf has been a Gatlinburg tradition since the early 1970s, when founder Shelby Boyd opened a mini golf course on the side of a mountain.…

Hollywood Star Cars Museum in the heart of Gatlinburg is a museum where, as it likes to say, the cars are the stars. The collection brings…

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Moonshine Mountain Coaster is a year-round mountain coaster on the Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg. Riders board single or double coaster cars, ride an uphill lift to…

Focuses on wildlife education and features a taxidermy experience

The Mysterious Mansion on River Road bills itself as Gatlinburg’s original haunted house, and it has been scaring Smoky Mountain visitors for more than 40 years.…

Ober Gatlinburg is a year-round mountaintop adventure park and Tennessee’s only ski area, set high above downtown Gatlinburg. Many visitors start with a ride on the…

Scenic tram ride up to the ski area

Ole Smoky Moonshine Holler is the Gatlinburg home of Ole Smoky Distillery, a working moonshine distillery right on the Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg. The company calls…

Known as America’s #1 Aquarium…

Houses 500 exhibits and artifacts in 16 themed galleries.

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Ripley’s Motion Blaster is a moving theater on the Gatlinburg Parkway where the seats move in sync with the action on the screen.

Ripley’s Mountain Coaster is a single-rail mountain coaster right on the Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg.

Ripley’s Super Fun Zone is an indoor family fun stop on the Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg, built around indoor miniature golf along with other games and activities.

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Showcases over 20,000 sets of salt and pepper shakers from around the world.

Smoky Mountain Angler is a fly fishing shop and guide service in Gatlinburg and describes itself as the oldest authorized fishing guide service for Great Smoky…

Smoky Mountain Brewery is a brewpub known for handcrafted beer, specialty pizzas and burgers, and it is a favorite with both locals and visitors to the…

Southland Car & Jeep Rentals in Gatlinburg rents open-top Jeeps so visitors can explore the Smoky Mountains on their own schedule instead of joining a tour.

Speedwerkz Exotic Car Experience is an indoor attraction on the Gatlinburg Parkway, next to Ole Red, built around some of the rarest hypercars, supercars and exotics…

Sugarlands Distilling Company makes its spirits in a barn-house distillery in the middle of downtown Gatlinburg. When it opened in March 2014, Sugarlands introduced five moonshine…

Picnic area in the national park

Wild Bear Falls is the indoor water park at Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Water Park, just minutes from downtown Gatlinburg. Because it is enclosed, with…