Things to Do in Gatlinburg
Mountaintop views, downtown attractions, and national park trails
Views & Mountaintop Fun
Gatlinburg SkyPark & SkyBridge
Ride the yellow SkyLift and cross what the park calls North America's longest pedestrian cable bridge.
📍 1131 Sky Bridge Way, Gatlinburg
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Anakeesta
A mountaintop park reached by Chondola, with treetop walkways and views over the Smokies.
📍 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
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Ober Gatlinburg
Tennessee's only ski area and a year-round adventure park reached by the Gatlinburg Tram.
📍 1001 Parkway, Gatlinburg
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Downtown Attractions
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Gatlinburg's big indoor aquarium, a good pick in any weather.
📍 88 River Road, Gatlinburg
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Hillbilly Golf
Two 18-hole mountainside mini golf courses reached by an incline lift, open since the early 1970s.
📍 340 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
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Hollywood Star Cars Museum
Famous cars from movies and TV, including Batmobiles, the General Lee, and a Fast & Furious collection.
📍 Downtown Gatlinburg
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg Trail
An easy riverside walk of 1.9 miles one way. It's one of only two park trails that allow leashed dogs and bicycles.
📍 Sugarlands Visitor Center to the edge of Gatlinburg
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Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
A 5.5-mile, one-way loop road past streams and historic buildings. Buses, RVs, trailers, and motor homes are not permitted.
📍 From the Parkway at traffic light #8 via Historic Nature Trail / Cherokee Orchard Road
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Park Parking Tags
You need a valid parking tag to park for more than 15 minutes anywhere in the park.
📍 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Visitor Help
Gatlinburg Welcome Center
Maps, brochures, restrooms, and a Smokies Life store, run by the Gatlinburg CVB.
📍 1011 Banner Road, Gatlinburg (US 441 Spur)
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