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ATTRACTIONS From sunrise to sunset, there’s never a dull moment We’ve long been known as an attractions-mecca—and for good reason. We made a name for ourselves in part because of places like Ripley’s Believe It or Not, the SkyLift, and the Aerial Tram. And while each year brings new things to see and experience, we’ve done our best to catalog them all here. You may hem-and-haw over what to do and in what order, but one thing’s for sure: you’ll never be bored. GATLINBURG.COM ATTRACTIONS 29
A WALK IN THE WOODS 4413 Scenic Drive East Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 436-8283 awalkinthewoods.com Discover the treasures of the Great Smoky Mountains with the only REI Top Guides in the East. Guided nature walks, day hikes, overnight trips, shuttle service, equipment rental and more. Permitted and insured. Since 1998.
AMAZING GATLINBURG RACE 524 Parton Drive Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 436-1630 amazinggatlinburgrace.com Adventure race attraction for teams and families and groups. The competitors will utilize a combination of problem solving skills and physical prowess to win the race through downtown Gatlinburg.
AMAZING MIRROR MAZE 919 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 436-4415 ARCADIA CIRCUS GOLF IN 3D GATLINBURG mirrormazegatlinburg.com 115 Historic Nature Trail 919 Parkway AERIAL TRAMWAY The hottest attraction on Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 1001 Parkway Suite 2 the Parkway! Don’t miss (865) 436-5650 (865) 436-4415 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg’s largest mirror maze gatlinburgarcade.com circusgolfgatlinburg.com (865) 436-5423 featuring a spectacular light and Visit Arcadia below the Special FX blacklight golf, 1/2 obergatlinburg.com sound show! Bring your camera Gatlinburg Space Needle circus fun house, 1/2 mini golf, Enjoy spectacular views year and enjoy this Gatlinburg for family fun, food, and 100% fun! 18 holes featuring round from aboard the 120 favorite! entertainment for everyone! computer animation, special passenger Aerial Tramway. This 25,000 square foot Family effects and animatronic Departs regularly from ANAKEESTA Entertainment Complex characters! It’s “big top” fun downtown Gatlinburg to 576 Parkway features over 100 of the latest for everyone! Ober Gatlinburg Ski Area and Gatlinburg, TN 37738 games, amusements, and the Amusement Park. Featuring a (865) 325-2400 area’s largest prize center. EARTHQUAKE—THE RIDE full restaurant & lounge and anakeesta.com 653 Parkway activities for the entire family Discover the magic in the CAR & JEEP RENTALS Gatlinburg, TN 37738 to enjoy together. mountains at Anakeesta, an 1011 East Parkway (865) 436-9765 award-winning outdoor family Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Experience the real thing in GATLINBURG theme park. Find something fun (865) 436-9811 a catastrophic, live action MOUNTAIN COASTER for the whole family to enjoy southlandcarjeeprental.com adventure ride loaded with high- 306 Parkway within our 70+ acre attraction! Jeep Wrangler 4x4, and 4 tech special effects. A thrill ride Gatlinburg, TN 37738 door Wranglers! Open 8am- for all ages. (865) 430-5577 APPALACHIAN 7pm. April through October. gatlinburgmountaincoaster.com GHOSTWALKS 9am-6pm November through FANNIE FARKLE’S A unique, family-friendly thrill ride. Downtown March. January through March 656 Parkway It curves and winds through the Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Sunday’s by appointment. Gatlinburg, TN 37738 woods and down the mountain. (423) 743-WALK (9255) (865) 436-4057 Control your own speed in single GatlinburgGhostWalks.com CHRIST IN THE SMOKIES fanniefarkles.net or double rider carts . Fun for all Appalachian Ghost Walks’ MUSEUM AND GARDENS Often copied, never duplicated! ages! Open year-round. lantern-led “Haunted Historic 510 River Road Best family fun, food, prizes Gatlinburg GhostWalk” Gatlinburg, TN 37738 and games in Gatlinburg. We GATLINBURG operates nightly departing (865) 436-5155 offer the friendliest service and PINBALL MUSEUM from TGI Fridays on the christinthesmokies.com cleanest restrooms. ATM on 205 Historic Nature Trail Parkway presenting great The Nation’s foremost premises. Home of foot long Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Smoky Mountain history and inspirational attraction. Ogle Dog! Our new Electronic (865) 430-9947 mystery. For information and GATLINBURG.COM Featuring incredibly realistic Game Card allows players to gatlinburgpinballmuseum.com reservations call us! life-size scenes in the story of swipe & Play games and save Visit the Gatlinburg Pinball Christ in dramatic settings. their points that never expire. Museum to play the largest Awe-inspiring “Face of Christ” collection of pinball machines sculpture that seems to and retro arcade games in the follow your every movement. Smokies! No coins or tokens Inspirational gift shop. required. 30 ATTRACTIONS
GATLINBURG SKYLIFT PARK GATLIN’S LASER TAG 765 Parkway AND MORE Gatlinburg, TN 37738 716 Parkway GATLINBURG (865) 436-4307 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 gatlinburgskylift.com (865) 436-2326 The Gatlinburg SkyLift Park gatlinsfuncenter.com is home to the Gatlinburg Laser Tag, Escape Rooms, SkyBridge: North America’s Bumper Cars, Laser Maze 2020 VACATION GUIDE longest pedestrian suspension and more. Located next to bridge. Take the yellow Gatlin’s Mini Golf. Great combo SkyLift chairs to the top of the packages allowing you to do it mountain and enjoy the views. all for one low price.
GATLINBURG GATLIN’S MINI GOLF SPACE NEEDLE 716 Parkway 115 Historic Nature Trail Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 430-4653 (865) 436-4629 gatlinsfuncenter.com GUINNESS WORLD MYSTERIOUS MANSION gatlinburgspaceneedle.com Gatlinburg’s largest indoor and RECORDS ADVENTURE OF GATLINBURG Ride the glass elevators over outdoor mini golf attraction 631 Parkway Suite B11 424 River Road 400 feet and step out to a with three amazing courses. Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 breathtaking 360 degree Glow in the dark blacklight (865) 430-7800 (865) 436-7007 view of the Smokies by day indoor course. Plus enjoy the gwradventure.com gatlinburgsmysteriousmansion.com or Downtown Gatlinburg’s two award-winning, storytelling All New and Amazingly Updated! Gatlinburg’s Oldest and Scariest lights by night. Enjoy historical outdoor courses. Don’t just learn about Guinness Haunted House! Find your way educational markers from the World Records, become a through secret passageways Gatlinburg Space Needle’s GATLIN’S RUGGED Guinness World Records title in a terrifying, self guided tour perspective. Includes free ROPES COURSE holder! A unique collection of our three story Haunted viewfinders and benches to relax 716 Parkway Suite 219 of artifacts, amazing facts, Mansion! IF YOU DARE! Great and take in the scenery. Gatlinburg, TN 37738 awesome videos and more than prices! For more information (865) 436-2326 50 interactives, including 10 visit our website. GATLIN’S ESCAPE GAMES gatlinsfuncenter.com/ Official Guinness World Records. 716 Parkway Suite 214 ropes-course/ OBER GATLINBURG Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Come take towards the sky HEADCASE ESCAPE SKI AREA & (865) 436-2326 on our brand-new high ropes ADVENTURES AMUSEMENT PARK gatlinsescapegames.com adventure course! Adventurers, 205 Historic Nature Trail 1339 Ski Mountain Road Solve puzzles, crack codes and while safely harnessed in an Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 conquer challenges in order overhead track, will be able to (865) 430-1811 (865) 436-5423 to escape within an allotted climb three stories in the air headcaseadventures.com obergatlinburg.com timeframe. One of a kind, three to face thirty-eight challenges Choose from three of the most Ride the Aerial Tramway to Ober unique themed rooms feature including rickety bridges, unique, exciting escape games in Gatlinburg. Summer Tubing, props, lighting and sound suspended ropes and other the United States. Our friendly Coaster, Ice Bumper Cars, effects. Most don’t escape! balancing obstacles. staff will skillfully guide you Alpine Slide, Scenic Chairlift, Ice through your adventure of Skating and Wildlife Encounter choice in an interactive, team- amounts to year-round fun for building environment. everyone! Winter Snow Skiing, Snowboarding, Snow tubing, HILLBILLY GOLF Shops, full-service restaurant & 340 Parkway lounge and more! Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 436-7470 RIPLEY’S AQUARIUM Located on Parkway in OF THE SMOKIES Gatlinburg. Ride the incline 300 88 River Road feet above the city. Play the Gatlinburg, TN 37738 world’s most unusual miniature (865) 430-8808 golf. Two 18-hole courses ripleysaquariumofthesmokies.com with challenging mountaineer Best Aquarium in North America hazards. Fun for everyone. by USA Today 10Best.com! Spectacular underwater tunnel HOLLYWOOD STAR with 12-foot sharks, giant sea CARS MUSEUM turtle and thousands of exotic 914 Parkway sea creatures! Playful penguins, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 dive/feeding shows, touch (865) 430-2200 stingrays, horseshoe crabs, starcarstn.com jellyfish and more! GATLINBURG.COM See more than 40 real Hollywood movies and TV cars. Featuring the best of Hollywood movie, TV, and real life music superstar cars displayed in recreated sets with sound, lights and action. ATTRACTIONS 31
RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT RIPLEY’S PENGUIN ROWDY BEAR SMOKY MOUNTAIN OR NOT! PLAYHOUSE MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE ANGLER 800 Parkway 88 River Road PARK 469 Brookside Village Way, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 386 Parkway Winery Square (865) 436-5096 (865) 430-8808 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 ripleysgatlinburg.com ripleysaquariumofthesmokies.com (865) 409-5045 (865) 436-8746 New Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is Voted best place to see rowdybearmountain.com smokymountainangler.com back better (and stranger) than penguins by USA Today! Enjoy Glide through the treetops on Oldest authorized guide ever! See the weirdest and most penguins swimming, pop up on the Worlds First Single Railed program in Sevier County. remarkable items from around the penguins’s beach and get Mountain Glider. Purchase a One Perfect for beginning the world! Full of Unique Exhibits, nose-to-beak! Want a unique Hour Alpine Coaster Wristband and experienced anglers. Fun Interactives, Crazy Art, experience? Enjoy a Penguin at Gatlinburg’s #1 rated Theme Our guides will show you Incredible People, Animals and Encounter and Penguin Park. Free parking. techniques required to catch Creatures plus more. Painting Program! wild mountain Trout. Wade and SMOKY MOUNTAIN float trips available. RIPLEY’S DAVY RIPLEY’S SUPER ADVENTURES CROCKETT MINI-GOLF FUN ZONE 385 East Parkway, Suite 225 SMOKY MOUNTAIN 188 Parkway 542 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 STABLES Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 292-3868 1720 East Parkway (865) 430-8851 (865) 430-8851 smokymtnadventures.com Gatlinburg, TN 37738 ripleysgatlinburg.com ripleysgatlinburg.com You drive family Adventure Tours. (865) 436-5634 Gatlinburg’s most entertaining Play the best state-of-the-art Experience the mountains, scenic smokymountainridingstables.com mini-golf! 36 times the fun for video games! Try your luck at vistas, river passes and hidden Enjoy a guided ride through the entire family! Two amazing one of the many fun redemption roads of Gatlinburg and the the Smoky Mountains. Located 18 hole, state-of-the-art golf games! Win the coolest prize Great Smoky Mountains aboard inside the National Park, 4 courses with interactive displays in town! Go Green with game various sport model side-by-sides miles from traffic light #3 on and animated animals. All New swipe cards! & UTV’s. Highway 321N. Open mid-March Spinner Course Challenges! Free through Thanksgiving. Hours parking or ride the trolley. are seasonal.
RIPLEY’S HAUNTED ADVENTURE 908 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 430-9991 ripleysgatlinburg.com You’re Never Alone in the Dark! Frights, Fun and Screams for Everyone! Gatlinburg’s #1 Haunted House! New hauntings, special effects and live actors! Bring family and friends…there’s safety in numbers!
RIPLEY’S MARVELOUS MIRROR MAZE & CANDY FACTORY 623 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 430-1834 ripleysgatlinburg.com Being Lost has Never Been So Fun! Find your way out through surprising corners, dead ends, continuous circles & rotating mirrors! Strike your pose and See infinite reflections of yourself in every direction in the Infinity Room! Never the same experience twice!
RIPLEY’S MOVING THEATER 904 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 436-9763 ripleysgatlinburg.com GATLINBURG.COM Powered by Real D 3D as used in “Despicable Me 3”, “Transformers: The Last Knight” & many more! Feel every bump, dip & turn! State-of-the-art motion simulator! Ride the movie, feel the rush! 32 ATTRACTIONS
GOLF COURSE GATLINBURG CRAFTSMEN’S FAIR GATLINBURG GOLF Gatlinburg Convention Center, COURSE 234 Historic Nature Trail GATLINBURG 520 Dollywood Lane Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 436-7479 (865) 453-3912 craftsmenfair.com golf.gatlinburg.com July 10-19 and October 8-25, Acclaimed to be one of the most 2020. More than 200 of the 2020 VACATION GUIDE scenic courses in America with nation’s finest artists and breathtaking views of the Great craftspeople under one roof Smoky Mountains. Established at the Gatlinburg Convention in 1955. 18 holes ranging Center. 10 am-6 pm daily, 10 between 4,000 and 6,300 yards am-5 pm Sunday. Optional multi- in length. Open 7 days a week. day admission passes available. Children 12 and under admitted for free. Facebook fans say, “Best LIVE ENTERTAINMENT attraction in Gatlinburg!”
IMPOSSIBILITIES— GATLINBURG MAGIC, MINDREADING FARMERS MARKET & MAYHEM 1222 East Parkway 115 Historic Nature Trail Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 640-7190 (888) 482-3330 gatlinburgfarmersmarket.com iristheater.com Experience locally grown foods, Impossibilities—Magic, live crafts demonstrations and Mindreading & Mayhem! toe tapping mountain music, Impossibilities is a magic and Saturdays 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, mind-reading show starring May through October. Open air Magician Chris Collins and market. Enjoy the taste of the Mentalist Erik Dobell. Enjoy Photo: Nashville Explorers Club mountains! Lettuce get fresh an evening of world class with you! family entertainment at the SUGARLANDS TREASURE QUEST GOLF IRIS Theater in the lobby of the INSPIRATIONAL historic Gatlinburg Space Needle. RIDING STABLES 653 Parkway COUNTRY MUSIC 1409 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 AWARDS SWEET FANNY ADAMS Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 436-3972 Gatlinburg Convention Center, (865) 436-3535 A championship 18-hole indoor THEATRE 234 Historic Nature Trail sugarlandsridingstables.com golf course filled with unusual and 461 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 See wildlife on scenic wilderness spectacular scenes. Check out the Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (615) 742-9210 trails climbing along streams new black-light section! It’s fun (865) 436-4039 inspirationalcountrymusic.com inside the National Park. and challenging for all ages. sweetfannyadams.com April 13–April 16, 2020 Open mid-March through The number one theatrical Inspirational Country Music Thanksgiving weekend. Hours WESTGATE WILD BEAR attraction in Gatlinburg. Association gives a voice to are seasonal. FALLS WATER PARK Officially declared “A National heartfelt music by recognizing Historical Treasure.” Live 915 Westgate Resort Road through our annual award show onstage hysterical musical THE CAPTURED— Gatlinburg, TN 37738 performers, members and fans comedy since 1977. “Something A LIVE ESCAPE (865) 430-4800 who celebrate the message of Completely Different.” EXPERIENCE wildbearfalls.com Faith, Family and Country. Showtime 8pm. 112 Reagan Drive Mountain-themed, year-round Gatlinburg, TN 37738 indoor water park features state-of-the-art retractable (865) 430-7844 SPECIAL EVENTS thecaptured.com roof and 60,000 square feet of The Captured - A Live Escape waterslides, hot tubs, lazy river, GATHER UP EVENTS zero-entry pool, toddler play Experience. Solve clues, puzzles, Gatlinburg Convention Center, area, tree house play structure and trap doors to escape and 234 Historic Nature Trail and restaurant. survive the experience! Will you Gatlinburg, TN 37738 escape before time runs out? (423) 584-3513 WORLD OF ILLUSIONS Join Gather Up Events for the THE SALT & PEPPER 716 Parkway Suite 206 second annual Smoky Mountain SHAKER MUSEUM Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Bigfoot Conference on July 461 Brookside Village Way (865) 436-9701 25, 2020, at the Gatlinburg Gatlinburg, TN 37738 The world’s largest exhibition of Convention Center for an (865) 430-5515 action packed Grand Illusions. all-day fun event featuring the thesaltandpeppershakermuseum.com Make a friend disappear, legendary Bigfoot. GATLINBURG.COM Visit the only museum of its kind become a Genie in a bottle, walk with over 20,000 sets of shakers away from your own shadow in all sizes, shapes and materials. and much, much more. The gift shop features 2,000 shakers for sale, your one stop shop for those hard to buy for! 33 GATLINBURG 2020 VACATION GUIDE
Where great adventures are waiting. to be discovered . 35 Attractions of all kinds. Visit us online or Pick up your Gatlinburg Attractions Guide at over 500 area locations. All attractions within walking distance and on trolley route. Fun for all ages. Open year-round.
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70 acres of Treetop family fun! Unlimited rides on our scenic Chondola and Ridge Rambler with all day in and out park access. Buy tickets after 6PM and return FREE the following day. Award winning dual Visit Arcadia below the Gatlinburg Space Needle for racing zipline course. Soar on the only single-rail family fun, food, and entertainment for everyone! mountain coaster in the U.S.! Walk North America’s This 25,000 square foot Family Entertainment longest tree-based skywalk. Lush botanical trails Complex features over 100 of the latest games, and art sculptures at Vista Gardens. Memorial amusements, and the area’s largest prize center. Forest Walk. Dining, Shopping and views galore! The super-sized arcade has something for everyone and gives ample opportunities to Win Big! Save your tickets for bigger prizes – they never expire! 576 Parkway, Traffic Light #5 115 Historic Nature Trail Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map Location 69 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-325-2400 • Anakeesta.com 865-436-5650 • gatlinburgarcade.com
1/2 Circus Funhouse, 1/2 Mini-Golf, 100% Fun! Gatlinburg’s First & Largest Mirror Maze! Featuring Interactive, Computer Animations, Animatronic
a State-of-the-Art Light and Sound Show. It’s Fun Characters and Sound Effects. 18 holes of Family Fun! GATLINBURG.COM for all Ages. Take Incredible Pics. Handicap/Stroller It’s indoors, so it’s Cool in Summer, Warm in Winter. Accessible. Open Daily, all year. You Won’t Believe A Hole-in-One gets a Special Celebration Song on Your Eyes! the 18th Hole!
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“Come For the Food, Stay For the Fun! “ Often Copied, Never Duplicated! We are celebrating our 40th Anniversary with the largest selection of Games & Prizes in town and the Original Foot-Long 2020 VACATION GUIDE Ogle Dog, Sausage Subs and Cheesesteaks, too! Indoor ATM available - Open 365 Days.
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View the Smoky Mountains in a whole new way. The new SkyBridge gives you breathtaking views of Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Get a bird’s-eye view through glass floor panels 140 feet above the valley. Ride the historic SkyLift up 500 vertical feet to the top of Crockett Mountain and enjoy the 200 Booths of Artists and Craftsmen All Under One Roof! expansive new SkyDeck with plenty of seating Artisans demonstrate, personalize, or customize. All to take in views of Mount LeConte, Mount Guyot, Handmade Crafts. Music Shows Daily Included. Find the Sugarland Mountain and more. Stroll across best, most unique items for gifts or for yourself. the 680-foot SkyBridge, the longest pedestrian All handcrafted in the USA. suspension bridge in North America, and visit the snack shop, bar and gift shop. Join us July 10-19, 2020. October 8-25,2020. Tickets available at Gatlinburg SkyLift Park in Downtown or online at Gatlinburgskylift.com. 234 Historic Nature Trail at Traffic Light #8 Map Location 52 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 at the Convention Center 765 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-436-7479 • CraftsmenFair.com 865-436-4307 • Gatlinburgskylift.com
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Dramatic scenes presenting the Life of Christ. Realistic life-size figures and state-of-the-art music and special effects. Awe-Inspiring “Face of Play the largest collection of pinball machines in the Christ” sculpture. Inspirational Gift Shop. Open all Smokies! Unlimited game play on all games for one year – rain or shine. Kids FREE (12 and Under) admission price – no coins or tokens required! 510 River Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 205 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map Location 71 865-436-5155 865-430-9947 christinthesmokies.com gatlinburgpinballmuseum.com
Solve puzzles, conquer challanges and work together in a 60-minute race against the clock to escape Gatlin’s live action Escape Rooms, featuring high-tech props, specialty lighting and sound effects. THE LEGEND OF ATLANTIS An epic, storydriven journey that puts you in the middle of an Indiana Jones, Hollywood style adventure. MOONSHINE HILL HOOTENANNY You’ll hafta be crafty to break into Maw’s shack and blow her ‘shine still to smithereens! THE HAUNTING OF THE HYDE HOUSE Abandoned GATLINBURG.COM by your tour guide, you’ll become trapped in the historic Hyde House. 716 Parkway Reagan Terrace Mall Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-436-2326 • gatlinsescapegames.com Map Location 73 35 GATLINBURG 2020 VACATION GUIDE
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All new, one stop for fun, in the center of Gatlinburg! With a wide variety of exciting activities to choose from, Gatlin’s provides high- quality fun for everyone in your family or group, no matter the age! From escape rooms, mini golf, the area’s largest Come play a timeless game in a timeless place! laser tag arena,a brand new ropes course, Gatlin’s Mini Golf is the area’s largest miniature bumper cars, and so much more! golf destination—offering 45 holes of fun! 9 holes Come take towards the sky on our brand-new of INDOOR blacklight, “Under The Seas” mini golf. high ropes adventure course! Gatlin’s Rugged Plus, Our TWO award-winning outdoor miniature Ropes Adventure Course is the first of its kind in golf courses are set on a unique, serene hillside. Gatlinburg. Adventurers, while safely harnessed Travel back in time and learn about Gatlinburg’s in an overhead track, will be able to climb three history as each hole tells you stories in the air to face thirty-eight challenges the story of then area’s first including rickety bridges, suspended ropes and settlers and fascinating past. other balancing obstacles. Our UNLIMITED Golf Pass lasts your entire vacation which is an unbeatable deal! 716 Parkway 716 Parkway Reagan Terrace Mall Reagan Terrace Mall Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-436-2326 • gatlinsfuncenter.com 865-436-2326 • gatlinsminigolf.com
Ride to the Top! Ride the glass elevators over 400 feet and step out to a breathtaking 360 degree view of the Smokies by day or Downtown Gatlinburg’s lights by night. Enjoy historical educational markers from the Gatlinburg Space Needle’s perspective. Includes free viewfinders and benches to relax and take in the scenery. Bring in 2020 at Downtown Gatlinburg’s New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Pyrotechnics Show on December 31st at the Gatlinburg Space Needle. 115 Historic Nature Trail Map Location 17 Map Location 69 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-436-4629 • gatlinburgspaceneedle.com
Be Amazed, Be Amazing! Don’t just learn about Guinness World Records, try them yourself. You can become a Guinness World Records title holder right here in Gatlinburg! It’s already happened more than 20 times! A unique Ride the Incline. 300 feet above the city. Two 18-hole collection of artifacts, amazing facts, awesome courses with challenging mountaineer hazards. Open videos and more than 50 interactives, including 10 early spring until late fall. Great fun and excitement for GATLINBURG.COM Official Guinness World Records Attempts. Guinness everyone. Group rates available World Records Adventure! 631 Parkway On the Parkway, Traffic Light # 6 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map Location 6 On the Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-430-7800 • GWRAdventure.com 865-436-7470 36
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Enjoy spectacular views year round from aboard the 120 passenger Aerial Tramway. Departs regularly from Over 45 vehicles from your favorite Movies, TV downtown Gatlinburg to Ober Gatlinburg Ski Area and and Superstars. Featuring The Fast and the Furious Amusement Park. Featuring a full restaurant, lounge 2020 VACATION GUIDE Collection and the best of Hollywood’s King of and activities for the entire family to enjoy together. Kustomizers, George Barris. Find us on Facebook 1001 Parkway Map Location 51 914 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map Location 35 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-430-2200 • hollywoodstarcarsmuseum.com 800-251-9202 • 865-436-5423 • obergatlinburg.com
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Ride the Aerial Tramway to Ober Gatlinburg. Summer Gatlinburg’s oldest and most terrifying haunted house! Tubing, Coaster, Ice Bumper Cars, Alpine Slide, Scenic Find your way through secret passageways! Live Chairlift, Ice Skating and Wildlife Encounter amounts scares, delightfully disturbing decor! Scaring Smoky to year-round fun for everyone! Winter Snow Skiing, Mountain visitors since 1980! To find us- Walk Snowboarding, Snow tubing, Shops, full-service behind McDonald’s through Towne Center Plaza and restaurant & lounge and more! down to River Road 1339 Ski Mountain Rd Map Location 14 424 River Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map Location 44 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865 436-7007 • gatlinburgsmysteriousmansion.com 800-251-9202 • 865-436-5423 • obergatlinburg.com
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Best Aquarium in North America Better (and Stranger) by USA Today 10Best.com than Ever! Marvel at 12-foot sharks, a giant sea turtle, A Must See for All! Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is back thousands of exotic sea creatures and playful better (and stranger) than ever! See the weirdest penguins as you enjoy the Most Spectacular, State- and most remarkable items from around the world of-the-Art Underwater Tunnels! Touch Horseshoe that will entertain and fascinate the entire family. Crabs, Jellyfish & Stingrays! Play in the 3-Story Experience the adventurous spirit of Robert Ripley Discovery Treehouse & Play Center! Experience a who traveled to over 200 countries to search ride over Shark Lagoon on the Glass Bottom Boat for the odd and unusual. Full of Unique Exhibits, Adventure! Feed the Stingrays! See Mermaids GATLINBURG.COM Fun Interactives, Crazy Art, Incredible People, swimming June & July! Family Fun, Interactive, Animals and Creatures plus much more! Hourly Dive/Feeding Shows and more! 88 River Road 800 Parkway • On the Parkway, Downtown Gatlinburg, Traffic Light #5 just before Traffic Light #8 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 888-240-1358 • ripleysaquariumofthesmokies.com 865- 436-5096 • ripleysgatlinburg.com 37
Play Gatlinburg’s Most GATLINBURG Entertaining Mini-Golf! 36 times the Fun for the Entire Family! Two Amazing 18-hole State-of-the-Art golf courses with interactive displays and animated animals. Enjoy Spinner Course Challenges that will bring more
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Voted Gatlinburgs #1 Rated Theme park and 5 Star You’re Never Alone in the Dark! rated by TripAdvisor. Home to Two Amazing Rides: The Worlds First Single Railed Mountain Glider and Frights, Fun and Screams for Everyone! Enjoy this Gatlinburgs #1 Rated Alpine Coaster. One Hour multi-million, state-of-the-art World-class Haunted Unlimited ALPINE Coaster Wristbands Available. Enjoy Attraction & Gatlinburg’s #1 Haunted House! New hauntings, special effects and live actors! Bring all Both Adventures with a Purchase of a Combo Ticket. your family and friends…there’s safety in numbers! Open 365 Days a Year, with Day and Night Rides. Control Your Speed. Amazing Mountain Views. Each Coaster Cart Equipped with a Collision Avoidance 908 Parkway Safety System. Large Groups Welcome. Free Parking On the Parkway, Traffic Light # 8 Map Location 53 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 386 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-430-9991 • ripleysgatlinburg.com 865-409-5045 • RowdyBearMountain.com
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Experience 5D Done Right! Experience 5D Done Right! The thrill movies you ride now powered by Real D 3D as used Hotel Transylvania 3, Incredibles 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, SUGARLANDS Avengers: Infinity War, Venom & Many More! Cutting Edge, State-of-the-Art Motion Simulator! Feel every Smoky Mountain Stables Riding Stables bump, dip, turn, rush of wind and full weather effects! Ride the Movie, Feel the Rush! Ride in the National Park. Guided mountain trail rides. Ride in the National Park. Guided Mountain Trail Rides. Hwy 321 N Gatlinburg. 4 miles from Traffic Light #3 Just inside Park entrance. 1 1/2 miles past traffic light #10 904 Parkway On the Parkway, Traffic Light # 8 Hwy 321 North, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Highway 441, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map Location 54 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-436-5634 865-436-3535 865-436-9763 • ripleysgatlinburg.com smokymountainridingstables.com sugarlandsridingstables.com
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Coming Soon! Full Line Fly Shop. Year-Round Professional Guide Service. TWRA License Agent. Rental Equipment. Serving Gatlinburg’s only full-service entertainment center. GATLINBURG.COM Gatlinburg Since 1988. GSMNP Authorized Concessioner Arcade, restaurant, bar, and more exciting attractions! Coming soon! 469 Brookside Village Way, Winery Square Gatlinburg, TN 37738 115 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-436-8746 865-436-4629 smokymountainangler.com tiebreakers.com 38 GATLINBURG 2020 VACATION GUIDE
Something for the Rowdy Ones WHITEWATER RAFTING Rivers and rapids—our kind of R&R Everybody has their own vacation speed. Some people like to linger in the low gears with long walks and idle shopping. There’s nothing wrong with that. But for those who crave a little more high-octane fun, there’s nothing quite like the rush of carving your way out of four-foot rapids and barreling toward the bottom of a basin. This year, have a better vacation story to tell than just “I took some good naps.” GATLINBURG.COM WHITEWATER RAFTING 39
NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER 1138 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 277-8209 noc.com GATLINBURG The Smokies best fun! Rated “One of the Best Outfitters on Earth” by National Geographic Adventure, NOC rafts the Upper and Lower Pigeon River. Stop by our gear & retail location at NOC Gatlinburg to book your Pigeon River trips for kids as young as three. 2020 VACATION GUIDE RAFTING IN THE SMOKIES 813 East Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Map Location 49 (865) 436-5008 raftinginthesmokies.com No experience necessary! The highlight of your vacation! Great deals and packages on rafting, ziplining, ropes/challenge course, rock climbing wall and horseback riding for all ages. Come enjoy our 10 acre Family Adventure Island.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN OUTDOORS 103 Silverbell Lane Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Named “The #1 Vacation with a Splash!” by Good (865) 430-3838 Morning America, Nantahala Outdoor Center brings over 40 years of experience to fully-guided raft trips on smokymountainrafting.com the Upper and Lower Pigeon River. Family-friendly float The most trusted outfitter on the Pigeon River! Fun for first timers. trips are available for kids as young as 3 years old! After Offering the longest whitewater trip since 1993. Trip Advisor Travelers’ your adventure grab a hot shower, souvenir, and have Choice Award. Call or book online. a picnic at NOC’s Pigeon River Outpost. Stop by our retail location at Stoplight 10 in Gatlinburg to grab your tickets! For more information 24/7 visit noc.com.
1138 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-210-8635 • nocgatlinburg.com
No experience needed. Whitewater rafting and family float options. Professionally guided. Safe and affordable Zipline Course. Challenging Rope Course. Rock Climbing Wall. 10-acre Family Adventure Island. Short, scenic drive from the city. Raft, Zip, Rope and Rock all in one location. 813 E. Parkway Map Location 103 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 1-800-PRO-RAFT(776-7238) • raftinginthesmokies.com
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The most trusted outfitter on the river. A Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award Winner and designated US Top Ten Experience. Offering the longest whitewater trip since 1993. Also offering scenic float trips on the
Lower Pigeon River for ages 3 and up. Excellent group GATLINBURG.COM rates and adventure packages available. No experience necessary. Learn more at smokymountainrafting.com
Reservations Office: 103 Silverbell Lane Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-430-3838 • [email protected]