Theresa’s Smoky Mountain guidebook
Outdoor Water Park
If your family is anything like mine, adults and kids enjoy all the fun in the sun while working on a tan or cooling off in the pool. This outdoor attraction is minutes from TN Cozy Country Condo in Sevierville.
130 locals recommend
Soaky Mountain Waterpark
175 Gists Creek RdIf your family is anything like mine, adults and kids enjoy all the fun in the sun while working on a tan or cooling off in the pool. This outdoor attraction is minutes from TN Cozy Country Condo in Sevierville.
This water park is just minutes from the condo. What a great way to have fun with friends and family.
274 locals recommend
Dollywood's Splash Country Water Adventure Park
2700 Dollywood Parks BlvdThis water park is just minutes from the condo. What a great way to have fun with friends and family.
Outdoor Adventures
Just a small representation of all the great outdoor activities that are available in this area. I haven't been to all of them so please feel free to go to other sites/businesses that friends or family may have suggested from their own experiences. Nothing speaks louder than word of mouth recommendations.
Who's the adventurous type? This park is right up your alley!
30 locals recommend
Adventure Park Ziplines
1628 ParkwayWho's the adventurous type? This park is right up your alley!
Ripley's Old MacDonald's Farm Mini-Golf
1639 ParkwayA great activity for the whole family.
Enjoy a treetop skywalk, vista gardens, dueling zip lines, or the chondola at Anakeesta.
68 locals recommend
Anakeesta Ridge
Enjoy a treetop skywalk, vista gardens, dueling zip lines, or the chondola at Anakeesta.
Great fun for visitors of all ages. Wildlife enclosure with black bears, otters, owls, eagles and more. An Alpine slide and Ski Mountain Coaster. Also has indoor ice skating rink and ice bumper cars. Breathtaking views in the fall when the leaves are changing colors. Skiing and snow tubing in the winter. Come shop and dine.
500 locals recommend
Ober Gatlinburg
1339 Ski Mountain RdGreat fun for visitors of all ages. Wildlife enclosure with black bears, otters, owls, eagles and more. An Alpine slide and Ski Mountain Coaster. Also has indoor ice skating rink and ice bumper cars. Breathtaking views in the fall when the leaves are changing colors. Skiing and snow tubing in the winter. Come shop and dine.
Gatlinburg SkyLift Park
765 ParkwayAn outdoor theme park. Fantastic views of the Mountains.
Sugarlands Riding Stables
1409 ParkwayAre you and your guests the outdoorsy type or in the mood for a new adventure/experience? Our family (including my 70 yr old mother-in-law) experienced this on one of our many trips to the Great Smoky Mountain area and had a blast. The kids still talk about it. A good time and great memories.
78 locals recommend
Rafting In the Smokies
3595 Hartford RdAre you and your guests the outdoorsy type or in the mood for a new adventure/experience? Our family (including my 70 yr old mother-in-law) experienced this on one of our many trips to the Great Smoky Mountain area and had a blast. The kids still talk about it. A good time and great memories.
My family loved our trip to Dollywood. They tricked me into riding a roller coaster with a loop in it (not a fan of looping coasters) and I white knuckled it through the whole experience. My husband even bought the picture from our ride with them smiling and me looking like I was facing death in the eyes! Can anyone relate? Fortunately, there were plenty of other rides to enjoy and of course, great fair food.
797 locals recommend
Dollywood
2700 Dollywood Parks BlvdMy family loved our trip to Dollywood. They tricked me into riding a roller coaster with a loop in it (not a fan of looping coasters) and I white knuckled it through the whole experience. My husband even bought the picture from our ride with them smiling and me looking like I was facing death in the eyes! Can anyone relate? Fortunately, there were plenty of other rides to enjoy and of course, great fair food.
Museums
Tennessee Museum of Aviation
135 Air Museum WayFor you museum and history fans.
Who's into cars? Then, this is the place for you. Located in Gatlinburg.
25 locals recommend
Hollywood Star Cars Museum
914 ParkwayWho's into cars? Then, this is the place for you. Located in Gatlinburg.
Titanic Museum Attraction
2134 ParkwayHollywood Wax Museum
106 Showplace BlvdFood Scene
I wish I could post all of the tasty restaurants that we've eaten at over the years. My family's personal favorite is The Old Mill's Pottery House Cafe in Pigeon Forge.
Are you concerned about dining in due to the spread of Covid? Many of the restaurants offer carry out or curb-side service.
Who has an inner swashbuckler just waiting to come out? Food and entertainment. What's not to love?
146 locals recommend
Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show
2713 ParkwayWho has an inner swashbuckler just waiting to come out? Food and entertainment. What's not to love?
Dolly Parton's Stampede
3849 ParkwayAnother popular dinner show in Pigeon Forge
Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show
119 Music RdComedic show with a great dinner.
The servings are generous and the food is delicious. Super popular with locals and visitors.
483 locals recommend
The Old Mill
164 Old Mill AveThe servings are generous and the food is delicious. Super popular with locals and visitors.
Hard Rock Cafe
2050 ParkwaySome of the local Ripley's Adventures
Did mother nature rain on your parade while staying in TN? This is a great place to enjoy indoor fun whether it rains or the sun shines. Great family activity in downtown Gatlinburg.
535 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
88 River RdDid mother nature rain on your parade while staying in TN? This is a great place to enjoy indoor fun whether it rains or the sun shines. Great family activity in downtown Gatlinburg.
Located in downtown Gatlinburg. Within walking distance to the Aquarium of the Smokies.
82 locals recommend
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gatlinburg
908 ParkwayLocated in downtown Gatlinburg. Within walking distance to the Aquarium of the Smokies.
Ripley's Marvelous Mirror Maze
623 ParkwayDistilleries/Wineries
There are several wineries and moonshine distillery stores in this area. Some even offer free samples! We seem to go to the Ole Smoky Moonshine store in downtown Gatlinburg every time we stay at the condo. For a small price, they offer samples of several of their flavored or special batch moonshine whiskeys. Have you ever had their cherries, peaches, okra or pickles? Kentucky's bourbon trail has nothing on Tennessee moonshine. Come on and try something new. Just remember to drink responsibly and have a designated driver.
Tennessee is known for its moonshine. There are several locations in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge that you can visit to enjoy, sample and purchase Ole Smoky Moonshine products.
195 locals recommend
Ole Smoky Moonshine
903 ParkwayTennessee is known for its moonshine. There are several locations in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge that you can visit to enjoy, sample and purchase Ole Smoky Moonshine products.
Trolley
We've used the trolley in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge to get around during some of our visits over the years. On the first day we got to the area, we took the trolleys to scope out all the stores and sights we wanted to consider going to. Saved our feet from blisters and our energy so we could enjoy ourselves during our stay. Parking in Gatlinburg during high season can be expensive and a challenge.
See the sights in and around Gatlinburg aboard a trolley which you can catch at more than 100 locations. Sevierville and Pigeon Forge also have trolleys for an easy way to get around town. Many of the local attractions in this area on directly on the Parkway.
34 locals recommend
Trolley Stop
520 ParkwaySee the sights in and around Gatlinburg aboard a trolley which you can catch at more than 100 locations. Sevierville and Pigeon Forge also have trolleys for an easy way to get around town. Many of the local attractions in this area on directly on the Parkway.