Most visitors to Gatlinburg are here due to the close proximity to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but for those who want to escape from nature there are a vast number of attractions in town, ranging from interesting to educational to tacky & bizarre.
Cooter's Place, . Dukes of Hazzard store and museum.
Gatlinburg Sky Lift, . Ride up Crockett Mountain for panoramic views
Gatlinburg Space Needle, . Observation tower and arcade.
Guinness World Records Museum, . 1200 incredible exhibits.
Hollywood Star Cars Museum, . World's best star cars collection.
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, located at traffic light number 5, 1-865-430-8808. Open 365 days a year: 9AM-11PM Memorial Day through Labor Day, Su-Th 9AM-11PM and F,Sa 9AM-11PM the rest of the year. Ripley's Aquarium has the world's longest underwater aquarium tunnel; over 10,000 sea creatures including sharks, jellyfish cuttlefish, sea horses; hourly dive shows; other exhibits including Touch-A-Ray Bay; and educational programs. Adults $22.29, ages 6-11 $12.25, ages 2-5 $5.56, under 2 free. Annual passes available with various benefits.
Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum, . 500 exhibits of incredible artifacts.
Smoky Mountain Winery, . Complimentary tour and wine tasting.
Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre, . Lively music and top notch performers. Gatlinburg's only alternative to country shows.
Hollywood Wax Museum, 903 Parkway, ☎ 865-430-1800, . The Hollywood Wax Museum is the only wax museum in the country devoted entirely to celebrity figures. Come face to face with icons of the silver screen recreated so faithfully that you'd swear they were alive. The Hollywood Wax Museum gives you the chance to step into the spotlight and take pictures with uncanny replicas of Hollywood stars, television personalities, and fictional characters from your favorite movies. �
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