Museums
Quirky FunRipley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium
Under $25Ten rooms of oddities, shrunken heads, and optical illusions on the Gatlinburg strip.
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Gatlinburg Space Needle
Gatlinburg Space Needle is a sightseeing stop in Gatlinburg, TN, part of the Gatlinburg & the Smokies guide. Cost: under $25.
115 Historic Nature Trail · Gatlinburg, TN
Why you should go…
A glass elevator lifts visitors to an enclosed observation deck 407 feet above the Parkway, giving unobstructed views over downtown Gatlinburg to the mountains beyond. The tower has anchored the town's skyline since 1970.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Gatlinburg Space Needle, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Gatlinburg SkyBridge & SkyLift Park
$25–$50A 680-foot pedestrian suspension bridge with a glass floor section above the treetops.
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Anakeesta
$25–$50A mountaintop adventure park reached by gondola, with treetop rope courses and zip lines.
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Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
$25–$50A glass tunnel moves visitors through shark and stingray tanks in downtown Gatlinburg.
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The Parkway
FreeWalk the Parkway, Gatlinburg's main street of candy shops, restaurants and attractions at the edge of the Smoky Mountains.
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Newfound Gap
FreeThe lowest drivable pass across the Smokies, straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina line.
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