Attractions
Family FavoriteRipley'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
The Parkway is a sightseeing stop in Gatlinburg, TN, part of the Gatlinburg & the Smokies guide. Cost: free.
US-441 through downtown Gatlinburg · Gatlinburg, TN
Why you should go…
The Parkway is the stretch of US-441 that runs through the center of Gatlinburg, about two miles from near the Welcome Center to the entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its intersections are numbered on the traffic lights, which locals use for directions. Along the way you pass Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, the Gatlinburg Space Needle and the SkyPark chairlift, and the free city trolley runs along the street.
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Gatlinburg Space Needle
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Gatlinburg SkyBridge & SkyLift Park
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Anakeesta
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Newfound Gap
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