The Parkway

Walk the Parkway, Gatlinburg's main street of candy shops, restaurants and attractions at the edge of the Smoky Mountains.

US-441 through downtown Gatlinburg · Gatlinburg, TN

About The Parkway

The Parkway is the stretch of U.S. 441 through downtown Gatlinburg, lined with shops, restaurants, galleries and attractions such as Gatlinburg SkyPark at 765 Parkway. Its intersections go by numbered traffic lights. East Parkway branches off at Light No. 3, and Light No. 10 sits near the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The city trolley is free, and every route stops at the Mass Transit Center at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. The city's McMahan garage at 520 Parkway and the Aquarium garage on Greystone Heights Road charge $15 a day. You can also park free at the Welcome Center on the Spur (1011 Banner Road) or at City Hall on Highway 321 and ride the trolley in. City lots do not allow overnight parking.

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#shopping
#candy shops
#downtown gatlinburg
#smoky mountains

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What's around here?

The closest stops to The Parkway, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Attractions
Family Favorite
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
$25–$50
A glass tunnel moves visitors through shark and stingray tanks in downtown Gatlinburg.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Sightseeing
Iconic
Gatlinburg Space Needle
Under $25
A 407-foot observation tower with a glass elevator ride to a 360-degree viewing deck.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.5 mi awayMore like this
Museums
Quirky Fun
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium
Under $25
Ten rooms of oddities, shrunken heads, and optical illusions on the Gatlinburg strip.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
Iconic
Gatlinburg SkyBridge & SkyLift Park
$25–$50
A 680-foot pedestrian suspension bridge with a glass floor section above the treetops.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.6 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Family Favorite
Anakeesta
$25–$50
A mountaintop adventure park reached by gondola, with treetop rope courses and zip lines.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sightseeing
Outdoor Adventure
Newfound Gap
No admission fee
The lowest drivable pass across the Smokies, straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina line.
8.6 mi awayMore like this