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Gatlinburg in spring, with snow on the high ridges of the Smokies behind town

Gatlinburg

Gateway to the Park

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The Island's fountain show lit up at dusk in Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge

Dollywood, shows, and family attractions

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Morning mist on the Little River at the Townsend Wye

Townsend

Little River and trips to Cades Cove

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Best in the Smokies

Popular places in our directory

Cades Cove Loop
Ranked #1Featured

Cades Cove Loop

National ParkFree

9.9

Top Rated

#2
The Island in Pigeon Forge

The Island in Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge

9.9
#3
Dollywood

Dollywood

Pigeon Forge

9.9
#4
WonderWorks Pigeon Forge

WonderWorks Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge

9.8
#5
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Bryson City

9.9
#6
Newfound Gap

Newfound Gap

National Park

9.9

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Top Published Places

Showing 300 top picks from 975 published listings

The Island in Pigeon Forge
Editor's Pick
9.9

Amusement park

The Island in Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge
59,032 reviews
Dollywood
Editor's Pick
9.9

Amusement park

Dollywood

Pigeon Forge
57,114 reviews
Sunliner Diner
Editor's Pick
9.9

Diner

Sunliner Diner

$$
Pigeon Forge
43,241 reviews
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Editor's Pick
9.9

Aquarium

Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies

Gatlinburg
41,959 reviews
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
9.8

Resort hotel

Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort

Cherokee
30,951 reviews
The Old Mill Restaurant
Editor's Pick
9.9

Country food restaurant

The Old Mill Restaurant

$$
Pigeon Forge
30,514 reviews
Sugarlands Distilling Company
Editor's Pick
9.9

Distillery

Sugarlands Distilling Company

Gatlinburg
27,630 reviews
Dolly Parton's Stampede
Editor's Pick
9.9

Dinner theater

Dolly Parton's Stampede

$$
Pigeon Forge
20,761 reviews
Paula Deen's Family Kitchen
9.7

Southern restaurant (US)

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen

$$
Pigeon Forge
17,111 reviews
Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud
Editor's Pick
9.9

Dinner theater

Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud

Pigeon Forge
14,906 reviews
Anakeesta
9.7

Theme park

Anakeesta

Gatlinburg
14,590 reviews
Mel's Classic Diner
Editor's Pick
9.9

Diner

Mel's Classic Diner

$
Pigeon Forge
14,157 reviews
Ober Gatlinburg
9.6

Amusement park

Ober Gatlinburg

Gatlinburg
12,610 reviews
Cades Cove Loop
Editor's Pick
9.9

Cades Cove Loop

Free
National Park
12,453 reviews
Downtown Flavortown
9.7

American restaurant

Downtown Flavortown

$$
Pigeon Forge
12,041 reviews
Hollywood Wax Museum
Editor's Pick
9.9

Tourist attraction

Hollywood Wax Museum

Pigeon Forge
10,395 reviews
Five Oaks Farm Kitchen
Editor's Pick
9.9

Restaurant

Five Oaks Farm Kitchen

$$
Sevierville
10,389 reviews
WonderWorks Pigeon Forge
9.8

Amusement park

WonderWorks Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge
10,267 reviews
Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Water Park
9.6

Resort hotel

Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Water Park

Gatlinburg
10,097 reviews
Huck Finn's Catfish
Editor's Pick
9.9

Southern restaurant (US)

Huck Finn's Catfish

$$
Pigeon Forge
9,779 reviews

Where to Eat

Restaurants & Cafes • 140 places

The Peddler Steakhouse
#1
9.9

Restaurant

The Peddler Steakhouse

$$$
Gatlinburg
6,407 reviews
Pancake Pantry
#2
9.8

Pancake restaurant

Pancake Pantry

$$
Gatlinburg
4,532 reviews
Sunliner Diner
#3
9.9

Diner

Sunliner Diner

$$
Pigeon Forge
43,241 reviews
The Old Mill Restaurant
Editor's Pick
9.9

Country food restaurant

The Old Mill Restaurant

$$
Pigeon Forge
30,514 reviews
Mel's Classic Diner
Editor's Pick
9.9

Diner

Mel's Classic Diner

$
Pigeon Forge
14,157 reviews
Crockett's Breakfast Camp
Editor's Pick
9.9

Breakfast restaurant

Crockett's Breakfast Camp

$$
Gatlinburg
9,504 reviews
Five Oaks Farm Kitchen
Editor's Pick
9.9

Restaurant

Five Oaks Farm Kitchen

$$
Sevierville
10,389 reviews
Huck Finn's Catfish
Editor's Pick
9.9

Southern restaurant (US)

Huck Finn's Catfish

$$
Pigeon Forge
9,779 reviews
Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant
Editor's Pick
9.9

American restaurant

Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant

$$
Sevierville
9,206 reviews
Paula Deen's Family Kitchen
9.7

Southern restaurant (US)

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen

$$
Pigeon Forge
17,111 reviews
Downtown Flavortown
9.7

American restaurant

Downtown Flavortown

$$
Pigeon Forge
12,041 reviews
Mama's Farmhouse
9.8

Southern restaurant (US)

Mama's Farmhouse

$$
Pigeon Forge
9,334 reviews

Where to Stay

Hotels & Cabins • 37 places

Dollywood's DreamMore Resort & Spa
#1
9.9

Resort hotel

Dollywood's DreamMore Resort & Spa

Pigeon Forge
4,943 reviews
The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg
#2
9.6

Hotel

The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg

Gatlinburg
4,006 reviews
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
#3
9.8

Resort hotel

Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort

Cherokee
30,951 reviews
Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Water Park
9.6

Resort hotel

Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Water Park

Gatlinburg
10,097 reviews
Club Wyndham Smoky Mountains
Editor's Pick
9.9

Resort hotel

Club Wyndham Smoky Mountains

Sevierville
5,614 reviews
Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg
Editor's Pick
9.9

Resort hotel

Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg

Gatlinburg
2,792 reviews
Sidney James Mountain Lodge - Downtown Gatlinburg
9.4

Hotel

Sidney James Mountain Lodge - Downtown Gatlinburg

Gatlinburg
3,616 reviews
Music Road Resort Hotel
9.8

Hotel

Music Road Resort Hotel

Pigeon Forge
3,073 reviews
The Inn at Christmas Place
Editor's Pick
9.9

Hotel

The Inn at Christmas Place

Pigeon Forge
2,275 reviews
Holiday Inn Club Vacations Smoky Mountain Resort, an IHG Hotel
9.8

Hotel

Holiday Inn Club Vacations Smoky Mountain Resort, an IHG Hotel

Gatlinburg
2,665 reviews
Vacation Lodge
9.5

Hotel

Vacation Lodge

Pigeon Forge
2,786 reviews
Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort
Editor's Pick
9.9

Resort hotel

Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort

Robbinsville
2,152 reviews

Get Outside

Nature & Trails • 14 places

Newfound Gap
#1
9.9

Scenic spot

Newfound Gap

National Park
6,258 reviews
Kuwohi Trailhead
#2
9.9

Hiking area

Kuwohi Trailhead

Bryson City
2,438 reviews
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
#3
9.9

Hiking area

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail

Gatlinburg
1,915 reviews
Grotto Falls
Editor's Pick
9.9

Hiking area

Grotto Falls

Gatlinburg
1,548 reviews
Nantahala Outdoor Center
Editor's Pick
9.9

Rafting

Nantahala Outdoor Center

Bryson City
4,921 reviews
Gatlinburg Scenic Overlook
Editor's Pick
9.9

Scenic spot

Gatlinburg Scenic Overlook

Gatlinburg
3,249 reviews
Gatlinburg Trail Trailhead
Editor's Pick
9.9

Hiking area

Gatlinburg Trail Trailhead

Gatlinburg
2,776 reviews
Smoky Mountain Outdoors (SMO) Rafting
Editor's Pick
9.9

Rafting

Smoky Mountain Outdoors (SMO) Rafting

Hartford
2,298 reviews
Cherokee North Carolina
Editor's Pick
9.9

State park

Cherokee North Carolina

Cherokee
2,251 reviews
Seven Islands State Birding Park
Editor's Pick
9.9

State park

Seven Islands State Birding Park

Kodak
1,675 reviews
Ben Morton Overlook
Editor's Pick
9.9

Scenic spot

Ben Morton Overlook

Gatlinburg
1,517 reviews
Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting
Editor's Pick
9.9

Rafting

Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting

Hartford
1,302 reviews

Things to Do

Fun & Entertainment • 54 places

The Island in Pigeon Forge
#1
9.9

Amusement park

The Island in Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge
59,032 reviews
Dollywood
#2
9.9

Amusement park

Dollywood

Pigeon Forge
57,114 reviews
WonderWorks Pigeon Forge
#3
9.8

Amusement park

WonderWorks Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge
10,267 reviews
Anakeesta
9.7

Theme park

Anakeesta

Gatlinburg
14,590 reviews
Ober Gatlinburg
9.6

Amusement park

Ober Gatlinburg

Gatlinburg
12,610 reviews
Gatlinburg Space Needle
9.8

Tourist attraction

Gatlinburg Space Needle

$$
Gatlinburg
2,636 reviews
Dolly Parton's Stampede
Editor's Pick
9.9

Dinner theater

Dolly Parton's Stampede

$$
Pigeon Forge
20,761 reviews
Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud
Editor's Pick
9.9

Dinner theater

Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud

Pigeon Forge
14,906 reviews
Hollywood Wax Museum
Editor's Pick
9.9

Tourist attraction

Hollywood Wax Museum

Pigeon Forge
10,395 reviews
CLIMB Works Smoky Mountains - Zipline Tour
Editor's Pick
9.9

Tourist attraction

CLIMB Works Smoky Mountains - Zipline Tour

Gatlinburg
7,106 reviews
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
9.8

Tourist attraction

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Gatlinburg
8,044 reviews
Comedy Barn Theater
Editor's Pick
9.9

Theater production

Comedy Barn Theater

Pigeon Forge
6,332 reviews

Drink & Taste

Breweries & Wineries • 15 places

Junction 35 Kitchen & Bar
#1
9.9

Bar & grill

Junction 35 Kitchen & Bar

$$
Pigeon Forge
3,935 reviews
Tom & Earl's Back Alley Grill
#2
9.5

Bar & grill

Tom & Earl's Back Alley Grill

$$
Gatlinburg
2,916 reviews
Bluffs Grill and Tap
#3
9.5

Bar & grill

Bluffs Grill and Tap

$$
Sevierville
2,239 reviews
Tennessee Cider Company
Editor's Pick
9.9

Cider bar

Tennessee Cider Company

$$
Gatlinburg
1,411 reviews
Tennessee Stud Cider
Editor's Pick
9.9

Cider bar

Tennessee Stud Cider

Gatlinburg
1,305 reviews
Tennessee Stud Cider - Pigeon Forge
Editor's Pick
9.9

Cider bar

Tennessee Stud Cider - Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge
1,289 reviews
Sugarlands Distilling Company
Editor's Pick
9.9

Distillery

Sugarlands Distilling Company

Gatlinburg
27,630 reviews
Ole Smoky Distillery "The Barn"
Editor's Pick
9.9

Distillery

Ole Smoky Distillery "The Barn"

Pigeon Forge
7,372 reviews
Ole Smoky Distillery "The Holler"
Editor's Pick
9.9

Distillery

Ole Smoky Distillery "The Holler"

Gatlinburg
5,952 reviews
Old Mountain Wine Company
Editor's Pick
9.9

Winery

Old Mountain Wine Company

Gatlinburg
3,774 reviews
Smokin Banjo
Editor's Pick
9.9

Winery

Smokin Banjo

Gatlinburg
3,023 reviews
Smoky Mountain Brewery
9.6

Brewpub

Smoky Mountain Brewery

$$
Pigeon Forge
3,962 reviews

Shop Local

Gifts & Crafts • 5 places

Great Smokies Flea Market
#1
9.9

Flea market

Great Smokies Flea Market

Kodak
8,394 reviews
The Christmas Place
#2
9.9

Christmas store

The Christmas Place

Pigeon Forge
6,042 reviews
Flea Traders Paradise
#3
9.6

Flea market

Flea Traders Paradise

Sevierville
2,812 reviews
Mad Dog's Creamery & Donuts
Editor's Pick
9.9

Ice cream shop

Mad Dog's Creamery & Donuts

$
Gatlinburg
2,209 reviews
Black Rifle Coffee Company
Editor's Pick
9.9

Coffee shop

Black Rifle Coffee Company

$$
Sevierville
2,069 reviews

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