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Attractions near Gatlinburg

Ober Mountain Adventure Park & Ski Area & one more place to visit in Gatlinburg

Visits to Blue Ridge Parkway run to about 16.5M a year. There are 2 places to visit inside Gatlinburg, and 28 more within 40 miles. They include 10 museums, 4 ancient sites and 3 theme parks. Drive 47 mi to reach Pisgah National Forest.

Attractions nearby
50
within 60 miles
The big one
5 mi
Dollywood
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Hatley Pointe
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 5 mi northwest

Dollywood

Theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Gatlinburg

The map ends at Tanasi, 38 mi out.

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Orange: Gatlinburg. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All 30 on the list

2 in town lead, with 48 more within 60 miles after them.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Parkway · 18 mi southeast · read 93K times a year on Wikipedia

Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.

16.5M visitors a year

The places inside Gatlinburg lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Gatlinburg → · Gatlinburg’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers: Aludden1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mount Le Conte: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nantahala National Forest: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Titanic Museum: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center: TN 66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Judaculla Rock: Spjctim, Public domain · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanasi: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Chota: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Kituwa: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · World's Fair Park: AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Science and Energy: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Appalachia: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Museum of the Cherokee People: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Oconaluftee Indian Village: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Southern Appalachia Railway Museum: Unknown, Attribution · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Knoxville Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Green McAdoo School: Brian Stansberry; modified by Orlady, CC BY 3.0 us · Children's Museum of Oak Ridge: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Muse Knoxville: TomasVial, CC0 · Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame: DollyFanJoie at English Wikipedia, Public domain

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