City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 188 North Parkway
2. Hillbilly Golf
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (865) 436-7470
Address: 340 Parkway
Description: This oldie but goodie actually offers two attractions in one. Hillbilly Golf’s two 18-hole courses are on a mountaintop 300 feet above the Parkway, and the only way to get to them is to ride an incline railway. While you’re waiting for the railcar, you can visit the arcade or get in a few strokes on the practice green. Once you get to the top, you can play on your choice of courses, set in the wilderness with mountaineer hazards like stills and rock walls to make your shot selections a little more difficult. The cost is $9.50 for adults (ages 12 and up), and $7.50 for children ages 3 to 11. Seniors (ages 60 and up) are $7.50, and children under 3 are free. Prices include tax. Hillbilly Golf is open from early Spring through late fall.
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 461 Brookside Village Way
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 158 Proffitt Road
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 542 Parkway
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 88 River Road
7. Mysterious Mansion
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (865) 436-7007
Address: 424 River Road
Description: Things go bump in the Mysterious Mansion at all hours of the day and night. It’s easy to find the place: Just go over to River Road and look for the only turn-of-the-century building with a big black hearse parked in front. Things get even creepier once you get inside. Secret passageways, dark dungeons, rooms with no exit, and floors that suddenly give way await you. Ghouls and ghosts and all manner of ghastly otherworldy creatures appear out of nowhere, and then disappear as suddenly as they arrived. Even if you’ve been before, you will want to go back to see what new terrifying twists and turns the mansion has made since your last visit. Admission is $8.97 for ages 13 and older, $6.95 for children 4 to 12, and free for children 3 and younger.
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 631 Parkway
9. Treasure Quest Golf
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (865) 436-3972
Address: 653 Parkway
Description: Treasure Quest is an 18-hole indoor miniature golf course (so you can play even when it rains), set in an ancient jungle temple infested with pirates and other treasure-hunters. Rock ’n’ roll music plays in the background as you putt. Admission is $8.99 for ages 12 and up, $6.99 for children 5 to 11, and free for children 4 and younger (with a paying adult).
10. Earthquake—The Ride
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (865) 436-9765
Address: 653 Parkway
Description: Shake-and-bake on the Parkway. A simulated subway car gets caught smack in the middle of an earthquake, and you’re right in the center. Motion and electronic wizardry combine to provide a gut-wrenching eight-minute ride that’ll leave you gasping for air and wondering if you want to do it again right now, or maybe wait a little while ’til all the body parts get back where they belong. Admission is $7.99 for those 12 and older, and $5.99 for those ages 5 to 11.
11. Fannie Farkle’S
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (865) 436-4057
Address: 656 Parkway
Description: One of Gatlinburg’s original arcades, Fannie Farkle’s is distinguished by the fact that the premiums offered to the game winners include high-quality collectibles like porcelain figurines and crystal accessories. In business since 1980, Fannie Farkle’s is the only stand-alone arcade in this section. The foot-long “Ogle Dog,” available at the snack bar, is a local favorite, as are the smoked sausage subs. In addition, Fannie Farkle’s also offers Internet access and claims to have the cleanest restrooms in town.
12. World Of Illusions
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (865) 436-9701
Address: 716 Parkway
Description: Just about nothing is real at World of Illusions. These people do more with smoke, mirrors, and lighting than anyone around. Consider this: You can stand there and see an Imperial Warrior beam down from his starship, but you can’t touch him, and you can turn the tables on Superman by spotting him with X-ray vision. Your friend can disappear while holding your hand, and a laser illusion will convince you that Elvis is alive. You can walk away from your shadow and watch Count Dracula turn into a flying bat, and Merlin, the world’s best-known wizard, will appear before you and levitate. Watch carefully—you never know what will happen (or seem to happen) next. Admission is $7.99 for adults, $5.99 for children 5 to 11, and free for children younger than 5.
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 716 Parkway
14. Hauntings
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (865) 436-4636
Address: 716 Parkway
Description: Here’s a new slant in haunted houses: At Hauntings, the house comes to you as you sit frozen in fascination in a room filled with things that go bump. And wiggle. And giggle. And scream their heads off. It’s truly a terrifying collection of sights and sounds, complete with spooky lighting and otherworldly sounds (in stereo, yet) from the dark side. If it doesn’t remind you of your worst-ever nightmare, it’ll probably provide you with a new one. Admission is $7.99 for those ages 12 and up, and $5.99 for children under 12.
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 765 Parkway